Economics (ECON)
ECON 1010: Introduction to Economics
Economics
Primer for students who wish to have basic economic literacy, understand different economic concepts and policies and develop critical thinking skills.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 2020: Principles of Microeonomics
Economics
The nature of economics, economic concepts, and institutions; the role of the price system in directing the production of goods and services; distribution of income; and comparative economic systems.
3 credits
Prerequisites
MATH 0990, if required.
MATH 0990, if required.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
Course Fees:
$20.00
$20.00
ECON 2030: Principles of Macroeconomics
Economics
Resources and goals of the economy; national income; unemployment; money and banking; fiscal and monetary policy; contemporary problems; economic growth; and international economics.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
Course Fees:
$20.00
$20.00
ECON 2300: Economic Statistics I
Economics
Statistical decision making, parameters, probability, sampling, inference, tests, comparative experiments, linear correlation, and time series analysis.
3 credits
Prerequisites
MATH 2511, MATH 2611, or MATH 2711 with a minimum grade of C and WRIT 0970 or WRIT 0940, if required.
MATH 2511, MATH 2611, or MATH 2711 with a minimum grade of C and WRIT 0970 or WRIT 0940, if required.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
Course Fees:
$20.00
$20.00
ECON 3020: Economic Statistics II
Economics
Sampling, parametric and nonparametric testing, multiple regression and correlation, experimental design, and Bayesian statistics.
3 credits
Prerequisites
ECON 2300 with a minimum grade of C.
ECON 2300 with a minimum grade of C.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
Course Fees:
$20.00
$20.00
ECON 3030: Money and Banking
Economics
Nature and functions of money and banking; relation of money and credit to the American political system, the Federal Reserve System, and national economic goals.
3 credits
Prerequisites
ECON 2030 with a minimum grade of C and 24 Earned Credits.
ECON 2030 with a minimum grade of C and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 3050: Current Economic Topics
Economics
Relevant social, political, and economic issues: air pollution, urban renewal, the gold problem, population growth, consumerism, inflation, unemployment.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 3070: Applied Price Theory
Economics
This course helps students develop and apply a toolkit for measuring, explaining, and predicting human behavior in the marketplace. The emphasis of the course is on the theory of demand, costs, and pricing decisions.
3 credits
Prerequisites
ECON 2020 and ECON 2030 with a minimum grade of C and MATH 2511, MATH 2611, or MATH 2711 with a minimum grade of C and 24 Earned Credits.
ECON 2020 and ECON 2030 with a minimum grade of C and MATH 2511, MATH 2611, or MATH 2711 with a minimum grade of C and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 3100: Engineering Economy
Economics
Principles of economics for engineers. Cost concepts and cost estimation, financial and profitability analysis of alternative projects, and the fundamentals of project management. Open to engineering students only or with consent of instructor.
3 credits
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.
24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 3110: Economics of Religion
Economics
Economists approach the study of religion both by investigating how religion shapes economic outcomes (religion as an independent variable) and by applying the economic way of thinking to illuminate religious practices and organizations (religion as a dependent variable). This course will cover both approaches.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 3120: Law and Economics
Economics
Economic models and economic reasoning are applied in studying specific areas of the law, such as property, contract, tort, crime and punishment, antitrust and regulation, as well as broader issues related to the jury system, the judiciary, common law versus statute law and constitutions.
3 credits
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.
24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 3130: Advanced Law and Economics
Economics
This course covers advanced topics in the economic analysis of efficiency, equity, incentives, and actions under alternative legal rules and institutions in areas of law such as property, contract, tort, crime and punishment, regulation, insurance, and legal administration.
3 credits
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.
24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 3200: Current Global Economic Issues
Economics
The application of microeconomic and macroeconomic tools to analyze current global economic issues, including market interdependence, trade disputes and liberalization, currency realignments, economic policy coordination, and the causes and consequences of recent international economic crises.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 3240: Experimental Economics
Economics
Students will use laboratory and field experimental methods and research to evaluate economic theories and economic behavior, with applications in financial markets, competitive and noncompetitive markets, auctions, bargaining, public goods, game theory, and decision making under uncertainty.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 3690: Bitcoin and Monetary Economics
Economics
This course covers the origins of money, the role that money plays in the macroeconomy, banking, as well as the role of the state in the monetary and financial system. The course introduces students to Bitcoin and how it fits into the broader context of monetary theory and history.
