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3.00 Credits
Examines the role of government expenditure in the economy from both a theoretical and an empirical perspective, with a focus on two broad categories of government expenditures policies: social insurance and redistribution programs. Analysis of taxation. 141B: Theory of public goods, externalities, voting models, analysis of bureaucracy, the Tiebout model, income redistribution, intergovernmental grants. 141C: Allows students to apply knowledge of public economics in the conduct of individual research. Prerequisites: Economics 100AB or 105A or consent of instructor. For 141C: satisfactory completion of the lower-division writing requirement. Same as Political Science 127A-B-C.
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3.00 Credits
The theory of market structure. Imperfect markets, government policies, and industry performance. 142B: Regulation and antitrust theory and performance in industries. 142C: Research in industrial organization. Prerequisites: Economics 15A-B and 100A-B or 105A. For 142C: satisfactory completion of the lower-division writing requirement.
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4.00 Credits
The economics of markets for oil, natural gas, electricity, renewable energy and their interactions with each other and the rest of the economy. Effects of government intervention, traditional policy measures, economic policy issues arising from relationship of energy use and the environment. Prerequisites: Economics 100A-B-C or 105A.
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3.00 Credits
Focus on spatial impact of economic process within urban areas. 144B: Emphasizes economic theory and the assessment of the urban problem including housing, transportation, environmental quality, and public finance. 144C: Allows students to apply knowledge of urban and transportation economics in the conduct of individual research. Prerequisites: Economics 15A-B, 20A-B, or equivalent. For 144C: satisfactory completion of the lower-division writing requirement.
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4.00 Credits
Models of transportation demand; optimal utilization of transportation networks; costbenefit analysis of network design projects; the economic impact of transportation networks. Prerequisites: Economics 20A-B. Same as Social Science 118A.
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4.00 Credits
Surveys economic aspects of natural resources, pollution, population, and the environment. Examines the causes of pollution, e.g., air, water, noise, toxic waste, and nonoptimal utilization of certain resources, e.g., fisheries; analysis of public polices regarding these problems. Emphasis on microeconomic aspects of environmental problems. Prerequisites: Economics 15A-B and 122A or equivalent; Economics 100A-B or 105A.
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4.00 Credits
Applications of the tools covered in Economics 145E to such topics as global warming, destruction of the ozone layer, and emissions trading. Emphasis on independent research papers. Syllabus and classes include writing technique. Prerequisites: Economics 15A-B, 145E, and satisfactory completion of the lower-division writing requirement.
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4.00 Credits
Examination of several economic concepts which are useful in understanding legal rules: externalities, the assignment of property rights, and Coase's theorem. Examples are drawn from the fields of pollution control, no-fault insurance, medical malpractice, and product liability. Prerequisites: Economics 100A-B or 105A, or concurrent enrollment in Economics 100B.
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4.00 Credits
An examination and interpretation of the public policy areas such as schooling, housing and homelessness, occupational licensing, F.D.A. drug approval, credit bureaus, the U.S. Postal Service, and auto emissions. Prerequisites: Economics 15A-B or equivalent; 100A-B-C or 105A; satisfactory completion of the lower-division writing requirement.
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4.00 Credits
Studies topics in the internal organization of firms, including rent seeking, incentive contracts, principal-agent problems, internal labor markets, contests, and herd behavior. Prerequisite: Economics 100A.
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