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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to econometric techniques. The core section of the course relates to methods of estimating single equations using multiple regression.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
The statistical methods most widely used in economics and business are described together with their applications. Topics include hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, regression models, correlation, and econometric model-fitting.
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4.00 Credits
Students are required to show knowledge of regression and correlation; Interpretation, estimation, and prediction in single equation two- and three-variable linear models, including test of significance and goodness of fit, problems of bias, multi-collinearity, and autocorrelation. Simultaneous equations problems: reduced form, identification. Includes application of econometric methods including the estimation of consumption functions, demand analysis, production functions, macroeconomic policy models. Course covers both cross section and time series data. Instruction in the use of STATA is included.
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4.00 Credits
Econometrics II is a continuation of Econometrics I, with a greater emphasis on the problems with OLS and how to correct them, time serious data, and alternate estimators, such as maximum likelihood estimators. Applications in lectures and problem sets in Economics II tend to be focused on macroeconomic issues. The software used in this course is PC Give/PC Gets.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the economics of money, banking and financial markets in today's international marketplace. Major topics include both micro and macro analyses of financial markets and institutions, determination of interest rates and exchange rates, and monetary policy in both a domestic and international context.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
In this unit students survey the various economic theories that have been employed to explain the major financial crises that have occurred through history. Each economic theory is illustrated by tracing the mechanics of a specific financial crisis. The financial crises that are examined include the Tulip Mania of 1636-7, the South Sea Bubble of 1719-20, the Mississippi Bubble of 1719-20; the Railway Mania of 1844-5; the Glasgow Bank Crisis of 1878, the Melbourne Bank Runs of 1892-3, the Wall Street Crash of 1929, the U.S. Bank Runs of 1931-33, and the NASDAQ Crash of 1999-2000.
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3.00 Credits
"The course offers a general treatment of modern theoretical and empirical labor economics. Topics to be covered include: operations of labor markets; wage determination; firm, industry and public sector labor demand; human capital investment; race and gender employment and wage discrimination; public policy effects. The relation of labor market outcomes and attendant public policy to poverty, income distribution and economic growth is covered." Taught as ECON 308 at Host University.
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3.00 Credits
This seminar addresses the fundamental ideas that organize, describe, and define public policy in the United States. Using a variety of classical and modern texts, we will consider how these fundamental ideas serve to shape both the debate regarding particular policies, as well as the institutions responsible for their implementation. Of special importance to the seminar is the development of critical and analytical skills to understand and evaluate public policy. Co-curricular activities related to this course will expose students to institutions, organizations, and decision-makers in the Washington system.
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4.00 Credits
Application of various economic theories to international natural resource markets and environmental problems. Economic theories include oligopoly theories, economics of exhaustible resources, etc.
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3.00 Credits
"This unit is an extensive examination of the growth and development of the oil and gas industry. It begins with a historical account of the first production of oil in the USA and the oil rushes that followed. The rise of the major American oil companies is described. The development of the industry outside the USA is then discussed, leading to oil and gas as a global industry and the rise of multinational oil companies. The role of the global struggle for oil in the wars of the twentieth century is documented as well as the formation and history of OPEC, and the historical development of petroleum engineering and technology. The economic impact and operation of the oil and gas industry is examined through a number of case studies, to be developed as assignments. They include, but are not limited to: the North Sea and its impact on the UK and Norwegian economies; the development of the Nigerian oil and gas fields; Southeast Asian fields and the impact of their development on countries in the region; the Northwest Shelf and its impact on the Australian economy; the issues and considerations of the operation of national, state-owned oil companies vis-a-vis private enterprise companies; the importance of the Middle East, and especially Saudi Arabia, for world supply. These studies also consider the accompanying political settings and policy decisions in each case."
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