ECON12060  PERSONAL FINANCE
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: U
EXAMINES ECONOMIC ISSUES AND PROBLEMS OF EVERYDAY LIFE. GOAL IS TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO ANALYZE THEIR PERSONAL FINANCES IN ORDER TO LEARN HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THEIR INCOME, INCREASE INCOME THROUGH A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF POSSIBLE INVESTMENTS, AND PROTECT WHAT THEY HAVE THROUGH SELECTING APPROPRIATE INSURANCE. TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE BUDGETING AND FINANCIAL PLANNING, FEDERAL INCOME TAXES, INSURANCE, BORROWING, AND INVESTMENT PRINCIPLES AND STRATEGIES. PREREQUISITE: NONE.
ECON12070  DEV OF AMERICAN ECONOMY
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: U
DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICAN ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS. PREREQUISITE: MAY NOT BE TAKEN AS ELECTIVE FOR CREDIT BY STUDENTS IN THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AFTER THE FRESHMAN YEAR OR BY OTHER STUDENTS AFTER THE SOPHOMORE YEAR.
ECON22060  PRINCIPLE MICROECONOMICS
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: U
PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES AFFECTING PRICES, INCLUDING FACTOR INCOMES, UNDER ALTERNATIVE MARKET STRUCTURES. TOOLS DEVELOPED TO EXAMINE SOCIAL PROBLEMS, INCLUDING POVERTY, CRIME, POLLUTION AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. THIS COURSE MAY BE USED TO SATISFY THE LIBERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS. PREREQUISITE: MATH 10005 OR EQUIVALENT PLACEMENT BASED ON COMPASS ASSESSMENT.
ECON22061  PRINCIPLE MACROECONOMICS
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: U
PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES AFFECTING AGGREGATE PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION, INVESTMENT AND GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES. INCLUDES ROLE OF MONEY, THE BANKING SYSTEM, INFLATION, UNEMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH. THIS COURSE MAY BE USED TO SATISFY THE LIBERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS. PREREQUISITE: ECON 22060.
ECON32025  MONEY,CREDIT&BANKING
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: U
ORGANIZATION OF OUR MONEY, CREDIT AND BANKING SYSTEM; PRINCIPLES AND PROBLEMS OF MONETARY POLICY. PREREQUISITES: ECON 22060 AND 22061.
ECON32040  INTER MICROECON THEO&APPL
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: U
THE STUDY OF INDIVIDUAL CHOICES UNDER CONDITIONS OF RELATIVE SCARCITY, AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES FOR PRICES AND THE ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES IN THE ECONOMIC SYSTEM. DEVELOPS THE ANALYTICAL AND THEORETICAL TOOLS PERTINENT IN DETERMINING HOW SCARCE RESOURCES ARE ALLOCATED AMONG COMPETING WANTS AND DEMONSTRATES HOW THESE TOOLS ARE USED IN REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS. PREREQUISITES: ECON 22060 AND 22061.
ECON32041  INTER MACRO THEO&ECON POL
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: U
ANALYSIS OF HOW AN ECONOMY SUCH AS THE UNITED STATES OPERATES FROM AN AGGREGATE PERSPECTIVE. THE DETERMINATION FOR THE LEVEL OF INCOME, EMPLOYMENT, INFLATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IS ANALYZED. DISCUSSION OF MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICIES. PREREQUISITES: ECON 22060 AND 22061.
ECON32060  ECONOMICS OF RETIREMENT
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: U
EXAMINES ECONOMIC ISSUES AND PROBLEMS FACING INDIVIDUALS UPON RETIREMENT. EMPHASIS ON FINANCIAL PLANNING AND UNDERSTANDING THE ECONOMIC FORCES IN SOCIETY THAT IMPACT SENIOR CITIZENS. TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE FINANCIAL PLANNING FOR RETIREMENT, FEDERAL INCOME TAXES, INSURANCE, HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS, INVESTMENT PRINCIPLES AND STRATEGIES, AND PLANNING FOR ESTATE TRANSFER. DESIGNED FOR INDIVIDUALS APPROACHING RETIREMENT, OR FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE PLANNING CAREERS IN THE SERVICE PROFESSIONS WORKING WITH THE RETIRED POPULATION. DOES NOT COUNT TOWARD ECONOMICS MAJOR OR MINOR. PREREQUISITE: ECON 22060.