3 credits
Prerequisites
ECON 2030 and 24 Earned Credits.
ECON 2030 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 3890: Internship
Economics
Internship in an approved agency or branch of government; book reports and written reports on internship required. Z grade.
3 credits
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.
24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Internship
Internship
ECON 3980: Intermediate Microeconomics
Economics
Factors influencing prices, resource allocation, and income distribution with emphasis on demand, supply, technology, and market structure.
3 credits
Prerequisites
ECON 2020 with a minimum grade of C and MATH 2511, MATH 2611, or MATH 2711 with a minimum grade of C and 24 Earned Credits.
ECON 2020 with a minimum grade of C and MATH 2511, MATH 2611, or MATH 2711 with a minimum grade of C and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 3990: Intermediate Macroeconomics
Economics
Aggregate economics; effect of key economic variables on employment, production, consumption, investment, saving, money, government expenditures, and price levels.
3 credits
Prerequisites
ECON 2030 with a minimum grade of C and MATH 2511, MATH 2611, or MATH 2711 with a minimum grade of C and 24 Earned Credits.
ECON 2030 with a minimum grade of C and MATH 2511, MATH 2611, or MATH 2711 with a minimum grade of C and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 4010: Government and Business
Economics
Economic analysis of public policies affecting the structure, behavior, and performance of firms and industries; antitrust legislation; other aspects of the market process.
3 credits
Prerequisites
ECON 3980 with a minimum grade of C and 24 Earned Credits.
ECON 3980 with a minimum grade of C and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 4020: Econometrics
Economics
Students use statistical methods to analyze economic data, with special emphasis on methods related to the classical linear regression. The course will include estimation, hypothesis testing, prediction, and the use of econometric software.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 4030: Mathematical Economics
Economics
This course covers the mathematical techniques employed in economic analysis and the formal development of economic relationships. Applications of mathematical analysis to both macroeconomic and microeconomic concepts and models are presented. Topics include linear algebra, differential calculus, comparative statics, and optimization.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 4060: Natural Resource Economics
Economics
This course covers the analysis of economic problems associated with optimum use of land and natural resources with emphasis on energy.
3 credits
Prerequisites
ECON 2020 with a minimum grade of C and 24 Earned Credits.
ECON 2020 with a minimum grade of C and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 4080: Urban Economics
Economics
Application of microeconomics to the study of urban areas covering such topics as why cities exist, why cities grow and shrink, land prices, land-use patterns, and the locational decisions of individuals and firms within a city. Important policy issues facing urban economies are also explored, such as autos and highways, congestion, pollution, public transportation, crime, and property taxation.
3 credits
Prerequisites
ECON 3980 with a minimum grade of C and 24 Earned Credits.
ECON 3980 with a minimum grade of C and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 4090: Computational Macroeconomics
Economics
This course provides students with an introduction to quantitative and computational macroeconomics. The course introduces students to the recursive formulation of macroeconomic problems and the tools drawn from the development of numerical methods to solve them.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 4100: Financial Economics
Economics
This course is an introduction to financial institutions and financial instruments, investment decisions by firms, and portfolio theory.
3 credits
Prerequisites
ECON 3980 and 24 Earned Credits.
ECON 3980 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 4110: Asset Pricing
Economics
This course includes analysis of different models of asset prices, including stocks, bonds, and contingent claims; neoclassical and arbitrage models; and efficient markets hypothesis.
3 credits
Prerequisites
ECON 3980 and 24 Earned Credits.
ECON 3980 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 4120: Financial Econometrics
Economics
This course covers statistical and econometric methods used in finance; regression models; forecasting; the capital asset pricing model; factor models; and event studies.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 4170: Labor Economics
Economics
This course is a theoretical and institutional examination of labor markets, including wage theories, unionism, and problems of security.
3 credits
Prerequisites
ECON 3980 with a minimum grade of C and 24 Earned Credits.
ECON 3980 with a minimum grade of C and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 4180: Sports Economics
Economics
The use of sporting environments and sports data to explore and test selected topics in microeconomic theory: arbitrage and valuation, wage determination, crime, pricing and welfare in varying market structures, and strategic interactions of individuals and firms.
3 credits
Prerequisites
ECON 3980 with a minimum grade of C and 24 Earned Credits.
ECON 3980 with a minimum grade of C and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 4220: Economic Growth and Dev.
