Analysis of the ways in which consumers and business firms interact in a market economy. Students may not receive credit for both ECON 310 (100) and 410 (101).  Fall and spring. Staff.

Analysis of economic theory and government policy as they relate to such national economic variables as output, income, employment, inflation, investment, and budget and trade deficits. Students may not receive credit for both ECON 320 (130) and 420 (132) or both ECON 320 (130) and 423 (185). Fall and spring. Staff.

Main features of the American economy: colonial times to the present. Fall and spring. Geraghty.

Principles and practices of the budgetary activities of American governments-federal, state, and local. Students may not receive credit for both ECON 340 (140) and 440 (141). Fall. Staff.

Prerequisite, ECON 310 (100) or 410 (101). Industry structure and its relation to performance; market imperfections; description and analysis of antitrust and regulation. Students may not receive credit for both ECON 345 (145) and 445 (147). Fall and spring. Staff.

Prerequisite, ECON 310 (100) or 410 (101). An economic analysis of workplace issues, including worker quits, layoffs, and unemployment, discrimination and affirmative action, and the setting of pay, fringe benefits, and working conditions. Students may not receive credit for both ECON 380 (190) and 480 (194). Fall and spring. Staff.

Survey of women's time allocation patterns, labor force participation trends, earnings, occupational selection, and economic history. Spring. Willis.

Prerequisite, MATH 152 (22) or equivalent. The determination of prices and the distribution of income in a market system. Students may not receive credit for both ECON 310 (100) and 410 (101).  Fall and spring. Staff.

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. Students may not receive credit for both ECON 320 (130) and ECON 420 (132). Fall and spring. Staff.

Prerequisite, ECON 420 (132). An examination of financial institutions and markets, their role in economic conditions, and the use of macroeconomic policies in affecting those conditions. Students may not receive credit for both ECON 320 (130) and 423 (185). Fall and spring. Conway, Froyen, Parke, Salemi.

Prerequisites, ECON 410 (101) and 420 (132). Students may receive credit for either ECON 330 (135) or ECON 430 (138) but not for both. This course parallels ECON 330 (135) but is designed for students with a higher level of theoretical preparation. Geraghty.

A history of the labor movement in the United States, with special reference to its economic significance. Spring. Staff.

A survey of the fundamental forms of economic thought from the scholastics through Keynes. Fall. Staff.

Prerequisite, ECON 410 (101). Application of economic analysis to the taxing and spending functions of government. Students may not receive credit for both ECON 340 (140) and 440 (141). Fall and spring. Staff.

Prerequisite, ECON 410 (101). Theoretical and empirical development of structure-conduct-performance relationships in the industrial sector; description and analysis of U.S. industry. Students may not receive credit for both ECON 345 (145) and 445 (147). Fall and spring. Biglaiser, Campo, Stewart, Tauchen.

Prerequisite, ECON 310 (100) or 410 (101).Economic analysis applied to problems and public policy in health care. Fall. Staff.

Prerequisite, ECON 310 (100) or 410 (101) or permission of the instructor. 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.

Prerequisite, ECON 310 (100) or 410 (101). An introduction to international trade, the balance of payments, and related issues of foreign economic policy. Fall and spring. Black, Conway, Field, Wu.

Prerequisite, ECON 310 (100) or 410 (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. Fall or spring. Black.

Prerequisite, ECON 360 (96) (INTS 360 (96)) or permission of the instructor. This course examines the fundamental principles of international economics from the perspective of the private business firm. Rather than begin with abstract theory, the course will work with case studies of individual firms as they choose to (or are forced to) compete in an international marketplace.

Prerequisite, ECON 310 (100) or 410 (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.

Prerequisite, ECON 310 (100) or 410 (101). Study of the principles, design, organization, and performance of state-controlled economies relying on planning or regulated markets, with an emphasis on continuity and post-communist transition. Fall. Rosefielde.

Prerequisite, ECON 310 (100) or 410 (101). Policy seminar on the systemic factors distinguishing Western economies from their rivals in the former Soviet bloc and Asia, focused on conflict resolution and global integration. Fall. Rosefielde.

Prerequisite, ECON 410 (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 380 (190) and 480 (194). Fall and spring. Blau, Mroz.

Detailed examination of selected problems in economics and a critical analysis of pertinent theories. Fall and spring. Staff.

Prerequisite, ECON 410 (101). A treatment of topics in microeconomic theory not normally covered in Economics 410 (101). Spring. Tauchen.

Prerequisite, ECON 410 (101) and MATH 233 (33) or permission of instructor.  Topics in noncooperative and cooperative game theory are covered, along with a selection of applications to economics in areas such as industrial organization, international trade, public finance, and general equilibrium. Fall. Parreiras.

Prerequisite, ECON 420 (132). This course emphasizes theoretical and empirical topics such as growth, labor search, Phillips curves, stagflation, and optimal government policy. Fall. Salemi.

Prerequisite, ECON 340 (140) or 440 (141). Selected topics in taxation, public expenditures, and governmental transfer programs. Fall or spring. Staff.

Prerequisite, ECON 345 (145) or 445 (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. Spring. Campo, Stewart, Tauchen.

Prerequisite, ECON 460 (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. Fall and spring. Black, Conway, Field, Wu.

Prerequisite, ECON 400 (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. Gilleskie, Guilkey, Murphy, Stewart.

Prerequisite, ECON 480 (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.

Prerequisite, ECON 410 (101) or permission of the instructor. Analyzes the family with respect to the marriage market, divorce, reproductive behavior, the baby black market, intra-family allocation of goods, time and power, labor supply, migration, and family policy. Fall or spring. Turchi.

Prerequisite, permission of instructor. Readings in economics and beginning of directed research on an honors thesis. Required of all candidates for graduation with honors in economics. Fall. Staff.

Prerequisite, ECON 691 (98) and permission of instructor. Completion of an honors thesis under the direction of a member of the faculty. Required of all candidates for graduation with honors in economics. Spring. Staff.