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Undergraduate Courses
NOTE: Economics 10 or equivalent
with a grade of C or better is a prerequisite to all listed
courses in Economics.
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list
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100
MICROECONOMICS: THEORY AND APPLICATION (3).
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Analysis
of the ways consumers and business firms interact in a market
economy. Fall and spring. Staff.
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101
INTERMEDIATE THEORY: PRICE AND DISTRIBUTION (3).
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Prerequisites,
Economics 10 and Mathematics 22 or equivalent. The determination
of prices and the distribution of income in a market system. Fall
and spring. Staff.
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111
RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS (3).
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Prerequisite,
Economics 100 or 101 or permission of the instructor. Overview
of the economic theory and analytical tools involved in understanding
environmental and resource problems. Focus on economic issues
involved in: air and water pollution; natural environments; exhaustible
resources and energy. Fall and spring. Staff.
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120
LOCATION AND SPACE ECONOMY (3).
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Prerequisite,
Economics 100 or 101 or permission of the instructor. The course
is designed to provide the student with an understanding of the
effects of space on economic and social activity. Fall. Staff.
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122
URBAN ECONOMICS (City and Regional Planning 122) (3).
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Prerequisite,
Economics 100 or 101 or permission of the instructor. The course
explores the urban problems facing us today: unorganized growth;
disparate land uses; fiscal crisis; the ghetto; poverty; employment,
housing, and transportation inadequacies; and crime. Fall or spring.
Staff.
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130
MONEY, THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM, AND THE ECONOMY (3).
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Analysis
of the role of money in the economy, its creation and management,
institutional setting, policy implications, and interrelationships
with other variables in determining the level of economic activity.
Students may not receive credit for both Economics 130 and 132
or for both Economics 130 and 185. Fall and spring. Staff.
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132
INTERMEDIATE THEORY: MONEY, INCOME, AND EMPLOYMENT (3).
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An
introduction to contemporary macroeconomic concepts and analysis.
Topics include the level, fluctuations, and growth of national
income; and monetary and fiscal policies designed to achieve economic
goals. Fall and spring. Staff.
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135
ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES (3).
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Main
features of the American economy from colonial times to the present.
Fall and spring. Gallman, Rhode.
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137
REVISIONIST ECONOMIC HISTORY (3).
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A
critical evaluation of recent controversies in economic history,
concentrating on methods but attending as well to the main reinterpretations
offered by economics historians. Spring. Gallman.
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138
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNITED STATES (3).
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Prerequisites,
Economics 101 and 132. Students may receive credit for either
Economics 135 or Economics 138 but not for both. This course parallels
Economics 135 but is designed for students with a higher level
of theoretical preparation. Gallman, Rhode.
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140
INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC FINANCE (Political Science 191) (3).
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Principles
and practices of the budgetary activities of American governments-federal,
state, and local. Students may not receive credit for both Economics
140 and 141. Akin, Strumpf, Wilde.
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141
ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC FINANCE (3).
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Prerequisite,
Economics 100 or 101. Application of economic analysis to the
taxing and spending functions of government. Students may not
receive credit for both Economics 140 and 141. Fall and spring.
Akin, Strumpf, Wilde.
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142
ADVANCED TOPICS IN PUBLIC FINANCE (3).
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Prerequisite,
Economics 140 or 141. Selected topics in taxation, public expenditures,
and governmental transfer programs. Fall. Akin, Strumpf, Wilde.
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145
PUBLIC POLICY TOWARD BUSINESS (3).
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Prerequisite,
Economics 100. Industry structure and its relation to performance;
market imperfections; description and analysis of antitrust and
regulation. Students may not receive credit for both Economics
145 and 147. Fall and spring. Biglaiser, Stewart.
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147
INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION (3).
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Prerequisite,
Economics 101. Theoretical and empirical development of structure-conduct-performance
relationships in the industrial sector; description and analysis
of United States industry. Students may not receive credit for
both Economics 145 and 147. Biglaiser, Stewart.
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148
ADVANCED TOPICS IN INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION AND SOCIAL CONTROL
(3).
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Prerequisite,
Economics 145 or 147. Theory of market failure and its relationship
to antitrust and regulatory policy; exploration of empirical literature
of industrial organization; current issues in social control.
Biglaiser, Stewart.
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150
INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH ECONOMICS (3).
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Prerequisite,
Economics 100 or 101. An economic analysis of the production and
distribution of health care. Fall or spring. Akin, Gilleskie.
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151
TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS (3).
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Application
of economic principles to transportation topics such as pricing
and regulation, the public provision of transport services, the
relationship between transport cost and location. Fall or spring.
Tauchen.
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158
HEALTH ECONOMICS: PROBLEMS AND POLICY (3).
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Economic
analysis applied to problems and public policy in health care.
Fall or spring. Akin, Gilleskie.
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159
HISTORY OF ECONOMIC DOCTRINES (3).
