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Course Criteria
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2.00 Credits
Lecture, 15 hours per quarter; individual study, 15 hours per quarter. Prerequisite(s): ECON 002 (or ECON 002H), ECON 003; or ECON 004; or consent of instructor. Studies revenues, expenditures, and tax policies of the federal government, focusing on causes and consequences of federal deficit spending. Topics include discretionary and mandatory spending (social security benefits, Medicare, etc.), tax credits and loopholes, debt finance, the life-cycle hypothesis of saving, and the burden of the national debt.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): ECON 002 (or ECON 002H), ECON 003; or ECON 004. Covers the economic history of the United States from colonial times to the present. Cross-listed with HISA 123.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): ECON 002 or ECON 002H, ECON 003; or ECON 004. Covers the economic history of the world from Paleolithic times to the present.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): ECON 002 or ECON 002H, ECON 003; or ECON 004. Study of the development of major economic theories, including those of Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and John Maynard Keynes. Focus is on how alternative theories define and address economic problems differently and the policy implications that follow.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; term paper, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): ECON 003, ECON 102A. Economic analysis of health and medical care, medical technology, and the functioning of insurance markets. Emphasis is on behaviors of insurance companies, physicians, and the pharmaceutical industry. Major concerns include the rising cost of health care, government involvement, and health care reform.
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5.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; term paper, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): ECON 103A. Covers the basic theories of modern monetary systems; money, credit, and interest rate behavior; financial intermediation and central banking; and methods and objectives of monetary and regulatory policy.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): ECON 102A, ECON 103A; BUS 106/ECON 134 or ECON 130 is recommended. Covers functions of government in a market economy: distributive equity, taxation, spending, borrowing, and debt management. Addresses promotion of capital formation, full employment, stability, and efficient resource use as well as intergovernmental relations.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): ECON 003 or ECON 004; upper-division standing; BSAD 020A and BSAD 020B are recommended. Covers the foundation materials for both corporate financial management, and investment and portfolio analysis. Topics include time value of money, capital budgeting, capital structure, dividend policy, portfolio theory, Capital Asset Pricing Model, and market efficiency. Cross-listed with BUS 106.
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5.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; written work, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): ECON 002 or ECON 002H, ECON 003; or ECON 004. ECON 103A is strongly recommended. An analysis of the history of the stock market and its role in the macroeconomy. Topics include factors governing stock prices, fundamental and technical analysis, the impact of inflation and interest rates, international investing, and the role of social institutions in the determination of stock prices.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): ECON 107 or consent of instructor. Discusses various empirical aspects of financial economics and financial risk management. Addresses both theoretical and applied issues in finance, risk management, and econometrics. Also discusses quantitative analysis, simulation methods, and case studies.
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