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ECONOMICS (ECON)
College of Liberal Arts
Economics
 
ECON 1101 - Principles of Microeconomics (IP, SSCI)
(4.0 cr; =[ECON 1104, APEC 1101, APEC 1101H, ECON 1101H]; Prereq-knowledge of plane geometry and advanced algebra; fall, spring, summer, every year)
Microeconomic behavior of consumers, firms, and markets in domestic and world economy. Demand and supply. Competition and monopoly. Distribution of income. Economic interdependencies in the global economy. Effects of global linkages on individual decisions.



ECON 1101H - Honors Course: Principles of Microeconomics (IP, SSCI)
(4.0 cr; =[ECON 1104, APEC 1101, APEC 1101H, ECON 1101]; Prereq-Math 1271; fall, every year)
Microeconomic behavior of consumers, firms, markets in domestic/world economy. Demand/supply. Competition/monopoly. Distribution of income. Effects of economic interdependencies, global linkages on individual decisions. Emphasizes algebra, geometry, basic logic, proofs.



ECON 1102 - Principles of Macroeconomics (IP, SSCI)
(4.0 cr; =[ECON 1105, APEC 1102H, ECON 1102H, APEC 1102]; Prereq-[1101 or equiv], knowledge of plane geometry and advanced algebra; fall, spring, summer, every year)
Aggregate consumption, saving, investment, and national income. Role of money, banking, and business cycles in domestic and world economy. International trade, growth, and development. U.S. economy and its role in the world economy. International interdependencies among nations.



ECON 1104 - Principles of Microeconomics (IP, SSCI)
(4.0 cr; =[APEC 1101, APEC 1101H, ECON 1101, ECON 1101H]; Prereq-Math 1271; fall, spring, every year)
Microeconomic behavior of consumers, firms, and markets in domestic/world economy. Demand and supply. Competition and monopoly. Distribution of income. Effects of economic interdependencies and global linkages on individual decisions. Use of calculus and mathematical models.



ECON 1105 - Principles of Macroeconomics (IP, SSCI)
(4.0 cr; =[APEC 1102H, ECON 1102H, APEC 1102, ECON 1102]; Prereq-[1104 or equiv], Math 1271; spring, every year)
Aggregate consumption, saving, investment, national income. Role of money, banking, and business cycles in the domestic/world economy. International trade, growth, and development. U.S./world economy. International interdependencies among nations. Emphasizes calculus and mathematical reasoning.



ECON 1902 - Freshman Seminar (CD)
(3.0 cr [max 6.0 cr]; Prereq-freshman; A-F or Aud, fall, every year)
Topics specified in Class Schedule.



ECON 1903 - Freshman Seminar (C/PE)
(3.0 cr; Prereq-freshman; A-F or Aud, fall, every year)
Topics specified in Class Schedule.



ECON 1904 - Freshman Seminar (IP)
(3.0 cr; Prereq-freshman; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, every year)
Topics specified in Class Schedule.



ECON 1905 - Freshman Seminar
(3.0 cr; Prereq-freshman; A-F only, fall, spring, offered periodically)
Topics specified in Class Schedule.



ECON 1910W - Freshman Seminar (WI)
(3.0 cr; Prereq-freshman; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, offered periodically)
Topics specified in Class Schedule.



ECON 3021 - Survey of Economic Ideas
(3.0 cr; =[ECON 4022]; Prereq-1101, 1102 or equiv; not open to Econ majors)
A historical and analytical treatment of how important economic ideas developed over time, and their relationship to prevailing economic conditions and politics. Economic ideas from Adam Smith to the present.



ECON 3031 - American Economic Problems
(3.0 cr; =[ECON 4031]; Prereq-1101, [1102 or equiv]; Econ majors consult first with CLA adviser)
American economic problems/relationships. Relevance of simple economic principles to economic problems in the United States.



ECON 3033 - Current Economics Issues
(3.0 cr [max 6.0 cr]; =[ECON 4033]; Prereq-1101, 1102 or equiv; not open to Econ majors)
Current controversies over economic policies used to deal with some economic problems. Students focus in part on a specific issue of their choice. Different economic issues are discussed each time the course is offered (every three years).



