Undergraduate Economics Courses
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E103
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INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS |
Microeconomics examines individual decision making,
the allocation of resources and how prices, production,
and the distribution of income are determined. It
focuses upon the individual and interactive behavior of
households and firms. Microeconomics also investigates
how powerful firms potentially distort prices, resource
allocations, and the distribution of income. |
S103
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INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS
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The honors section of E103. Differs from E103 in
that enrollment is limited to honors students, small
class size, and a research paper is required. |
E104
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INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS |
A beginning level course which looks at such
questions as how do economists measure the performance
of the total economy; what causes depressions,
recessions, unemployment, inflation; what constitutes
money; how is the money supply controlled; and how does
a change in the money supply affect the economy? |
S104
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INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS |
The honors section of E104. Differs from E103 in
that enrollment is limited to honors students, small
class size, and a research paper is required. |
E270
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INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL
THEORY IN ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS |
This course is designed to teach students how to
make meaningful interpretations of economic and business
data. For example, if you tested the quality of products
that your firm produced on Wednesdays and found the
quality to be higher than products your firm produced on
Fridays, how would you test these results to see if they
were due to chance? Answers to such questions are
provided in this course. You must have completed Math
118 and 119 before enrolling in this course. |
E304
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INTRODUCTION TO LABOR ECONOMICS |
Economic problems of the wage earner in modern
society; structure, policies, and problems of labor
organizations; employer and governmental labor
relations. |
E305
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MONEY AND BANKING |
Prerequisite of E103 and E104. This is a one
semester course designed to stimulate and sustain the
student's understanding of the U.S. financial system.
Major issues in monetary theory and policy and
institutional changes in the U.S. financial system are
discussed throughout the lectures. Emphasis is placed on
the dynamic role of money in both domestic economic
activity and within the international economy. |
E308
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PUBLIC FINANCE: SURVEY |
Prerequisites of E103 and E104. This course analyzes
how the actions of governments affect the economy.
Specific topics include the economic functions of
government, how decisions are made in government, the
Federal budget process, principles of taxation, and an
analysis of the major types of taxes in the United
States. |
E315
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COLLECTIVE BARGAINING --
PRACTICE AND PROBLEMS |
The course explores the theory of negotiating using
graphical and verbal models. We also explore the
practice of collective bargaining by looking at examples
of tactics, strategies and power relationships between
labor and management and within labor and management. We
briefly discuss contract administration and examine
examples of grievance procedures and cases. We run a
simulation where students have to negotiate a contract.
The simulation is video taped and student behavior is
evaluated. |
E321
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INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMIC
THEORY |
Prerequisite of E103. This intermediate level course
explores the set of principles governing the production,
exchange and consumption of goods and services. Since
economic theory is justified only by its power of
application, the course's intent is to keep the
integration of theory and application always before the
student by means of numerous real world examples. |
E322
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INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMIC
THEORY |
This intermediate course is designed as an
investigation into the major issues and controversies in
macroeconomic theory and policy. Its main focus is
employment, inflation, movement away from the economy's
potential level of output in the short-run, budget and
trade deficits, and long-term growth of the U.S.
economy. |
E470
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INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMETRICS |
Prerequisite of E270 or K310. Applications of
regression analysis to economic and business data.
Estimation and hypothesis testing of the classical
regression model. Heteroscedasticity, collinearity,
errors in observation, functional forms, and
autoregressive models. Estimation of simultaneous
equation models. |
E490
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ADVANCED UNDERGRADUATE SEMINAR
IN ECONOMICS |
In this seminar, contemporary economic problems are
analyzed with special emphasis on how to research these
problems. Students research a topic of their own choice
using basic statistical and econometric techniques. |
H300
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LAW AND ECONOMICS: (HONORS) |
Prerequisite: open to Honors students. In the main,
this course will focus on how court rulings,
legislation, and regulations can be used to make
people's private decisions more socially responsible.
For instance, the study of law and economics can address
the following questions: How does a society determine
who owns its wild animals, its water, or the resources
in its oceans? How does a society protect its inventors,
writers, and artists from the theft of their
intellectual property (e.g., the MP3 issue)? Should a
society use market mechanisms to increase the supply of
transplantable human organs? How does a society define
what constitutes negligent and careless behavior in its
members' interactions with each other? How does a
society adequately compensate those injured by the
negligent acts of others, especially where the injuries
cannot be remedied (e.g., the loss of a limb)? How does
a society protect itself against producers whose
products are unsafe (e.g., the Ford Pinto, breast
implants, and the like)? How does a society determine
what constitutes a safe or unsafe product? How does a
society best provide incentives that will discourage its
less scrupulous members from engaging in white collar
crimes, drug trafficking, and murder?
The class will be conducted on a lecture-discussion
basis. The grade in the course will be based on the
exams, some short papers, and a group project. |
Graduate Economics Courses
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A502
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MANAGERIAL PRICE THEORY |
Prerequisite of A511 and A514. Application of
microeconomic analysis to business decisions in
forecasting, pricing, market development, competitive
situations, profits, product demand, and costs. The
objective is to provide a theoretical economic basis of
thought to further competent decision making. |
A503
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STATISTICAL APPLICATIONS |
Prerequisite of A511 or equivalent. Nature and uses
of statistical data in business, including probability
concepts: Bayesian statistics and regression analysis. |
A514
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SURVEY OF ECONOMICS |
Foundation course in economics designed for students
who have not taken a year of introductory economics or
whose background is inadequate for advanced course work
in economics. Covers both microeconomics and
macroeconomics. This course is designed for ''common
body of knowledge'' purposes. May be exempt from this
course by examination. A grade of B is required in this
course. |
E514
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MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS |
Prerequisite: Groups IA, and IB. Topics covered
include sampling theory, regression analysis, analysis
of variance, discriminate analysis, factor analysis,
other multivariate techniques. |
F520
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DIRECTED ECONOMIC RESEARCH PROJECTS |
Prerequisite: Groups IA, IB, and IC. Students
research a topic of their own choice using statistical
and econometric techniques |