ECON32070  LABOR PROBLEMS
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: U
SURVEYS OF THE MAJOR INSTITUTIONS, FEATURES AND FUNCTIONING OF THE LABOR MARKET, AS WELL AS SOME OF ITS OUTSTANDING PROBLEMS. DOES NOT COUNT TOWARD ECONOMICS MAJOR OR MINOR. NOT OPEN TO STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED ECON 42072. PREREQUISITES: ECON 22060 AND 22061.
ECON32075  INTRO TO INTNL TRADE
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: U
INTRODUCTION TO FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES AND PROBLEMS OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE. COVERS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE, GOVERNMENT POLICIES AFFECTING TRADE, FREE TRADE VS. PROTECTION, INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND EXCHANGE RATES. OFFERED ONLY IN THE GENEVA PROGRAM. PREREQUISITE: ECON 22061.
ECON32082  INTRO-MANAGERIAL ECON
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: U
COMBINES ECONOMIC THEORY AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS TO DEVELOP RESOURCE-ALLOCATION DECISION-MAKING SKILLS WHICH ENABLE MANAGERS TO EVALUATE PROBLEMS, IDENTIFY POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS, AND FINALLY IMPLEMENT AND MONITOR THE BEST ALTERNATIVE TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR STATED OBJECTIVES. COVERS SUCH TOPICS AS SUPPLY AND DEMAND, CONSUMER THEORY, PRODUCTION, COSTS, CONTRACTS, GAME THEORY, PRINCIPAL-AGENT PROBLEMS, AND THE BASIC ECONOMIC MODELS OF PERFECT COMPETITION, OLIGOPOLY, MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION AND MONOPOLY. CANNOT BE TAKEN BY ECONOMICS MAJORS. NOT OPEN TO STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED ECON 32040. PREREQUISITE: ECON 22060.
ECON32083  ECONOMICS OF POVERTY
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: U
NATURE AND CAUSES OF POVERTY IN UNITED STATES. ANALYSIS OF IMPACT OF POVERTY UPON ECONOMY AND STUDY OF MEASURES BOTH REAL AND POTENTIAL FOR ALLEVIATING IT. THIS COURSE MAY BE USED TO SATISFY THE UNIVERSITY DIVERSITY REQUIREMENT. PREREQUISITE: ECON 22060.
ECON32084  ECONOMICS OF ENVIRONMENT
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: U
EXAMINES ECONOMIC THEORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS IN A FASHION THAT IS UNDERSTANDABLE BY STUDENTS WITH VARIED BACKGROUNDS IN ECONOMICS. EMPHASIS ON MICROECONOMIC THEORY AND ITS APPLICATION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE: "MARKET FAILURE" AND ITS IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; AND INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS. DESIGNED FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN THE ENVIRONMENT OR WHO MAY BE PLANNING CAREERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL OR NATURAL SCIENCES. PREREQUISITE: ECON 22060.
ECON32086  ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: U
ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION. RETURNS EXAMINED WITH RESPECT TO INDIVIDUALS AND SOCIETY. COVERS EDUCATIONAL FINANCE AND EFFICIENT PRODUCTION OF EDUCATION. PREREQUISITE: ECON 22060.
ECON42040  INTRO TO ECONOMETRICS
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: U
APPLICATION OF ECONOMIC MODELS, PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS, ESTIMATION, ESTIMATORS, AND REGRESSION AND CORRELATION AS TOOLS IN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS. PREREQUISITES: MATH 11012, M&IS 34056, ECON 32040, 32041 OR PERMISSION.