Economics
Examines the current economic and business environment with a focus on the interaction of social and economic factors affecting discrimination, poverty and economic development.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 4250: American Financial History
Economics
An examination of the financial and monetary history of the United States. Special emphasis is placed on banking structure, monetary issues, and the revenue policies of various levels of government.
3 credits
Prerequisites
ECON 3990 with a minimum grade of C and 24 Earned Credits.
ECON 3990 with a minimum grade of C and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 4530: An Economic Hist. of the South
Economics
This course is a survey of the major economic developments in the South since the Civil War, with special emphasis on Southern economic growth and its effects on the United States generally.
3 credits
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.
24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 4900: Directed Readings in Economics
Economics
Directed readings in economics toward completion of a thesis for the Honors College, Croft Institute, or Department of Economics.
3 credits
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.
24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 4910: Directed Research in Economics
Economics
Directed research in economics toward completion of a thesis for the Honors College, Croft Institute, or Department of Economics.
3 credits
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.
24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 5000: Contract Theory
Economics
This course covers the theory of contracts, with an emphasis on the role of imperfect information, strategic behavior, and difficulties associated with incomplete contracts when economic actors try to reach mutually beneficial trade agreements.
3 credits
Prerequisites
ECON 3980 with a minimum grade of C.
ECON 3980 with a minimum grade of C.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 5030: Industrial Organization
Economics
This course studies the behavior of firms. The emphasis is on the strategic behavior of firms, market power, pricing and capacity strategies, advertising, mergers, and antitrust policy.
3 credits
Prerequisites
ECON 3980 with a minimum grade of C.
ECON 3980 with a minimum grade of C.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 5040: Economic Issues in Amer Hist.
Economics
Trends and issues in American economic history from the Colonial Period to the present.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 5050: Public Finance
Economics
Economics of taxation and government spending. Impact of government fiscal operations on employment, price levels, resource allocation, income distribution, and economic growth.
3 credits
Prerequisites
ECON 3980 with a minimum grade of C.
ECON 3980 with a minimum grade of C.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 5060: Public Finance Administration
Economics
Federal budgeting practices and policies, intergovernmental fiscal relations, cost-benefit studies, economics of state and local governments.
1 credit
Prerequisites
ECON 5050 with a minimum grade of C.
ECON 5050 with a minimum grade of C.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 5070: Economics of the Family
Economics
This course analyzes the oldest and most important institution in society, the family, from the perspective of economics. The course focuses on the role of exchange between spouses, parents with children, households and firms, households and government, and current and future generations.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 5100: Intl. Trade & Commercial Plcy
Economics
Reason for trade; analysis of U.S. exports and imports; balance of trade; commercial policy, foreign exchange, gold problems; changing trends.
3 credits
Prerequisites
ECON 3980 with a minimum grade of C.
ECON 3980 with a minimum grade of C.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 5130: History of Economic Thought
Economics
Economic thought from Renaissance to the 20th century, with special emphasis on the development of economic doctrines since the 18th century.
3 credits
Prerequisites
ECON 2030 with a minimum grade of C.
ECON 2030 with a minimum grade of C.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 5250: Econ of High-Tech Industries
Economics
Strategic issues in high-tech industries; cost structures, process versus product innovations, network externalities, standard setting and coordination games, alliances, licensing and pricing of technology.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 5300: Behavioral Economics
Economics
This course extends economic theory to include the role of cognitive, psychological, and social factors in economic decision making.
3 credits
Prerequisites
ECON 2020.
ECON 2020.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 5310: Collective Bargaining
Economics
An introductory course to the field of collective barganing in the private and public sectors covering such topics as the history of unionism in America, the organizing process, the negotiating process, and administration of the collective bargaining agreement. Emphasis on pragmatic problems confronted by employers, employees, and unions.
3 credits
Prerequisites
MGMT 3910.
MGMT 3910.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 5330: Labor Relations
Economics
An advanced course analyzing the evolution and impact of labor law in the United States. The growth of unions, the Railway Labor Act, the Norris-LaGuardia Act, and Fair Employment Law are emphasized using the case approach.
3 credits
Prerequisites
MGMT 5310.
MGMT 5310.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 5400: Seminar in Economics
Economics
Selected topics in economics; content varies. (May be repeated once for credit).
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 5450: Game Thry and Strat. Thinking
Economics
Basic principles of strategic thinking and game theory. Applications to strategic firm interaction, incentives, and bargaining are emphasized.
