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This is the equivalent for Principles of Microeconomics taken at another school or Duke-In Program. It is also credit for Advanced Placement on the basis of a score of 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement Microeconomics exam, or credit for a sufficient score on a Duke-recognized international examination such as the International Baccalaureate. Only Econ 1A/101 and Econ 2A/102 together substitute for Econ 51.
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Guided research in macroeconomics. Development of individual research topic from within three applied areas to vary with instructor's interest. Topics drawn from areas in macroeconomics and open economy macroeconomics including monetary policy, government spending and debt policy, current account dynamics, exchange rate behavior, consumption and investment spending. Requires substantive research project. Prerequisites: Economics 105D and 110D. Consent of instructor required. Instructor: Kimbrough
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Application of tools and techniques developed in statistics and economics to research into the structure of financial markets at the very high frequencies. Topics include testing for jumps in financial prices, the role of high frequency micro-structure noise that masks fundamental price, the importance of macroeconomic news announcements, the roles of various asymmetries such as volatility feedback, and interactions across financial markets at the very high frequency. Research project analyzing large data samples. Prerequisites: Mathematics 103, Statistics 103, Economics 105D, 110D, 139D and one finance course (Economics 157, 158, 181). Economics 139D and finance may be taken concurrently. Consent of instructor required. Instructors: Bollerslev and Tauchen
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Discussion of research in history of economic thought or economic history, including: examination of archival materials, biographical writings and oral testimony on the history of economics; relationship between macro and microeconomics and theoretical and empirical macroeconomics; interaction of economics with other disciplines and in the construction of public policy. Students specify a topic for thesis research, identify an adviser, and conduct a relevant literature review. Prerequisites: Economics 105D and 110D. Consent of instructor required. Instructor: Goodwin
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Introduction to original research in microeconomic theory. Development of substantive individual research proposal, including literature review and building of theoretical model to capture salient aspects of relevant issue in microeconomics. Topics may include competitive strategies by firms, incentive mechanisms in organizations, campaign strategies in elections, collective decision-making in committees, and fundraising by charities. A strong background in calculus and intermediate microeconomics required. Familiarity with game theory (e.g. Nash's equilibrium) highly recommended. Prerequisite: Economics 105D. Consent of instructor required. Instructor: Yildirim
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Continuation of Economics 201AS. Prerequisites: Economics 201AS and Mathematics 102 or 103 and Statistics 103. Consent of instructor required. Instructor: Kimbrough
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Continuation of Economics 201FS. Pre-requisites include: Mathematics 103, Statistics 103, Economics 105D, 110D, 139D, 201FS, and one finance course (Economics 157, 158, 181). Consent of instructor required. Instructor: Bollerslev or Tauchen
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Continuation of Economics 201HS. Prerequisite: Economics 201HS. Consent of instructor required. Instructors: DeMarchi, Goodwin, Hoover, or Weintraub
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Continuation of Economics 201IS. Prerequisites: Economics 201IS and Mathematics 103 or 105 and Statistics 103. Consent of instructor required. Instructor: Yildirim
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Individual research in a field of special interest under the supervision of a faculty member, the central goal of which is the production of an honors thesis, containing significant analysis and interpretation of a previously approved topic. Prerequisites: Economics 105D and Economics 110D. Consent of instructor and Director of Undergraduate Studies required. Instructor: Staff
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