ECON 3041 - Prospective World Economy
(3.0 cr; =[ECON 4041]; Prereq-[1101, 1102] or equiv or econ major with CLA adviser approval)
What economic future holds. What can be done about global issues. How to improve economic prospects of countries.



ECON 3101 - Intermediate Microeconomics
(4.0 cr; =[ECON 3101H, APEC 3001, ECON 3105]; Prereq-1101, 1102 or equiv, Math 1271 or equiv; fall, spring, summer, every year)
Behavior of households, firms, and industries under competitive and monopolistic conditions; factors influencing production, price, and other decisions of the firm; applications of the theory. Economic efficiency and distribution of well-being.



ECON 3101H - Honors Course: Intermediate Microeconomics
(4.0 cr; =[ECON 3101, APEC 3001, ECON 3105]; Prereq-1101, 1102 or equiv, Math 1271 or equiv, honors)
Behavior of households, firms, and industries under competitive and monopolistic conditions; factors influencing production, price, and other decisions of the firm; applications of the theory. Economic efficiency and distribution of well-being.



ECON 3102 - Intermediate Macroeconomics
(4.0 cr; =[ECON 3102H, APEC 3006]; Prereq-3101 or equiv; fall, spring, summer, every year)
Determinants of national income, employment, and price level; effects of monetary and fiscal policies; emphasis on a general equilibrium approach. Applications of the theory, especially to current macroeconomic policy issues.



ECON 3102H - Honors Course: Intermediate Macroeconomics
(4.0 cr; =[APEC 3006, ECON 3102]; Prereq-3101 or equiv, honors)
Determinants of national income, employment, and price level; effects of monetary and fiscal policies; emphasis on a general equilibrium approach. Applications of economic efficiency and distribution of well-being.



ECON 3105 - Managerial Economics
(4.0 cr; =[ECON 3101H, ECON 3101, APEC 3001]; Prereq-1101, [1102 or equiv], [Math 1271 or equiv]; not open to Econ majors; fall, spring, summer, offered periodically)
Theory of the firm. Managerial decision problems. Demand theory. Production technology and cost concepts. Pricing/output decisions under different market structures. Investment behavior. Government regulation.



ECON 3501 - Labor Economics
(3.0 cr; =[ECON 4531]; Prereq-1101, 1102 or equiv; not open to Econ majors)
Role of labor in economy; labor as factor of production, population, and labor force; economics of labor markets; labor market institutions; theories of wages and employment; unions and collective bargaining; public policy.



ECON 3601 - Industrial Organization and Antitrust Policy
(3.0 cr; =[ECON 4631H, ECON 4631]; Prereq-1101, 1102 or equiv; not open to Econ majors; fall, summer, every year)
Industrial organization and market structures. Relations between market structure, economic efficiency, and welfare. Purposes and effects of antitrust and related legislation. Industrial policy.



ECON 3611 - Environmental Economics (ENVT)
(3.0 cr; =[00459]; Prereq-1101, 1102, or equiv; not open to Econ majors; fall, every year)
Dependence of the economy on the environment; alternative visions of the future and issues on which actual outcome will depend, particular attention to global warming; future generations and sustainability; economic incentives for environmental protection and degradation; economic aspects of environmental policies.



ECON 3701 - Money and Banking
(3.0 cr; =[ECON 4721, ECON 4721H]; Prereq-1101, 1102 or equiv; not open to Econ majors; fall, spring, summer, every year)
Historical development, present characteristics, and economic role of financial institutions. Commercial banking, the Federal Reserve System, and monetary policy.



ECON 3801 - Elements of Public Economics
(3.0 cr; =[ECON 4821]; Prereq-[1102 or equiv]; not open to Econ majors; fall, summer, every year)
Competing views on proper role of government in economy. Effects of tax/spending policies. Private agents' response to government actions. Optimal policies. Applications primarily to U.S. federal government.



