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A survey of environmental and natural resource issues in economic theory and policy. History of the environmental movement and environmental debates; theory of natural resource allocation, natural resource issues; theory of environmental management-for example, externalities, public goods, and common property. Topics covered will include pollution, resource depletion, and global climate change. Prerequisite: ECO 100 and 103, or permission of the instructor. Same as ENV 240. Zein-Elabdin
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An analysis of the roles women and men have historically played and continue to play in the economy, both within and outside of the labor market. Topics include the historical conditions under which dominant gender ideals emerged, the value of unpaid work and national accounting, occupational segregation and labor market discrimination. Economic and interdisciplinary approaches are used. Prerequisite: ECO 100 and 103, or permission of the instructor. Same as WGS 244. Staff
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3.00 Credits
Economic thought from antiquity to the present. Schools of thought covered are: economic thought in non-market societies; Mercantilist thought on international trade and national economic policies; the invention of Economics as a science; classical economics; Marxian economics; the marginalist school; Veblen and institutionalism; Keynesian economics; neoclassical economics; the new classical economics; feminist and heterodox economics; development economics. Prerequisites: ECO 100 and 103, or permission of the instructor. Callari
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3.00 Credits
Introduction of key concepts to describe and analyze international economic linkages. Analysis of international transactions in various markets including goods and services, capital, labor, and foreign exchange. Core topics include: reasons for and benefits from international trade; exchange rate developments; benefits and risks of international capital flows; globalization; liberalization; regional integration; and development. Empirical approach with introduction of core theoretical concepts and policy perspectives. Prerequisite: ECO 100. White
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3.00 Credits
A broad idea of economic and social conditions in Africa and the factors that influence economic development in the region, power structures, and processes of change. Historical analysis of precolonial systems of production and exchange, and modifications introduced during the European colonial period. Examination of major current economic and political problems such as food production, external debt, and the role of the state. Reflection on the question of economic development. Prerequisites: ECO 100 and 103, or permission of instructor. Same as AFS 281. Zein-Elabdin
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3.00 Credits
Role of gender in different cultures across non-industrialized world and impact of economic development on position of women and gender relations in these societies. Women's contribution to economic and social change and the extent to which conventional methods of analysis in development economics can be applied to their situations. Examination of the development of the "Third World woman" inthe development literature. Prerequisite: ECO 100 and 103, or permission of the instructor. Same as WGS 282. Zein-Elabdin
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3.00 Credits
Tutorial for students who have not yet completed ECO 201, 205, 207, and 210. Students who have a special interest may arrange a tutorial with a faculty member. Enrollment is conditional on instructor's permission.
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3.00 Credits
Intermediate and advanced topics in international trade. Introduces theoretical structures and evaluates associated empirical literature. Core topics include examination of the determinants of international trade patterns, the gains from trade, trade policy, the relationship between trade and growth, and the institutional evolution of the international trading system. Emphasis on different theoretical approaches, including models based on assumptions of perfect competition and of imperfect competition. Prerequisite: ECO 264. White
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3.00 Credits
Intermediate and advanced topics in international finance. Introduces theoretical structures and evaluates associated empirical literature. Core topics include determination of exchange rates, the functioning of the macroeconomy under different exchange rate regimes, foreign exchange intervention, currency crises, debt crises, coordinated macroeconomic policy, the evolution and future of the international monetary system as a whole. Emphasis on open-economy macroeconomics. Prerequisite: ECO 264 White
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3.00 Credits
Theories of economic growth and development. Historical and political context of the emergence of the "less developed" world and the project of international development. Structure and performanceof "less developed" economies. Current major policy issues including agriculture, industry, technology,foreign investment, and international trade and debt. Prerequisite: ECO 201, or permission of the instructor. Zein-Elabdin
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