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3.00 Credits
All terms: Arrange Available every term as advanced study in a particular field of the earth sciences, not related to Senior Thesis research, and under the supervision of a faculty advisor. Conclusions from the project must be submitted in a suitable oral or written report. If taken in satisfaction of the culminating experience requirement, attendance at weekly earth sciences research talks during Winter and Spring terms of the senior year is required. Prerequisite: Sufficient training in the area of the project, and faculty approval.
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3.00 Credits
09W, 10W: 3A Participation in advanced reading and discussion related to weekly departmental research talks. Students will read one or more journal articles each week, give oral presentations summarizing the articles, and participate in discussion of the papers. Evaluation will be on the basis of oral presentations, participation in discussion, and attendance. Also requires attendance at weekly earth sciences research talks during Winter and Spring terms of the senior year. Serves in satisfaction of the culminating experience requirement for the earth sciences major.
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3.00 Credits
All terms: Arrange Research related to preparation of a senior thesis. The initiative to begin some project should come from the student, who should consult the appropriate faculty member. May be taken two terms, both for course credit, but can only count once toward the major. Conclusions from the research must be submitted in a suitable report. Attendance at weekly earth sciences research seminars is required during Winter and Spring terms. Serves in satisfaction of the culminating experience requirement. Prerequisite: permission of a faculty research advisor.
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3.00 Credits
09W, 10W: 2 The over-arching goal of this course is to make students-many of them future leaders in their fields-keenly aware of how the foundation and progress of society are based on the utilization of the earth resources. The fact that such resources are finite and unevenly distributed around the globe has been a major driver for not only human exploration and innovation but also wars. Also, the exploitation of earth resources has profoundly altered the earth's natural geochemical cycles with ramifications to our health, security, economy and well-being. We will discuss these issues along with the origin of earth resource s. Dist: SC I. Sharma
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3.00 Credits
08F: 9, 10, 11, 12 , 2-09W, 09S: 9, 10, 11, 12 09F: 9, 10, 11, 12 , 2-10W, 10S: 9, 10, 11, 12 Emphasis will be placed on problems and policies of current interest as they relate to resource use and the distribution of income and output. Students will receive an introduction to the theory of supply and demand in both product and factor markets in order to examine selected topics drawn from such areas as industrial organization and antitrust policy, labor economics, international trade, economic development, agriculture, urban problems, poverty and discrimination, public sector economics, and environmental problems. Dist: SOC. The staff.
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3.00 Credits
08F: 10, 11 09W, 09S: 9, 10, 1109F: 10, 11 10W, 10S: 9, 10, 11 This course introduces the student to the basic concepts and methods of statistics. It covers descriptive statistics and inference (estimation and hypothesis testing) for a single variable and for two variables. The probability theory required for these topics will be developed. Prerequisites: Economics 1 and Mathematics 3 (or 2), or permission of the instructor. Economics 10 is a prerequisite to the major in Economics. This course should be taken early in the student's major program. Because of the large overlap in material covered, no student may receive credit for more than one of the courses Economics 10, Government 10, Mathematics 10, Psychology 10, Social Sciences 10, or Sociology 10 except by special petition. Dist: QDS. Cascio, Giummo, Lewis.
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3.00 Credits
08F: 1209S: 1109F: 12 10S: 11 This is a general survey course for students who have had no previous college level economics and who do not plan to take further economics courses. It is divided between microeconomic concepts-supply and demand, labor and capital markets, tax incidence, comparative advantage, international trade, and benefit-cost analysis-and macroeconomic issues such as economic growth, unemployment inflation, national income and product accounting, the banking system, and monetary and fiscal policy. Applications to current policy issues will be emphasized throughout.Economics 2 may be taken under the Non-Recording Option (NRO). It does not count towards the major or minor. The course has "negative" prerequisites: Students who have previously taken Economics 1 or who have been exempted from Economics 1 at matriculation may not enroll in Economics 2. Completion of Economics 2 does not, however, preclude subsequent enrollment in Economics 1 . Dist: SOC . Fischel.
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3.00 Credits
08F, 09W, 09S, 09F, 10W, 10S: 9, 10 Econometrics is the statistical analysis of economic data. This course focuses on regression analysis (specification, estimation, and hypothesis testing) and problems and pitfalls in its application in economics. The course involves extensive use of the statistical program STATA and will enable students to implement their own empirical research projects in preparation for the culminating experience in the economics major. Prerequisites: Economics 10 and Mathematics 3. Dist: QDS. Bhattacharya, Lewis.
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3.00 Credits
08F 11, 1209W: 10A, 2A09S: 9, 1009X: 10A, 2A 09F: 11, 1210W: 10A, 2A10S: 9, 10 This course is a study of the pricing and allocation process in the private economy. Topics include the theories of demand and production, and the determination of prices and quantities for commodities and factors of production in competitive and noncompetitive markets. Applications of the theory and its implications for empirical analysis are also considered. Prerequisites: Economics 1 and Mathematics 3. Dist: SOC. Doyle, Berthelon, McGarry, Sessions.
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3.00 Credits
08F: 10, 1109W: 9, 11, 1209S, 09X: 9, 10 09F: 10, 1110W: 9, 11, 1210S: 9, 10 This course is concerned with the behavior of the economy as a whole, particularly fluctuations in economic activity. General equilibrium models are developed to analyze the determinants of GNP, unemployment, the rate of inflation, and the growth of output. The micro foundations of macro aggregates are developed, with special emphasis on the role of expectations. The analytic tools are used to evaluate monetary and fiscal policies and to understand current macroeconomic controversies. Prerequisites: Mathematics 3 and Economics 1. Dist: SOC. Bar-Ilan, Curtis, Feyrer, Rose.
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