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Semester Hours: 3 Periodically Contemporary economy of the Middle East in its sociopolitical and historical contexts. Focus is on the post-World War II period: population, industrialization, oil, economic implications of militarization, growing religious fervor, revolution and rising instability. Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: One introductory course in economics.
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Semester Hours: 3 Periodically Examination of the impact of economic development on gender in contemporary Middle Eastern countries. Factors such as social in contemporary Middle Eastern countries. Factors such as social division of labor in the family, fertility, education, employment, occupational segregation, and discrimination are studied within the broader socioeconomic and culture context of the Middle East. Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: At least two semesters of social sciences and/or women's studies, or instructor's approval.
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Semester Hours: 3 Periodically Work, working people and working class movements in modern Africa are the focus of this introductory course. Through contemporary and historical cross-country studies of workers in a wide variety of economic, political and institutional settings, we will evaluate rival perspectives on a host of interesting and controversial topics. These include changing occupational and industrial formations, gender and racial/ethnic gaps in jobs and income, poverty and inequality, immigration, urban informal employment, worker training and health care, labor unions, government's regulatory and job creation roles. This is a distribution course in both the Behavioral Social Sciences and the Cross-Cultural categories. Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: One introductory economics course, or LABR 1A or instructor's permission. Credit given either for ECO 120, LABR 120 or AFST 120.
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Semester Hours: 3 Periodically An inquiry into the distribution of income and wealth, with emphasis on opportunities and returns of minority groups, the economics of discriminatory practices, alternatives in providing greater equity and welfare to victims of discrimination. Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: One introductory course in economics.
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Semester Hours: 3 Once a Year Health Economics provides an introduction to key concepts of health economic theory, from adverse selection and moral hazard to physician-induced demand. In addition, students learn about a range of real-world institutional structures for the financing and delivery of health care. The focus will be on five developed countries - the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Canada and Switzerland, with special attention to the rise of the United States' unique system of employer-provided health insurance. Finally, the course will explore alternative proposals for the reform of health care systems, and the role economic analysis plays in the debate over those proposals.Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: One introductory course in economics, HPFS 63, or permission of instructor.
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Semester Hours: 3 Periodically The centrality of work in most people's lives has made labor issues like job growth, unemployment, skills training, pay and benefits, occupational safety, work force diversity and inequality, immigration, trade unions, labor-management relations, and government employment and labor market programs subjects of great importance and debate around the world. This course introduces students to the main theoretical perspectives and empirical tools used by economists to explain and analyze the multifaceted interactions of workers, employers, labor unions, regulatory agencies, and other institutions. Through both historical and current cross-country studies, the course develops a comparative global framework for analyzing earnings and employment problems and policies. Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: ECO 1 or 2 or LABR 1A, or instructor's permission. Same as LABR 141C. Credit given for this course or LABR 141C but not both. Not open to students who have taken ECO 141.
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Semester Hours: 3 Once a Year Interdisciplinary course in practical methods of empirical analysis of a wide variety of social science issues. Basic techniques of data collection and verification, descriptive presentations in tables and graphs. Introduction to government, business, economic and social science computerized data banks and to the use of the most popular spreadsheet and statistical software for desktop computers to organize data, present them graphically and to test hypotheses. Emphasis on applications to a range of sociological, political, and economic questions, culminating in a term project based on independent empirical research of one such question. The research project has three components: an oral presentation to the class of the research proposal, a final written report, and an oral presentation to the class of the research findings. Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: QM 1 or BIO 100 or MATH 40 or PSY 40 or SOC 180. Open to all social science and B.B.A. students. Should be taken by economics majors at the same time as ECO 1, 2, or as soon as possible thereafter.
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An intensive survey of basic economics.
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Theory and measurement of variations in output, employment and income; causes and control of economic fluctuations; economic growth.
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3.00 Credits
Semester Hours: 3 Periodically Introduces key concepts of economics through detailed exploration of topics at the center of economic and political debate: economic growth and income distribution; proper role of government in our "mixed" economy; globalization of economic activity; strategic role of financial institutions and markets in the new world economy.Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: Credit for ECO 1 or 7, not both.
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