ECON42045  MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: U
SYSTEMATIC EXPOSITION OF MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES AND THEIR APPLICATION TO ECONOMIC ANALYSIS. AMONG TOPICS THAT MAY BE COVERED: SETS, RELATIONS/FUNCTIONS, MATRIX ALGEBRA, DIFFERENTIABLE AND INTEGRAL CALCULUS, AND OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES. PREREQUISITES: ECON 32040, 32041 OR PERMISSION.
ECON42065  PROBS-MONEY&FISCAL POLICY
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: U
ANALYSIS OF OBJECTIVES, TECHNIQUES AND ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICIES. PREREQUISITES: ECON 32025 AND 32041.
ECON42068  INDUST ORGAN&PUB POLICY
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: U
THEORETICAL, EMPIRICAL AND CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF STRUCTURE; OPERATION AND PERFORMANCE OF INDUSTRIAL MARKETS IN AMERICAN ECONOMY. PREREQUISITE: ECON 32040.
ECON42072  ECONOMICS OF LABOR MKTS
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: U
THE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE DECISIONS OF WORKERS AND FIRMS IN DETERMINATION OF WAGES AND EMPLOYMENT. TOPICS INCLUDE LABOR SUPPLY DECISIONS, MARGINAL PRODUCTIVITY THEORY, DISCRIMINATION, DEMAND FOR EDUCATION, EFFECTS OF TRADE UNIONS. PREREQUISITE: ECON 32040.
ECON42073  COMP ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: U
COMPARISONS OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS AND THEIR THEORIES: WEST EUROPE, EAST EUROPE AND RUSSIA, OTHER CONTINENTS, AND THE UNITED STATES. CRITIQUE OF MARXIAN THEORY AND RUSSIAN COMMUNISM. THIS COURSE MAY BE USED TO SATISFY THE WRITING-INTENSIVE COURSE GRADUATION REQUIREMENT WITH APPROVAL OF MAJOR DEPARTMENT. PREREQUISITES: ECON 22060 AND 22061.
ECON42075  INTERNATIONAL ECON RELAT
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: U
PRINCIPLES, PROBLEMS AND POLICIES OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS, WITH EXTENSIVE REFERENCES TO THE UNITED STATES, WESTERN EUROPE, LATIN AMERICA AND FORMER COMMUNIST COUNTRIES. COVERS INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF INTERDEPENDENCY, COOPERATION AND MULTINATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. THIS COURSE MAY BE USED TO SATISFY THE WRITING-INTENSIVE COURSE GRADUATION REQUIREMENT WITH APPROVAL OF MAJOR DEPARTMENT. PREREQUISITES: ECON 22060 AND 22061.
ECON42076  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: U
ANALYSIS OF NATURE OF SIGNIFICANCE OF BARRIERS TO AND FUTURE POTENTIAL FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF A NATION. SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THEORIES AND STRATEGIC FACTORS PERTAINING TO ECONOMIC GROWTH. PREREQUISITES: ECON 22060 AND 22061.
ECON42078  EC HIST INDUSTRIAL DEVEL
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: U
HISTORICAL SURVEY OF MAJOR ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN WESTERN COUNTRIES FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE 20TH CENTURY. PREREQUISITES: ECON 22060 AND 22061, OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR.
ECON42080  REGIONAL ECONOMICS
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: U
EXAMINES TECHNIQUES OF REGIONAL ECONOMIC ANALYSIS TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF INTERREGIONAL DISPARITIES IN DEVELOPED NATIONS AND SUGGESTS POLICY ALTERNATIVES FOR ALLEVIATING PROBLEMS ARISING FROM DISPARITIES. PREREQUISITES: ECON 22060 AND 22061.
ECON42081  URBAN ECONOMICS
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: U
APPLICATION OF ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES TO URBAN SPATIAL PATTERNS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY IN HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, POLLUTION, WELFARE, ETC. PREREQUISITES: ECON 22060 AND 22061.
ECON42083  HIST OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: U
ECONOMIC THOUGHT FROM MERCANTILIST PERIOD TO EARLY 20TH CENTURY, ESPECIALLY EMPHASIZING THEORIES OF CLASSICAL SCHOOL, MARGINALISTS, MARX AND NEO-CLASSICISTS. PREREQUISITE: 12 SEMESTER HOURS OF ECONOMICS OR PERMISSION.
