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3.00 Credits
Staff. Prerequisite(s): ECON 001 and 002 or ECON 010. Credit cannot be received for both ECON 030 and 231. This course provides an introduction to the economic method for analyzing public policy questions. It develops the implications of this method for the role of government in a market economy and for the analysis of specific public projects.
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3.00 Credits
Distribution Course in Society. Class of 2009 & prior only. Prerequisite(s): ECON 001 or ECON 010. Credit cannot be received for both ECON 033 and 233. The course begins with an extensive discussion of models of labor market demand and supply. The rest of the course addresses a variety of related topics including the schoool-to-work transition, job training, employee benefits, the role of labor unions, discrimination, workforce diversity, poverty, and public policy.
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Prerequisite(s): ECON 001, 002, or 010 and ECON 103. The course will use economic theory and econometric analysis to explore issues regarding decision making and allocation of resources within the family. The impact of gender roles and differences on economic outcomes will be discussed. We will study some feminist criticism of the economic tools for understanding household allocations and gender differences. The US economy will serve as the reference point though developing countries will also be discussed.
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3.00 Credits
Distribution Course in Society. Class of 2009 & prior only. Prerequisite(s): ECON 001 or ECON 010. Credit cannot be received for both ECON 035 and 235. Theories of various industrial organizational structures and problems are developed, including monopoly, oligopoly, moral hazard and adverse selection. These theories are then applied to the study of various industries, antitrust cases, and regulatory issues.
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3.00 Credits
Distribution Course in Society. Class of 2009 & prior only. Prerequisite(s): ECON 001 or ECON 010. Credit cannot be received for both ECON 036 and 234. The relationship of economic principles to law and the use of economic analysisto study legal problems. Topics will include: property rights and intellectual property; analysis of antitrust and economic analysis of legal decision making.
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Distribution Course in Society. Class of 2009 & prior only. Prerequisite(s): ECON 001 or ECON 010 or permission of instructor. For non-Econ Majors only. Students may not receive credit for HCMG 202, HCMG 302, or Econ 236. Systematic and critical review of the present economic literature on the health care "industry". Topics include the demography and determinants of illness, the demand for curative and preventive care and determinants of recent health cost inflation, the efficacy of markets, and the role of government.
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3.00 Credits
Distribution Course in Society. Class of 2009 & prior only. Prerequisite(s): ECON 001 and 002 or ECON 010. ECON 050 is a one-semester course in international economics. Students wishing to study the subject in greater depth should take instead the two-semester sequence ECON 251 and 252. A student may not receive credit for both ECON 050 and ECON 251 or ECON 252. Introduction to the theory of international trade and international monetary economics. The theoretical background is used as a basis for discussion of policy issues. Patterns of international trade and production; gains from trade; tariffs, and impediments to trade; foreign exchange markets, balance of payments, capital flows, financial crises, coordination of monetary and fiscal policy in a global economy.
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3.00 Credits
Distribution Course in Society. Class of 2009 & prior only. Prerequisite(s): ECON 001 and 002 or ECON 010. ECON 103 and ECON 262 helpful. The development and operation of the Soviet centrally planned economy. Its strengths and weaknesses, and causes of its collapse. The transition from central planning to a market economy.
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3.00 Credits
Distribution Course in Society. Class of 2009 & prior only. Prerequisite(s): ECON 001 and 002; MATH 104 and either MATH 114 or MATH 115. Note: Incoming freshmen with AP or transfer credit for Econ 1 and Econ 2, MUST complete Math 104 and Math 114 or Math 115 before enrolling in Econ 101. Upper classmen must have at least a B+ in Math 104 to take Econ 101 and Math 114 or Math 115 concurrently. Theories of consumer behavior, demand, production, costs, the firm in various market contexts, factor employment, factor incomes, elementary general equilibrium, and welfare.
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3.00 Credits
Distribution Course in Society. Class of 2009 & prior only. Prerequisite(s): ECON 001, ECON 002, ECON 101, MATH 104 and MATH 114 or MATH 115. Finance 101 does not satisfy any of the Economoics department requirements. Therefore, students are required to take Econ 102. Facts and theories about the determination of per capita income and its differences across countries and across time. The study of economic fluctuations in output and employment. The role of government in influencing these aggregate variables: monetary and fiscal policy.
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