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A
survey of the fundamental forms of economic thought from the scholastics
through Keynes. Fall or spring. Tarascio.
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160
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC INTEGRATION (3).
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Prerequisite,
Economics 100 or 101 or permission of the instructor. Economic
and political aspects of European economic integration, the EC
customs union, barriers to integration, convergence versus divergence
of inflation rates and income levels, enlargement of the EC. Spring.
Black.
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161
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS (3).
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Prerequisite,
Economics 100 or 101. An introduction to international trade,
the balance of payments, and related issues of foreign economic
policy. Fall and spring. Black, Conway, Field.
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162
TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS (3).
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Prerequisite,
Economics 161. Analysis and interpretation of selected problems
and policy issues. Content varies, but attention is given to such
topics as trade barriers, trade patterns, floating exchange rates,
and international monetary policy. Black, Conway, Darity, Field.
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163
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (3).
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Prerequisite,
Economics 100 or 101 or permission of the instructor. An introduction
to the economic characteristics and problems of the less developed
countries and to theories and policies applicable to the developing
economy. Fall and spring. Conway, Darity, Field, Willis.
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165
ECONOMICS OF POPULATION (3).
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Analysis
of economic-demographic interrelations including demographic analysis,
population and economic growth and development, economic models
of fertility and migration, and population policy. Fall or spring.
Turchi.
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166
CRIME AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE: AN ECONOMIC APPROACH (3).
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Prerequisite,
Economics 10 or permission of the instructor. The application
of economic theory and methodology to the determination of criminal
behavior and the societal response to that behavior. Spring. Staff.
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167
CRIME AND MICROECONOMIC DECISION MAKING (3).
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Criminal
victimization of business firms and public agencies. Optimizing
behavior: theory and practice for private business firms and the
criminal justice system. Emphasizes application of theory to real-world
situations. Fall. Staff.
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168
THE SOVIET ECONOMY: PLANNING AND SOCIALISM (3).
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The
institutional structure of the Soviet economy, its socialist character
and evolution, analysis of Soviet planning practice, the Soviet
growth achievement, comparative United States-Soviet performance,
and current reforms. Fall or spring. Rosefielde.
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170
ECONOMIC APPLICATIONS OF STATISTICAL ANALYSIS (3).
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Prerequisite,
Economics 70 or equivalent. Statistical methods in the construction,
estimation, testing, and application of linear economic models;
computer programs and interpretation of their output in empirical
analysis of common economic theories. Fall or spring. Gallant,
Guilkey, Herce, Murphy, Parke.
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180
ECONOMICS OF THE FAMILY (3).
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Prerequisite,
Economics 101 or permission of the instructor. Analyzes the family
with respect to the marriage market, divorce, reproductive behavior,
the baby black market, intrafamily allocation of goods, time and
power, labor supply, migration, and family policy. Fall, spring.
Turchi.
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181
TOPICS IN MICROECONOMIC THEORY (3).
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Prerequisite,
Economics 100 or 101. A treatment of topics in microeconomic theory
not normally covered in Economics 100 or Economics 101. Friedman,
Mezzetti.
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182
TOPICS IN MACROECONOMIC THEORY (3).
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Prerequisite,
Economics 130 or 132. This course emphasizes theoretical and empirical
topics such as growth, labor search, Phillips curves, stagflation,
and optimal government policy. Salemi.
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185
FINANCIAL MARKETS AND ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS (3).
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Prerequisite,
Economics 132. An examination of financial institutions and markets,
their role in economic conditions, and the use of macroeconomic
policies in affecting those conditions. Fall and spring. Froyen,
Parke, Salemi.
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190
THE ECONOMICS OF LABOR RELATIONS (3).
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Prerequisite,
Economics 100 or 101. An economic analysis of workplace issues,
including turnover, layoffs, and unemployment, discrimination
and affirmative action, and the setting of pay, fringe benefits,
and working conditions. Students may not receive credit for both
Economics 190 and 194. Fall and spring. Blau, Mroz, Willis.
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193
HISTORY OF THE LABOR MOVEMENT (3).
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A
history of the labor movement in the United States, with special
reference to its economic significance. Fall. Gallman.
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194
LABOR ECONOMICS (3).
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Prerequisite,
Economics 101. An introduction to the field of labor economics
with emphasis on how the interactions between firms and workers
influence wages, employment, unemployment, and inflation. Students
may not receive credit for both Economics 194 and 190. Fall and
spring. Blau, Mroz, Willis.
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195
TOPICS IN LABOR ECONOMICS (3).
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Prerequisite,
Economics 194. A theoretical and empirical analysis of current
social problems involving individuals and their jobs. Included
are such topics as poverty, discrimination, and working conditions.
Spring. Blau, Mroz, Willis.
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199
SEMINAR IN ECONOMICS (3).
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Detailed
examination of selected problems in economics and a critical analysis
of pertinent theories. Fall and spring. Staff.