3 credits
Prerequisites
MATH 2511, MATH 2611, or MATH 2711 with a minimum grade of C and ECON 2020 with a minimum gade of C.
MATH 2511, MATH 2611, or MATH 2711 with a minimum grade of C and ECON 2020 with a minimum gade of C.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 5499A: Special Topics in Economics
Economics
Selected issues, problems, research techniques, materials, and policies; content varies.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 5500: Contract Theory
Economics
This course covers the theory of contracts, with an emphasis on the role of imperfect information, strategic behavior, and difficulties associated with incomplete contracts when economic actors try to reach mutually beneficial trade agreements.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 5530: Industrial Organization
Economics
This course studies the behavior of firms. The emphasis is on the strategic behavior of firms, market power, pricing and capacity strategies, advertising, mergers, and antitrust policy.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 5540: Economic Issues in Amer Hist.
Economics
Trends and issues in American economic history from the Colonial Period to the present.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 5550: Public Finance
Economics
Economics of taxation and government spending. Impact of government fiscal operations on employment, price levels, resource allocation, income distribution, and economic growth.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 5560: Public Finance Administration
Economics
Federal budgeting practices and policies, intergovernmental fiscal relations, cost-benefit studies, economics of state and local governments.
1 credit
Prerequisites
ECON 5050 with a minimum grade of C.
ECON 5050 with a minimum grade of C.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 5570: Economics of the Family
Economics
This course analyzes the oldest and most important institution in society, the family, from the perspective of economics. The course focuses on the role of exchange between spouses, parents with children, households and firms, households and government, and current and future generations.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 5600: Intl. Trade & Commercial Plcy
Economics
Reason for trade; analysis of U.S. exports and imports; balance of trade; commercial policy, foreign exchange, gold problems; changing trends.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 5630: History of Economic Thought
Economics
Economic thought from Renaissance to the 20th century, with special emphasis on the development of economic doctrines since the 18th century.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 5750: Econ of High-Tech Industries
Economics
Strategic issues in high-tech industries; cost structures, process versus product innovations, network externalities, standard setting and coordination games, alliances, licensing and pricing of technology.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 5800: Behavioral Economics
Economics
This course extends economic theory to include the role of cognitive, psychological, and social factors in economic decision making.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 5810: Collective Bargaining
Economics
An introductory course to the field of collective barganing in the private and public sectors covering such topics as the history of unionism in America, the organizing process, the negotiating process, and administration of the collective bargaining agreement. Emphasis on pragmatic problems confronted by employers, employees, and unions.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 5830: Labor Relations
Economics
An advanced course analyzing the evolution and impact of labor law in the United States. The growth of unions, the Railway Labor Act, the Norris-LaGuardia Act, and Fair Employment Law are emphasized using the case approach.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 5900: Seminar in Economics
Economics
Selected topics in economics; content varies. (May be repeated once for credit).
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 5950: Game Thry and Strat. Thinking
Economics
Basic principles of strategic thinking and game theory. Applications to strategic firm interaction, incentives, and bargaining are emphasized.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 5999A: Special Topics in Economics
Economics
Selected issues, problems, research techniques, materials, and policies; content varies.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 6010: Industrial Organization
Economics
Theoretical and applied microeconomics to aid in understanding the operation and performance of markets; analysis of market structures and their effects on pricing practices; economic impact of antitrust laws and government regulation upon businesses.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 6020: Applied Price Theory
Economics
Economic principles applicable to the solution of selected problems facing decision makers; emphasis upon demand theory, production theory, cost estimation, and pricing decisions.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar
Seminar
ECON 6030: Time Series Analysis
Economics
Students analyze the macroeconomic environment in which business firms must operate and foundations of governmental policy; issues and evidence pertaining to the development and implementation of these policies, including the rate of economic growth, interpretation of economic trends, and forecasting business conditions.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 6040: App. Stat. Techniques in Econ.
Economics
This course covers statistical foundations and applications of nonparametric and multivariate analysis in economics.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 6050: Microeconomics I
Economics
This course covers the development of theories of consumption, production, and market interdependence, which influence price, output, and resource allocation.
3 credits
Prerequisites
ECON 6090.
ECON 6090.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar
Seminar
ECON 6060: Macroeconomics I
Economics
This course includes determination of income and employment, analysis of theories of consumption, investment and money holdings in the light of classical, Keynesian and post-Keynesian macroeconomic theories.