ECON42085  PUBLIC FINANCE
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: U
EXAMINATION OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE AND TAXATION POLICIES INCLUDING THE THEORY OF PUBLIC GOODS, COLLECTIVE DECISION MAKING, COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS, EQUITY AND EFFICIENCY ASPECTS OF TAXATION AND CURRENT GOVERNMENT POLICY ISSUES. THIS COURSE MAY BE USED TO SATISFY THE WRITING-INTENSIVE COURSE GRADUATION REQUIREMENT WITH APPROVAL OF MAJOR DEPARTMENT. PREREQUISITE: ECON 22060.
ECON42086  ECONOMICS OF HEALTH CARE
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: U
OVERALL OBJECTIVE IS TO USE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS TO UNDERSTAND AND EVALUATE WHAT HAS AND IS HAPPENING TO THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSION AND CURRENT HEALTH CARE POLICIES UNDER CONSIDERATION. TOPICS INCLUDE ISSUES SUCH AS MEDICARE, HEALTH CARE REFORM, HMOS AND INCREASING COSTS IN HEALTH CARE. PREREQUISITE: ECON 22060.
ECON42087  LAW AND ECONOMICS
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: U
A STUDY OF THE ECONOMIC FOUNDATIONS OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM AND THE IMPACT OF LEGAL SYSTEMS ON MARKET BEHAVIOR. PREREQUISITE: ECON 22060 AND 22061 OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR.
ECON42191  SENIOR SEM IN ECONOMICS
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: U
ADVANCED INVESTIGATION OF SELECTED TOPICS IN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND ISSUES IN ECONOMIC POLICY. THIS COURSE MAY BE USED TO SATISFY THE WRITING-INTENSIVE COURSE GRADUATION REQUIREMENT WITH APPROVAL OF MAJOR DEPARTMENT. PREREQUISITES: 12 HOURS OF ECONOMICS AND PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR.
ECON42291  SEM: ECONOMICS
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 1 TO 4
Class Level: U
(REPEATED REGISTRATION PERMITTED WHEN TOPIC VARIES; REPEATABLE FOR A TOTAL OF 12 HOURS) VARIOUS SPECIAL SEMINARS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES UNDER THIS COURSE NUMBER. PREREQUISITE: PERMISSION.
ECON42292  INTERNSHIP IN ECONOMICS
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: U
SUPERVISED PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN ECONOMICS. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AVAILABLE FROM THE INTERNSHIP COORDINATOR. DOES NOT COUNT TOWARD ECONOMICS MAJOR. MAY COUNT AS BUSINESS ELECTIVE. S/U GRADING; IP PERMISSIBLE. PREREQUISITE: ECONOMICS MAJOR; JUNIOR STANDING; PERMISSION.
ECON42293  VT WKSP: ECON
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 1 TO 6
Class Level: U
(REPEATED REGISTRATION PERMITTED WHEN TOPIC VARIES; REPEATABLE FOR A TOTAL OF 18 HOURS) VARIOUS SPECIAL WORKSHOPS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES UNDER THIS COURSE NUMBER. S/U GRADING. PREREQUISITE: PERMISSION.
ECON42295  ST: ECONOMICS
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: U
(REPEATED REGISTRATION PERMITTED WHEN TOPIC VARIES; REPEATABLE FOR A TOTAL OF 9 HOURS) VARIOUS SPECIAL TOPICS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES UNDER THIS COURSE NUMBER. PREREQUISITE: PERMISSION.
ECON42296  INDIV INV IN ECONOMICS
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 1 TO 3
Class Level: U
INDEPENDENT STUDY DONE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A FACULTY MEMBER. WRITTEN APPROVAL OF SUPERVISING FACULTY MEMBER AND DEPARTMENT CHAIR REQUIRED PRIOR TO REGISTRATION. IP PERMISSIBLE. PREREQUISITE: SENIOR ECONOMICS MAJOR; PERMISSION.
