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EC 201 Introduction to Economic Analysis: Microeconomics (4) June 22– August 14; June 22–July 17. First course of introductory sequence in principles of economics. MATH 111 recommended.
EC 202 Introduction to Economic Analysis: Macroeconomics (4) June 22– August 14; July 20–August 14. Second course of introductory sequence in principles of economics. Prereq: EC 201.
EC 311 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory (4) June 22–July 17. Consumer and firm behavior, market structures. Students cannot receive credit for both EC 311 and FIN 311. Prereq: MATH 111, EC 201.
EC 313 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory (4) July 20–August 14. Determination of aggregate income, employment, and unemployment; evaluation of macroeconomic policies. Prereq: EC 202.
EC 333 Resource and Environmental Economic Issues (4) June 22–July 17. Economic analysis of replenishable and nonreplenishable natural resources; environmental issues and policies. Prereq: EC 201.
EC 340 Issues in Public Economics (4) June 22–July 17. Principles and problems of government financing. Expenditures, revenues, debt, and financial administration. Production by the government versus production by the private sector. Tax measures to control externalities. Prereq: EC 201.
EC 350 Labor Market Issues (4) August 17–September 11. Changing structure of employment, minimum wage, the dual labor market hypothesis, collective bargaining, discrimination, and health and safety regulation. Prereq: EC 201.
EC 360 Issues in Industrial Organization (4) June 22–July 17. Topics may include analysis of market power, trends in industrial structure, the role of advertising, pricing policies and inflation, impact of social regulation (e.g., OSHA, EPA), and international comparisons. Prereq: EC 201.
EC 401 Research: [Topic] (1–21R)
EC 404 Internship: [Topic] (1–4R)
EC 405 Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1–21R)
EC 408/508 Mathematics for Economists (4) September 2–22. Review of mathematical economics. Prereq: instructor’s consent. Lambert.
EC 420, 421 Introduction to Econometrics (4) June 22–July 17; July 20–August 14. Application of classical statistical techniques of estimation, hypothesis testing, and regression to economic models. Includes two-hour laboratory section in Social Science Instructional Laboratory. Sequence. Lab fee. Prereq for 420: MATH 242, 243 or equivalent; prereq for 421: EC 420 or equivalent.
EC 440/540 Public Economics (4) July 20–August 14. Theory of public goods and their optimal provision. Collective choice versus private choice and implications for resource allocation and efficiency. Prereq: EC 311.
EC 470/570 Monetary Policy (4) July 20–August 14. Federal Reserve System strategies and methods of monetary and credit control. Effects of federal policies on prices, output, and employment. Prereq: EC 313.
EC 480/580 International Finance (4) June 22–July 17. Foreign exchange markets, interaction between spot and forward markets, speculation and interest arbitrage, balance of payments accounting, measures of deficits and surpluses, “open economy” macroeconomic issues. Prereq: EC 311. Magud.
EC 503 Thesis (1–16R)
EC 601 Research: [Topic] (1–16R)
EC 602 Supervised College Teaching (1–5R)
EC 603 Dissertation (1–16R)
EC 605 Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1–16R)
EC 609 Practicum: [Topic] (1–3R)
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