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3.00 Credits
Continuation of ECO 211. Course emphasis is placed on macroeconomic analysis. Areas covered include national income and employment analysis, money and banking, economic growth, and comparison of different economic systems, including the problems of developing the less developed world.
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3.00 Credits
Intermediate level analysis of the measurement, determination, and control of aggregate economic activity.
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3.00 Credits
Intermediate level analysis of the role of price in resource allocation in markets of varying degrees of competition, as well as in the determination of wages, rent, interest, profits, and public policy.
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3.00 Credits
The role of local, state, and federal government in attaining an efficient allocation of resources and an equitable distribution of income. Emphasis on criteria for the selection and evaluation of public expenditure and tax programs including the problems of coordinating federal, state, and local finance. Special attention is given to current policy issues.
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3.00 Credits
Course surveys the structure and functioning of labor markets. Topics include determinants of labor supply and labor demand, economics of wage differentials, economic impact of labor unions, discrimination in labor markets, and the labor market effects of various government policies such as payroll and income taxes, educational subsidies, and minimum wage laws. The central goal of the course is to provide the student with a framework for analyzing diverse issues related to the labor sector of the economy.
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3.00 Credits
This course determines the appropriate way to regulate economic activity so as to achieve an optimal balance between competing environmental and economic goals. Economic reasoning is used to evaluate causes and consequences of environmental problems. The course rigorously evaluates various types of environmental regulation, including cap-and-trade, command and control mandates, and pollution taxes. Other specific topics include public goods, externalities, cost benefit analysis, non-market valuation, and international trade and development and the environment.
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3.00 Credits
An analysis of the historical growth of major Latin American countries, with emphasis on the post World War II period. Topics include industrialization, foreign investment, international trade and regional integration, agrarian reform, inflation, and development strategies and planning within the context of Latin America.
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3.00 Credits
The course applies the tools of microeconomic analysis to the health care sector. By examining the actors and issues in this market, students are able to discuss policy issues from an economic perspective.
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3.00 Credits
Analysis of the role of money in economic affairs. Topics include the determinants of the money supply and interest rates, money and prices, money and stability, and growth. Emphasis is placed on current problems and policies.
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3.00 Credits
Course covers selected topics in economic growth. Topics include stylized facts associated with economic growth, the theoretical study of economic growth, and empirical tests of those theories. Course work is supplemented by case studies of individual countries, particularly developing countries.
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