ECON42297  COLL: ECONOMICS
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 1 TO 3
Class Level: U
(REPEATED REGISTRATION PERMITTED WHEN TOPIC VARIES; REPEATABLE FOR A TOTAL OF 9 HOURS) VARIOUS SPECIAL COLLOQUIA WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES UNDER THIS NUMBER. PREREQUISITE: PERMISSION.
ECON42298  RESEARCH IN ECONOMICS
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 1 TO 6
Class Level: U
RESEARCH PROJECT DONE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A FACULTY MEMBER. WRITTEN APPROVAL OF SUPERVISING FACULTY MEMBER AND DEPARTMENT CHAIR REQUIRED PRIOR TO REGISTRATION. IP PERMISSIBLE. PREREQUISITE: SENIOR ECONOMICS MAJOR; PERMISSION.
ECON42299  SENIOR PROJECT
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 1 TO 3
Class Level: U
THESIS OR INDEPENDENT STUDY PROJECT DONE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A FACULTY MEMBER. WRITTEN APPROVAL OF SUPERVISING FACULTY MEMBER AND DEPARTMENT CHAIR REQUIRED PRIOR TO REGISTRATION. IP PERMISSIBLE. PREREQUISITE: SENIOR ECONOMICS MAJOR; PERMISSION.
ECON52040  INTRO TO ECONOMETRICS
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
APPLICATION OF ECONOMIC MODELS, PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS, ESTIMATION, ESTIMATORS, AND REGRESSION AND CORRELATION AS TOOLS IN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS. GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON52045  MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
SYSTEMATIC EXPOSITION OF MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES AND THEIR APPLICATION TO ECONOMIC ANALYSIS. AMONG TOPICS THAT MAY BE COVERED ARE: SETS, RELATIONS/ FUNCTIONS, MATRIX ALGEBRA, DIFFERENTIAL AND INTERGRAL CALCULUS, AND OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES. GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON52065  PROB-MONEY&FISCAL POLICY
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
ANALYSIS OF OBJECTIVES, TECHNIQUES AND ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICIES. GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON52068  INDUST ORGAN&PUB POLICY
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
THEORETICAL, EMPIRICAL AND CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF STRUCTURE, OPERATION AND PERFORMANCE OF INDUSTRIAL MARKETS IN AMERICAN ECONOMY. GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON52073  COMPAR ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
COMPARISONS OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS AND THEIR THEORIES: WEST EUROPE, EAST EUROPE, AND RUSSIA, OTHER CONTINENTS, AND UNITED STATES. CRITIQUE OF MARXIAN THEORY AND RUSSIAN COMMUNISM. GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON52076  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
ANALYSIS OF NATURE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF BARRIERS TO AND FUTURE POTENTIAL FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF A NATION. SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THEORIES AND STRATEGIC FACTORS PERTAINING TO ECONOMIC GROWTH. GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON52078  EC HIST INDUSTRIAL DEVEL
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
HISTORICAL SURVEY OF MAJOR ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN WESTERN COUNTRIES FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE 20TH CENTURY. GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON52080  REGIONAL ECONOMICS
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
EXAMINES TECHNIQUES OF REGIONAL ECONOMIC ANALYSIS TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF INTERREGIONAL DISPARITIES IN DEVELOPED NATIONS AND SUGGESTS POLICY ALTERNATIVES FOR ALLEVIATING PROBLEMS ARISING FROM DISPARITIES. GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON52081  URBAN ECONOMICS
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
APPLICATION OF ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES TO URBAN SPATIAL PATTERNS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND PUBLIC POLICY IN HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, POLLUTION, WELFARE, ETC. GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON52083  HIST OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
ECONOMIC THOUGHT FROM MERCANTILIST PERIOD TO EARLY 20TTH CENTURY, ESPECIALLY EMPHASIZING THEORIES OF CLASSICAL SCHOOL, MARGINALISTS, MARX AND NEOCLASSICISTS. GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON52084  ECON FLUCTUATION&GROWTH
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
SEE CATALOG
ECON52086  ECONOMICS OF HEALTH CARE
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
OVERALL OBJECTIVE IS TO USE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS TO UNDERSTAND AND EVALUATE WHAT HAS AND IS HAPPENING TO THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSION AND CURRENT HEALTH CARE POLICIES UNDER CONSIDERATION. TOPICS INCLUDE ISSUES SUCH AS MEDICARE, HEALTH CARE REFORM, HMO'S AND INCREASING COSTS IN HEALTH CARE.