3 credits
Prerequisites
ECON 6090.
ECON 6090.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar
Seminar
ECON 6070: Seminar
Economics
Guided individual research in current economic and business problems including research methodology. May be repeated for credit.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar
Seminar
ECON 6090: Mathematics for Economists
Economics
Students learn mathematical techniques for use in business and economics, methodology for investigation of empirical problems arising in business and economics.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 6100: Public Choice
Economics
The theory of nonmarket decision making in a representative democracy. Topics include voting rules, legislative processes, bureaucracy, public goods, and the growth of government.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 6110: Law and Economics
Economics
This course uses standard microeconomic theory and concepts to develop an
economic understanding of the law and legal system. Topics covered include
property law, contracts, torts, crime and punishment, antitrust, and regulation.
The course might also cover broader issues related to the jury system, the
judiciary, common law versus statute law, and constitutions.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 6140: Microeconomics II
Economics
Multi-input, multi-output models, alternatives to the profit maximization objective, welfare theory. (Continuation of Econ 605).
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar
Seminar
ECON 6150: Public Finance
Economics
Expenditure, revenue, and debt operations at the various levels of government, fiscal theories and programs designed to achieve economic goals.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 6160: Economic Development
Economics
A survey of the economic theory of development. Topics covered will include early approaches to development theory, the neoclassical reaction, new planning models, research and infrastructure, urban and rural labor markets, population, trade, and the political context.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 6170: Labor Economics
Economics
Advanced study of wage and employment theory, discussion of theory and empiricism associated with labor supply and mobility.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 6190: Monetary Theory
Economics
The ideal and practical role of money in the determination of economic activity.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 6200: Public Policy Analysis
Economics
A doctoral seminar on the analysis of selected public policy issues.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar
Seminar
ECON 6210: Theory of International Trade
Economics
Theory of international trade, theories of comparative advantage, and effects of tariffs and other trade policies. Recent theories of trade in the presence of scale economics and/or imperfect competition.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 6230: International Macroeconomics
Economics
Behavior of output and employment under fixed and flexible exchange rates. Static and dynamic models of the balance of payments, current account, and exchange rate determination. Prerequisite requirements for this course may also be satisfied by consent of instructor.
3 credits
Prerequisites
ECON 6060 with a minimum grade of C.
ECON 6060 with a minimum grade of C.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 6240: Economics of Human Resources
Economics
Labor force concepts and their measurements; labor force participation, problem groups, and employment trends (regional and national); analysis of the human capital investment decision; growth of human capital and its effect on the economy.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 6280: Macroeconomics II
Economics
Students discuss recent developments and major issues in contemporary macroeconomic theory and empirical research. Topics include equilibrium analysis, inflation theory, dynamic analysis, and growth models.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar
Seminar
ECON 6290: Statistical Methods for Econ
Economics
This course covers statistical methods to prepare students for future study of econometrics.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 6300: Econometrics I
Economics
Econometric methods, including estimation and testing of single equation models using classical least-squares, and maximum likelihood procedures. Problems related to single equation methods: serial correlation, heteroscedasticity, etc.
3 credits
Prerequisites
ECON 6290.
ECON 6290.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 6310: Econometrics II
Economics
Advanced econometric methods and applications, including time-series analysis, multivariate regression, and simultaneous equation estimation and related problems.
3 credits
Prerequisites
ECON 6300.
ECON 6300.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
ECON 6430: Microeconomics Res. Seminar
Economics
Seminar on selected topics in contemporary microeconomic research. May be repeated once for credit.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar
Seminar
ECON 6450: Macroeconomics Res. Seminar
Economics
Seminar on selected topics in contemporary macroeconomic research. May be repeated once for credit.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar
Seminar
ECON 6470: Econometrics Research Seminar
Economics
Seminar on selected topics in contemporary econometric research. May be repeated once for credit.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar
Seminar
ECON 6500: Research Colloquium in Econ
Economics
Students present and discuss current research in economics and finance. May be repeated for credit. (Z grade)
1 credit
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar
Seminar
ECON 6997A: Thesis
Economics
No grade
1 - 12 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Thesis
Thesis
ECON 7998A: Dissertation
Economics
Z Grade
1 - 18 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Dissertation
Dissertation