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3.00 Credits
Focuses on concepts and methods for decision making in transportation based on both geographic and economic factors. Considers the relationships between location and cost in the context of the classic transportation problem and other location models in transportation. Examines project cost/benefit evaluation, urban travel demand modeling, transportation pricing, and issues of accessibility and economic opportunity. Prerequisite: ECON 2302 or equivalent. (Same as GEOG 3373) (3-0) Y
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Explores the relationship between urban areas and transportation systems. Examines economics of transportation in cities, transportation and urban form, highway congestion, environmental impacts of transportation, public transit, transportation and labor markets, and political influences on transportation planning. (Same as GEOG 3375) (3-0) Y
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A review of the history of Western civilization, with particular emphasis on the economic influences of money, resources, production, and trade on political and social events. This course is also recommended for students who are not economics majors. (3-0) R
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Application of the principles of welfare economics to analysis of the efficiency and distributional impacts of government action. Theoretical foundations and related techniques for measuring and assessing the impacts of different policies and programs. Prerequisite: ECON 3310. (3-0) T
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Rational decision-making in strategic situations where the optimal decision for one player depends upon the strategies of others. The emphasis is on non-zero sum, non-cooperative games in various frameworks: Single-period, repeated, and dynamic games with either symmetric or asymmetric information available to the players are considered. Equilibrium concepts include Nash equilibrium in pure strategies and mixed strategies, Bayesian Nash equilibrium, and refinements of Nash equilibrium such as Subgame Perfect equilibrium are considered. Games are illustrated through the use of economic examples, such as pricing and output decisions of firms, common property usage, bargaining, international trade games, and games of market entry. Prerequisite: ECON 3310. (3-0) Y
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The development of tools based on economic principles for managerial decisions about pricing, costing, production organization and capital budgeting. Prerequisites: ECON 3304 and ECON 3310. (3-0) T
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A study of the economics of the public sector, including taxation, public expenditures, and fiscal policy. Examines the theoretical foundation for government intervention in the economy, and the incentive effects of government policies on work, investment, and the spending of income. Prerequisite: ECON 3310. (3-0) R
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Contracts, torts, and property rights, integrating economic theory concerning efficiency and equity with actual legal cases. Topics include medical malpractice, habitability laws, zoning, crime deterrence, environmental laws, and discrimination. This course is also recommended for students who are not economics majors. (3-0) T
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This course is a study in the application of economics to renewable and nonrenewable natural resources problems and to the role of the energy sector in the world economy. Prerequisite: ECON 2302. (3-0) R
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3.00 Credits
A study of people and their environment, emphasizing the social and economic consequences of development and pollution. Alternative public policies for dealing with environmental impacts are explored. Prerequisite: ECON 2302. (3-0) T
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