ECON52087  LAW AND ECONOMICS
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
A STUDY OF THE ECONOMIC FOUNDATIONS OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM AND THE IMPACT OF LEGAL SYSTEMS ON MARKET BEHAVIOR. - FALL 2000. GRADUATE STANDING (OR PERMISSION). - FALL 2000.
ECON52291  SEM: ECONOMICS
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 1 TO 4
Class Level: G
(REPEATABLE FOR A TOTAL OF 12 HOURS.) VARIOUS SPECIAL SEMINARS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES UNDER THIS COURSE NUMBER. PREREQUISITE: PERMISSION AND GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON52293  VT WKSP: ECON
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 1 TO 6
Class Level: G
VARIOUS SPECIAL WORKSHOPS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES UNDER THIS COURSE NUMBER. REPEATABLE FOR A TOTAL OF 18 HOURS. "S/U" GRADING. PREREQUISITE: PERMISSION AND GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON52295  ST: ECONOMICS
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
(REPEATABLE FOR A TOTAL OF 9 HOURS.) VARIOUS SPECIAL TOPICS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES UNDER THIS COURSE NUMBER. PREREQUISITE: PERMISSION AND GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON52297  COLL: ECONOMICS
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 1 TO 3
Class Level: G
(REPEATABLE FOR A TOTAL OF 9 HOURS.) VARIOUS SPECIAL COLLOQUIA WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES UNDER THIS NUMBER. PREREQUISITE: PERMISSION AND GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON62010  SURVEY OF ECONOMICS
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
SURVEY OF BASIC ECONOMIC CONCEPTS AND METHODS OF ANALYSIS OF BOTH MICRO- AND MACROECONOMICS. EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON THE USE AND RELEVANCE OF ECONOMIC CONCEPTS AND TOOLS IN BUSINESS DECISION MAKING. GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON62011  ECON ISSUE THEORY&PROBS
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
SEE CATALOG
ECON62015  ECONOMICS OF INFORMATION
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMIC THEORY AND DECISION MAKING AND ITS APPLICATIONS TO THE INFORMATION ECONOMY. OVERVIEW OF THE ECONOMICS OF INFORMATION. CONSUMER BEHAVIOR AND PRODUCTION THEORY, THE DEMAND FOR INFORMATION; INFORMATION AS A FACTOR OF PRODUCTION; INFORMATION COSTS AND PRICING. CASE STUDIES IN THE INFORMATION INDUSTRY. - FALL 2000. GRADUATE STANDING - FALL 2000.
