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  • 3.00 Credits

    Problems of employment of labor from the standpoint of employees, employers and society including the following: economic analysis of trade unions; union types, theories, policies, methods and weapons; company and union public relations. Junior standing. Prerequisite: Economics 150 (or 151 and 152). 1 unit - Redmount.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Examines various attempts by Third World countries to achieve higher standards of living; emphasizes the theoretical and policy approaches adopted in both the domestic and international spheres. Prerequisite: Economics 150 (or 151 and 152). (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) 1 unit - Kapuria-Foreman.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course focuses on the common characteristics and diversity of East Asian growth experiences and the rise and fall of belief in a uniquely East Asian model of economic development. Prerequisite: 150 (or 151 and 152). (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Provides an introduction to ecological economics (an interdisciplinary approach to understanding and managing the ecology and economics of our world) and introduces/extends students' understanding of sustainability (meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs). It reviews options for economically efficient allocation of resources that also protect the stock of natural capital over spatial and temporal space; and investigates the application of tools of analysis and solutions to a regional management problem in the American West. It includes fieldwork and may involve additional expense. Students may choose to take this course for credit either in Economics (EC 341) or Environmental Studies (EV341) if they meet the necessary prerequisite in either department/program; for Environmental Science credit: EC141 and 151. (Fulfills one unit of the divisional requirement in the Social Sciences but not in the Natural Sciences.) Prerequisite: Economics cr: 150(151/152); Environmental Science cr: EC/EV 141 and 151. (Also listed as Environmental Science 341 and Southwest Studies 341.) 1 unit - Hecox.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Historical and economic analysis of foreign trade; theories of international trade; commercial policies and economic integration; changing patterns of trade; regional and world trade organizations. Prerequisite: Economics 150 (or 151 and 152). 1 unit - Lybecker.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Historical and economic analysis of international financial arrangements; theories of foreign exchange, balance of payments and adjustment mechanisms; alternative world monetary systems in theory and practice; proposals for monetary reform; regional and world financial organization. Prerequisite: Economics 150 (or 151 and 152). 1 unit - DeAraujo.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Exploration of the field of technological change: how technologies develop and evolve; and how technologies subsequently affect our economy and society. Using case studies and journal articles as a springboard for discussion, we will apply economic concepts to events ranging from the Industrial Revolution to the present. Topics may include patent law, copyright infringement, the Green Revolution, e-commerce, health and agricultural biotechnology, and energy-related innovation. Required field study during the block, extra expense for students. Prerequisite: Economics 151 and 152 or Economics 150. (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
  • 3.00 Credits

    A half-unit topics course intended to explore issues of current public or professional interest generating widespread debate. May be taught extended format or as a half-block course. or consent of instructor. No credit as an Economics elective if taken before 150 (or 151 and 152). Prerequisite: 150 (or 151 and 152) or consent of instructor. No credit as an Econ elective if taken before 150 (or 151and 152). (Not offered 2008-09.) .5 unit.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Examination of classic and modern conceptions of political economy. Emphasis on understanding theory and applying it to explain political and economic outcomes within states and among states in the international arena. Open to International Political Economy majors and to others with consent of instructor. and Political Science 103 or 201 or consent of instructor. Prerequisite: Economics 150 (or 151 and 152). (Also listed as Political Science 375.) 1 unit - Breger, Gould.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Student readings of works selected by a faculty member around a common problem or focus important to the discipline which is not covered directly by regular courses. Intensive research, writing, discussion, and oral reporting of ideas related to the assigned readings. Independent student work and initiative., Junior standing, major in Economics or Political Economy or consent of instructor. May be taught as an extended yearlong course. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and 150 (or 151 and 152), Junior standing, Econ or Poli Econ major. 1 unit.
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