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2.00 - 4.00 Credits
Study in dance related subjects at the Intermediate or Advanced level. Topics could include: Styles (jazz, tap, ballet etc.), dance on film, appreciation and critique, history of dance. Amount of credit established at time of registration. Course may be repeated as the topic changes. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offering to be determined. Same as: DAN 168.
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4.00 Credits
A theoretical analysis of resource allocation in a market economy. Topics include the theory of consumer behavior, production, and costs; decision making under various market conditions; general equilibrium and welfare economics. Student must earn a grade of C or better in this course to satisfy the major requirements. Recommended: MATH 2 or 7 or 8 or 16. Prerequisite: ECON 5 or equivalent. Every semester.
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4.00 Credits
A study of the determinants of the level of income, employment, and prices as seen in competing theoretical frameworks. Includes an analysis of inflation and unemployment, their causes, costs, and policy options; the sources of instability in a market economy; debates on policy activism; prospects for the control of aggregate demand. Student must earn a C or better in this course to satisfy the major requirements. Recommended: MATH 2 or 7 or 8 or 16. Prerequisite: ECON 6 or equivalent. Every semester.
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4.00 Credits
This course studies empirical economic research, especially focused on the classical linear regression model and how to proceed with econometric analysis when some assumptions of the classical model do not hold. It examines sampling, statistical theory and hypothesis testing. This course also examines criticisms of and alternatives to common econometric methodologies. Students are expected to take this course in their second or third year. Prerequisite: ECON 5, 6, and MATH 3 or 129. Spring Semester.
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4.00 Credits
A consideration of the role of the public sector in the U.S. economy. Topics include the use of public expenditure analysis to assess specific federal programs; the theories of market failure and public goods; analysis of externalities; public choice economics; the incidence of major types of taxes; prospects for tax reform; and problems of deficit finance. Prerequisite: ECON 102 or equivalent. Offered annually.
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4.00 Credits
A consideration of the philosophical basis, historical context, and development of economic thinking. Focuses on pre-20th-century economists-the Mercantilists, the Physiocrats, Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Karl Marx, and early neoclassical economists. Some attention given to later economists and schools of thought as continuations and modifications of earlier ideas in economics. Prerequisite: Sophomore or higher standing and one course in economics. Offered alternate years.
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4.00 Credits
A consideration of the varying interpretations by present-day economists of the current state of the U.S. economy and of the challenges it faces in the 21st century. Topics include the historical origins and major ideas of such contemporary schools of economic thought as neo-conservatism, post-Keynesian liberalism, and ecological/humanistic economics. Open only to students with sophomore or higher standing Prerequisite: ECON 5 and 6. Offered annually.
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4.00 Credits
An analysis of the present structure of industry in the United States, the theory of monopoly, oligopoly, and imperfect competition, and antitrust policy, i.e., government policies to preserve competition. Focuses on recent antitrust cases in the latter half of the course. Prerequisite: ECON 5, 6, and 102. Offered alternate years.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the theory of money and banking. Special consideration is given to the structure and functioning of the commercial banking system and the effectiveness of monetary policy. Prerequisite: ECON 103 or equivalent. Offered annually.
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4.00 Credits
A study of selected problems and issues in the field of finance. Topics include the use of financial statements, ratio analysis and the valuation of assets, especially derivatives (e.g., futures and options). Prerequisite: ECON 102. Offered annually. Same as: BUS 120.
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