ECON62021  BUS CONDITIONS ANALYSIS
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
Analysis of forces determining economic growth, employment, inflation, and international competitiveness, with emphasis on understanding the business cycle and government stabilization policies. Prerequisite: BAD 64005 (may be taken concurrently). PREREQUISITE: BAD 64005 (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY). GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON62022  MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
USES ECONOMIC THEORY AND QUANTITATIVE METHODOLOGIES TO DEVELOP DECISION-MAKING SKILLS WHICH ENABLE MANAGERS OF LOCAL, NATIONAL AND MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES TO EVALUATE PROBLEMS AND ALLOCATE RESOURCES EFFICIENTLY. PREREQUISITE: BAD 64005; M.B.A. PROFICIENCY IN CALCULUS. GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON62044  STATISTICAL ANALYSIS II
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
SELECTED TOPICS CONCERNING INFERENCE AND REGRESSION. INCLUDES ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE, CHI-SQUARE, F-TEST AND CORRELATION. EMPHASIZES USEFULNESS FOR MANAGERIAL DECISION MAKING AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS. GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON62050  MICRO-ECONOMIC THEORY I
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF METHODOLOGY OF ECONOMICS, CONSUMER BEHAVIOR, PRODUCTION AND COSTS, THE FIRM, MARKETS AND WELFARE ECONOMICS. GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON62051  MACRO-ECONOMIC THEORY I
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF CLASSICAL THEORY OF EMPLOYMENT; KEYNESIAN THEORIES OF CONSUMPTION, INVESTMENT, MULTIPLIER, ACCELERATOR, MONEY, INTEREST RATES, PRICE LEVEL AND WAGE RATES, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH. GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON62052  MICRO-ECONOMIC THEORY II
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
SELECTED TOPICS IN MICROECONOMIC THEORY. PREREQUISITE: ECON 62050 AND GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON62053  MACRO-ECONOMIC THEORY II
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
SELECTED TOPICS IN MACROECONOMIC THEORY. PREREQUISITE: ECON 62050 AND 62051. GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON62054  ECONOMETRICS I
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
INTRODUCTION TO PROBLEMS AND METHODS OF ESTIMATING THE PARAMETERS OF ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIPS. GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON62055  ECONOMETRICS II
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
COVERS GENERALIZED LINEAR REGRESSION, MIXED ESTIMATION, SIMULTANEOUS EQUATION SYSTEMS, THEIR IDENTIFICATION AND ESTIMATION BY SINGLE EQUATION AND SYSTEMS ESTIMATION. PREREQUISITE: ECON 62054 AND GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON62061  MONETARY THEORY&POLICY
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF MONETARY THEORIES AND THEIR NEOCLASSICAL ANTECEDENTS. SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO MONEY AND ITS INTERRELATIONSHIP WITH RATE OF INTEREST AND GENERAL PRICE LEVEL. GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON62071  LABOR ECONOMICS
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ANALYSES OF WAGE DETERMINATION, THE SUPPLY OF SKILLS, LABOR MARKET DISCRIMINATION, AND THE EFFECTS OF TRADE UNIONS AND GOVERNMENT POLICIES. GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON62072  ECON LABOR MKTG STRUCTURE
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
STUDY OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF UNIONS, INTERNAL LABOR MARKETS AND GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS AND PROGRAMS ON WAGES, EMPLOYMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME. GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON62075  THEORY-INTERNATIONL TRADE
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
STUDY OF MODERN INTERNATIONAL TRADE THEORY. EMPHASIZES RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRADE AND FACTOR PRICES, FACTOR ENDOWMENT, TECHNOLOGY, TERMS OF TRADE, CUSTOMS UNIONS AND PROTECTIONISM. GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON62076  INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
STUDY OF FACTORS AFFECTING EXCHANGE RATES, INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MOVEMENTS, BALANCE OF PAYMENTS, DISEQUILIBRIUM AND ADJUSTMENT, THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY SYSTEM, AND INTERNAL-EXTERNAL BALANCE. GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON62077  PROBS OF DEVELOPING AREAS
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF SELECTED TOPICS AND ISSUES IN DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS. PREREQUISITE: ECON 52076 OR PERMISSION. GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON62078  SEM: INTERNATIONAL ECON
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
