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4.00 Credits
A study of current business conditions and key public policy problems in the U.S. Analysis of the data reporting system and judgmental forecasting. Recent problems have included: inflation, the federal deficit, government regulation, energy, unemployment, and tax reform. Not intended for students who have taken Economics 282. Prerequisite: Economics 111 or permission of the instructor. SEIZ.
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An investigation into the political economy of labor markets. Consideration given to traditional supply and demand interactions, relations of authority between employers and employees and their influence on productivity, internal labor markets, labor market segmentation, the role of unions, racial differences, gender differences, and the effects of international competition on U.S. labor markets. Not intended for students who have taken both Economics 280 and 282. Prerequisite: Economics 111. FERGUSON.
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An examination and economic analysis of women's changing economic status, primarily in the United States. Topics include wage differentials, occupational segregation, labor force participation, and family and work issues. This course also examines the interaction of race, gender, and class in determining economic status and policies for improving women's economic options. Prerequisite: Economics 111 or permission of instructor. POWELL.
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4.00 Credits
An introductory study of the Marxian analysis of capitalism. Readings include selections from the writings of Marx and Engels as well as 20th-century Marxists. Prerequisite: Economics 111 or permission of instructor. SEIZ.
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4.00 Credits
Also listed as History 229. Development of the U.S. economy since colonial times. Contributions and limitations of economic analysis and quantitative methods in understanding the economy's growth, industrialization, markets, railroads, the Revolution, slavery, greenback and silver controversies, the multinational monopoly, the New Deal, the Depression, and the impact of reforms on future international economic relations. Prerequisite: Economics 111 or permission of instructor. MUNYON.
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A survey of various analytic approaches to the problem of economic development in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, and an examination of their significant policy problems. Each student does an intensive case study of one selected country. Prerequisite: Economics 111 or permission of instructor. STAFF.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to international trade theory, balance of payments concepts, and exchange rate determination. Topics include events, international institutions, and policies that affect trade, foreign investment, economic stability, and growth. Not intended for students who have taken Economics 280 and 282. Prerequisite: Economics 111 or permission of instructor. MUTTI.
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4.00 Credits
Investigation of the economics of renewable and nonrenewable natural resources. Particular emphasis on the relationship between the biological and physical characteristics of particular resources and our economic choices. Consideration of selected current problems. Not intended for students who have taken Economics 280. Prerequisite: Economics 111 or permission of instructor. MONTGOMERY.
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4.00 Credits
An analysis of how the U.S. financial system affects the level of economic activity. The course examines the impact of money and credit on the economy, the creation of money, and credit in the financial system, and the role of monetary policy. Not intended for students who have taken either Economics 280 or 282. Prerequisite: Economics 111 or permission of instructor. STAFF.
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4.00 Credits
The economic role of government in an economy. Topics include the determination of the size and economic function of government, expenditure decisions and budgeting, the incidence and distributional effects of various taxes, and issues in state and local finance. Not intended for students who have taken Economics 280. Prerequisite: Economics 111 or permission of instructor. BROUHLE.
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