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3.00 Credits
3 hours. Analysis of theoretical foundations, structure and performance of the public sector. Includes issues of public choice theory, market failures, taxing, spending, borrowing and subsidies. Prerequisite(s): ECON 3550 or consent of department. May not be repeated at the graduate level as ECON 5150.
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3 hours. Application of economic theory and analysis to the financing and delivery of medical care. Emphasis on the use of economic concepts to understand health care markets and public policy issues. Prerequisite(s): ECON 3550. May not be repeated at the graduate level as ECON 5180.
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3 hours. Unemployment, industrial injuries, industrial old age, ill health and substandard employment; remedial program evaluation. Prerequisite(s): ECON 3550.
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3 hours. Macroeconomic policy options and impacts in the open economy; international monetary reforms; examinations of the impact of balance of payments adjustments under different monetary systems; role of foreign investment in economic growth. Prerequisite(s): ECON 3560. May not be repeated at the graduate level as ECON 5420. Usually offered in spring.
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3 hours. Natural resource management and use: problems of renewable and non-renewable resources, including scarcity and market responses, role of property rights, externalities, benefit-cost analysis and energy policy with emphasis on Texas, analysis of environmental problems and policy formulation. Prerequisite(s): ECON 1100 or consent of department. May not be repeated at the graduate level as ECON 5440.
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3 hours. Emphasizes relationships between structure, conduct and performance of industries. Topics include concentration, barriers to entry, pricing, mergers, product differentiation, technical change, antitrust and regulation. Case studies of selected American industries illustrate theory and public policy. Prerequisite(s): ECON 3550 and MATH 1190 or MATH 1400. May not be repeated at the graduate level as ECON 5460.
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3 hours. Examination of public policy questions about professional and college sports using economic models of sports industries. Topics include theory of the firm, the organization of sports and entertainment industries, sports labor markets, racial discrimination and pricing schemes specific to sports markets. Prerequisite(s): ECON 3550. Offered spring term/semester only.
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3 hours. Economic thought since the Middle Ages. Prerequisite(s): ECON 1100-1110. May not be repeated at the graduate level as ECON 5090.
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3 hours. Introduction to the mutual interaction between legal systems and economic activity. Topics include an introduction to legal systems and institutions, legal analysis, application of economic concepts to various legal doctrines, contracts, torts, criminal law, constitutional law, regulation and antitrust. Emphasis is placed on using economic theory to develop and test hypotheses regarding the effects of laws on incentives and economic behavior, the allocation of resources, and the distribution of income. Prerequisite(s): ECON 1100.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours. General analysis and survey of development theories, and problems and policies involved with those countries that have not yet attained the level of economic well-being and integration observed in the United States. Prerequisite(s): ECON 1100 and 1110, or consent of department. May not be repeated at the graduate level as ECON 5700.
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