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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Elements of sound investment; comparison of types of investments; tests of investment quality. Relation of investment to the business cycle. Marketability; effects of government regulation. Analysis of securities; investment forecasting. Prerequisite: Economics 160. 1 unit - Roth.
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3.00 Credits
How, why, and by whom firms are brought into being, the role that production, information and transactions costs and risk and uncertainty play in the process of firm entry and exit. May include field trip. Prerequisite: Economics 150 (or 151 and 152); 160. 1 unit - Frum.
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3.00 Credits
Macroeconomic analysis of capital markets. Issues include Federal Reserve monetary policy, changes in the banking industry, determination of interest rates and stock market valuation. Development of skills to analyze current financial news and make predictions regarding their economic impact. (New York field trip in alternate years with additional expenses and a class size limit of 15.) Class limit is 25 in the years when there is no field trip. Prerequisite: Economics 209. 1 unit - Nelson.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the institutions, operations, and philosophical foundations of business and the social, political and natural environment in which it grew. Emphasis is on the interrelationships of historical foundations of contemporary problems. Prerequisite: 150 (or 151 and 152); 160. (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
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3.00 Credits
The analysis and segmentation of markets; the psychological, emotional, and social bases of consumer behavior; the analytical techniques employed by market research professionals; and the development, implementation, and evaluation of marketing strategies. The course makes considerable use of guest speakers and field learning experiences. Prerequisite: Economics 150 (or 151 and 152); 160. 1 unit - Stimpert.
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3.00 Credits
Application of economic concepts to analysis of environmental problems. Development of approaches to dealing with the special problems of non-market goods. Discussion of the role of economics in policy analysis. Particular emphasis on problems of market failure, i. e. externalities, public goods, non-market goods, uncertainty, income distribution, inter-temporal resource allocation and policies to correct for imperfect markets. Prerequisite: Economics 150 (or 151 and 152). (Not offered 2008-09.) .5 unit.
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3.00 Credits
The economic aspects of public revenues, expenditures and debt; the different types of taxes; the interrelationship between the activity of the private and public economy. Prerequisite: Economics 150 (or 151 and 152). 1 unit - Department.
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3.00 Credits
The motivation of individuals in organizations, effective goal setting practices, the sources of power in organizations and how leadership styles influence individual effort and job performance, the characteristics of effective teams, the key human resource management challenges facing organizations, and the importance of organizational culture and how organizational cultures are created. Prerequisite: Economics 160 or Psychology 100, 101 or 111. Will count toward the economics major only if taken after Economics 160. 1 unit - Chesley.
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3.00 Credits
Comparison of the nature and operation of modern economic systems, emphasizing structural and policy differences and similarities as well as differences of economic ideology. Emphasis given to contemporary capitalist economies, as well as economies in transition from central planning. Prerequisite: Economics 150 (or 151 and 152). (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
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3.00 Credits
The relation between economic organization and environmental quality. Factors inherent in economic systems which generate environmental debasement and which limit the success of internally generated corrective measures. Prerequisite: Economics 150 (or 151 and 152). (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
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