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5.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; written work, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): ECON 102A or consent of instructor; enrollment priority is given to Business Economics majors, Economics majors and minors, Economics/Administrative Studies majors, and Economics/Law and Society majors. A continuation of ECON 102A. Covers imperfect competition, general equilibrium, welfare economics, intertemporal decision making, uncertainty, and information.
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5.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; term paper, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): ECON 002 or ECON 002H or ECON 004; enrollment priority is given to Business Economics majors, Economics majors and minors, Economics/Administrative Studies majors, and Economics/Law and Society majors. Discusses the theory of income, employment, price level and the role of the international economy. Introduces fiscal and monetary policy.
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5.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; term paper, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): ECON 103A. ECON 102A is recommended; enrollment priority is given to Business Economics majors, Economics majors and minors, Economics/Administrative Studies majors, and Economics/Law and Society majors. Investigates developments in macroeconomic theory and events. Presents models that explain economic growth and business cycle fluctuations and their empirical relevance and policy implications.
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5.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; laboratory, 1 hour; outside research, 1 hour; written work, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): ECON 002 or ECON 002H or ECON 003 or ECON 004; ECON 101; or consent of instructor. An introduction to the basic tools of econometrics. Focuses on the issues relating to the linear regression model, including heteroskedasticity, serial correlation, and multicollinearity.
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5.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; laboratory, 1 hour; written work, 1 hour; outside research, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): ECON 107 or consent of instructor. A continuation of ECON 107. Covers, at an introductory level, the basic concepts related to logit and probit models, simultaneous equations models, dynamic time series models, unit roots and auto-regressive conditional heteroskedasticity (ARCH), and forecasting.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): ECON 102A. Covers the use of mathematical tools to analyze economic problems, with emphasis on linear algebra and differential calculus. Also addresses applications to comparative statics and optimization problems.
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5.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; term paper, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): ECON 002 or ECON 002H or ECON 003 or ECON 004. Introduction to research methods in business and economics. Topics include the scientific method and notions of progress in science, problems of research design, data sources and data gathering techniques, the case study method, and measurement and interpretation of business and economic data.
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5.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; laboratory, 1 hour; written work, 2 hours. Prerequisite(s): ECON 002 or ECON 002H or ECON 003 or ECON 004 or equivalent; ECON 107; or consent of instructor. Provides a basic knowledge of forecasting and its applications, particularly by using business and economic data. Covers basic methods of forecasting, such as regression methods, exponential smoothing, algorithms, and autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) methods. Also explores how to combine and evaluate various forecasts. Uses computer analysis extensively.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Fundamental concepts of Marxian political economy, including historical materialism, surplus value, exploitation, class analysis, economic crises, the state, socialism, and Marxian methodological foundations.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Explores ways of thinking about economic and social issues precluded by conventional approaches to economic analysis. Topics include the class relations between labor and capital, discrimination, market socialism, and alternative perspectives on development, macroeconomic instability, and the environment.
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