ANALYSIS OF RECENT CONTRIBUTIONS AND CURRENT PROBLEMS IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FINANCE. PREREQUISITE: ECON 62075 AND 62076 OR PERMISSION. GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON62083  PUBLIC POLICY TWD BUS
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
RECENT LAWS AND REGULATIONS CONCERNING ECONOMIC STABILITY, ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS, ENERGY, EQUAL RIGHTS AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ARE EMPHASIZED, AS ARE THE REACTIONS OF THE CORPORATION AND THE EXECUTIVE. PREREQUISITE: GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON62096  INDEPENDENT STUDY
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 1 TO 3
Class Level: G
INDEPENDENT STUDY ON A PARTICULAR PROJECT OR SEQUENCE OF SUBJECTS. MAXIMUM OF 6 SEMESTER HOURS OF WORK MAY BE EARNED IN INDEPENDENT STUDY, ALTHOUGH NO MORE THAN 3 HOURS IN ANY ONE SEMESTER. "IP" PERMISSIBLE. . PREREQUISITE: FOR CANDIDATES WHO HAVE COMPLETED 12 HOURS OF SUPERIOR QUALITY WORK, WITH PERMISSION OF THE CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS. GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON62098  RESEARCH
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 1 TO 15
Class Level: G
RESEARCH FOR MASTER'S STUDENTS. MAY APPLY TOWARD DEGREE REQUIREMENTS IF APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY DEPARTMENT. REPEAT REGISTRATION PERMITTED. GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON62180  REGIONAL ECONOMICS
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
EXAMINES TECHNIQUES OF REGIONAL ECONOMIC ANALYSIS WITH THE OBJECT OF PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING OF INTERREGIONAL DISPARITIES IN DEVELOPED NATIONS AND POLICIES FOR ALLEVIATING PROBLEMS ARISING FROM DISPARITIES. GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON62181  URBAN ECONOMICS
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
SPATIAL THEORIES OF INTER- AND INTRAMETROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT. ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES AND PUBLIC POLICY IN HOUSING, EDUCATION, CRIME, TRANSPORTATION, WELFARE, POLLUTION, ETC. GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON62182  PUB EXP&COST BENEFIT ANLY
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ASPECTS OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE AND COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS. USES ECONOMIC THEORY TO APPRAISE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ALTERNATIVES IN ADVANCED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON62184  PUBLIC FINANCE I
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
ANALYSIS OF MARKET FAILURE INCLUDING THE THEORY OF PUBLIC GOODS AND EXTERNALITIES. AN EXAMINATION OF THE INCIDENCE AND OUTPUT EFFECTS OF VARIOUS TAXES. GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON62185  PUBLIC FINANCE II
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THEORIES OF GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES AND BUDGETING; DEBT MANAGEMENT; IMPACT OF FISCAL POLICY UPON LEVEL OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY. GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON62199  THESIS I
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 2 TO 6
Class Level: G
THESIS STUDENTS MUST REGISTER FOR TOTAL OF 6 HOURS, 2 TO 6 HOURS IN A SINGLE SEMESTER, DISTRIBUTED OVER SEVERAL SEMESTERS IF DESIRED. "S/U" GRADING; "IP" PERMISSIBLE. PREREQUISITE: PERMISSION OF ADVISER AND GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON62299  THESIS II
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 2
Class Level: G
THESIS STUDENTS MUST CONTINUE REGISTRATION EACH SEMESTER UNTIL ALL DEGREE REQUIREMENTS ARE MET. "S/U" GRADING; "IP" GRADE PERMISSIBLE. PREREQUISITE: ECON 62199 AND GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON64004  QUANTITATIVE METH B.A. I
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
INTRODUCTION TO FUNDAMENTALS OF MATRIX ALGEBRA, DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS AND LINEAR PROGRAMMING. BOTH ALGEBRAIC AND TRANSCENDENTAL FUNCTIONS ARE INCLUDED IN DISCUSSION. GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON64183  PUBLIC POL TWD BUSINESS
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 3
Class Level: G
GR ST
ECON67021  BUS CNDTN & FORECAST-EMBA
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 2
Class Level: G
PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF THE FACTORS THAT DETERMINE REAL GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT, AND INFLATION, WITH EMPHASIS ON APPLICATION AND FORECASTING. GRADUATE STANDING.
ECON67022  MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS-EMBA
College:College of Business Administration
Dept: Economics
Credits: 2
Class Level: G
ANALYSIS OF MANAGERIAL DECISION MAKING WITHIN THE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT WITH EMPHASIS ON THE FIRM'S ECONOMIC DECISIONS UNDER DIFFERENT MARKET AND BUSINESS CONDITIONS.