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4.00 Credits
Application of economic analysis to issues of international trade and international finance. Determination of exchange rates, balance of payments analysis, trade and tariff policy, constraints imposed by the external sector on domestic economic policy measures, and international institutions. Topics are then put into historical perspective as part of a study of the development of the modern world economy. Particular attention to the changing role of the U.S. in the world economy. Prerequisite: Courses 111 and 112. Enrollment limited to 30 students. R. Jensen
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4.00 Credits
The theory of international trade, analysis of the costs and benefits of trade, and application to specific problems in international policy. Prerequisite: Courses 111 and 112. Enrollment limited to 30 students. M. Mardon
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4.00 Credits
Study of the interaction between economic theory and policy formulation in Vietnam. Topics include: transition to a market economy, urbanization, industrial policy, and rural economic development. Prerequisite: Courses 111 and 112. Enrollment limited to 30 students. R. Jensen, D. Peppard
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4.00 Credits
Economic history and the history of economic thought from earliest times to the French Revolution. Topics include the ancient economy, feudalism, Marxist and non-Marxist theories of economic history, Adam Smith, early socialist thought. Primary sources are read. Prerequisite: Courses 111 or 112. Enrollment limited to 30 students. S. Pack
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4.00 Credits
Overview of feminist thought in economic theory, followed by a survey of the quantitative and qualitative empirical research informed by feminist economics with focus on policy analysis. This is the same course as Gender and Women's Studies 228. Prerequisite: Course 112. Enrollment limited to 30 students. M. Mardon
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4.00 Credits
Statistical models and measurement used to evaluate economic hypotheses through the analysis of data in order to predict and control economic processes and institutions. Topics include: elementary probability theory, descriptive statistics, estimation theory, hypothesis testing, the classical regression model, multicollinearity, serial correlation, heteroskedasticity, lag structures. Extensive use of econometric software and lab facilities, and a number of written projects will enable students to develop an ability to integrate economic theory with quantitative methods. Students majoring in economics and planning Individual Study or Honors Study are strongly advised to take this course soon after taking Course 111 and 112 in order to apply the skills learned in Course 230 to other areas of economics. Prerequisite: Courses 111 and 112 and Mathematics 107. Enrollment limited to 20 students. C. Howes, E. McKenna, Y. Park
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4.00 Credits
An examination of the economies of developing countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia, and of the nature of poverty and underdevelopment that is characteristic of those economies. Special attention to the role of economic theory in shaping general development policies. An assessment of economic theory and policy as part of an historical study of the development effort. Prerequisite: Courses 111 and 112. Enrollment limited to 30 students. R. Jensen
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4.00 Credits
Examination of women's role in development and impact of different economic development strategies on the status of women in developing countries. Prerequisite: Courses 111 and 112. Enrollment limited to 30 students. M. Mardon
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4.00 Credits
A close examination of Latin American economies: how they are articulated domestically, their international insertion, patterns of growth, stabilization programs, future prospects and dilemmas. Prerequisite: Courses 111 and 112. Enrollment limited to 30 students. M. Cruz-Saco
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4.00 Credits
This course is designed to apply the principles of economics learned in Economics 112 to the health care industry. Course topics will include: the health care market and its reform, and international differences and similarities in the health care system. Prerequisite: Course 112. Enrollment limited to 30 students. M. Lopez-Anurabe
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