ECON 3951 - Major Project Seminar
(2.0 cr; Prereq-[3101 or 3102 or equiv], fr writing requirement satisfied; A-F only, fall, spring, summer, every year)
Students produce a significant written work in economics. Project demonstrate critical thinking, collection/analysis of data, problem solving, interpretation of findings. Modes of inquiry in economics.



ECON 3960 - Topics in Economics
(3.0 cr [max 6.0 cr]; Prereq-1101, 1102 or equiv; fall, every year)
Topics specified in Class Schedule.



ECON 3991 - Independent Study
(1.0 - 3.0 cr [max 3.0 cr]; Prereq-1101, 1102, #; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, summer, every year)
Students confirm topic of study with faculty supervisor or with director of undergraduate studies before beginning (otherwise no credit).



ECON 3993 - Directed Studies
(1.0 - 3.0 cr [max 3.0 cr]; Prereq-1101, 1102 or equiv, #; fall, spring, summer, every year)
Guided individual reading or study in areas not available in regular course offerings.



ECON 4021 - Economics, Ethics, and Economic Philosophy (WI)
(3.0 cr; Prereq-[1101, 1102] or equiv)
Types of economics. Ethics and its economic applications. Bases of different economic philosophies. Topics vary by semester. Examples: relationships between freedoms/reponsibilities, economics/ethics of stakeholder concept, different concepts of property rights or justice.



ECON 4022 - Survey of Economic Ideas
(3.0 cr; =[ECON 3021]; Prereq-3101, 3102 or equiv)
Historical and analytical view of how important economic ideas developed and their relationship to prevailing economic conditions and politics. Economic ideas from Adam Smith to the present.



ECON 4031 - American Economic Problems
(3.0 cr; =[ECON 3031]; Prereq-3101, 3102 or equiv)
Discussion of American economic problems and relationships. Relevance of simple economic principles to economic problems in the United States.



ECON 4033 - Current Economic Issues
(3.0 cr [max 6.0 cr]; =[ECON 3033]; Prereq-3101, 3102 or equiv)
Current controversies over economic policies used deal with some economic problems. Students focus in part on a specific issue. Different economic issues are discussed every time the course is offered (every three years).



ECON 4041 - The Prospective World Economy
(3.0 cr; =[ECON 3041]; Prereq-3102 or equiv)
Considers what the economic future holds, what can be done now to deal with global issues, and how to improve economic prospects of countries.



ECON 4100W - Undergraduate Writing in Economics (WI)
(1.0 cr [max 2.0 cr]; Prereq-3101, [& 4831 or & economics honors course], #; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, every year)
Research essay.



ECON 4109H - Honors Course: Game Theory and Applications
(4.0 cr; Prereq-3101, 3102 or equiv, Math 1271-1272 or equiv; fall, every year)
Games; normal form and extensive form; wars of attrition; games of timing; bargaining applications in industrial organization, macroeconomics, and international economics.



ECON 4113 - Introduction to Mathematical Economics
(4.0 cr; Prereq-3101, 3102 or equiv, Math 1271-1272-2243 or equiv; spring, every year)
Development of selected models of economic behavior in mathematical terms. Topics selected to illustrate the advantages of a mathematical formulation.



ECON 4161 - Microeconomic Analysis
(2.0 cr; Prereq-[3101 or 5151 or equiv], Math 2243, Math 2263, #; fall, every year)
Theories of consumer demand, producer supply, and market equilibrium. General equilibrium and welfare. May include topics such as externalities, economics of information/uncertainty. Seven-week course. Meets with 8001.



ECON 4162 - Microeconomic Analysis
(4.0 cr; Prereq-4161, #; A-F or Aud, fall, every year)
Theories of consumer demand, producer supply, and market equilibrium. General equilibrium and welfare. May include topics such as externalities, economics of information/uncertainty, and game theory. Seven-week course. Meets with 8002.



ECON 4163 - Microeconomic Analysis
(2.0 cr; Prereq-4162, #; spring, every year)
Theories of consumer demand, producer supply, and market equilibrium. General equilibrium and welfare. May include topics such as externalities, economics of information/uncertainty, and game theory. Seven-week course. Meets with 8003.



ECON 4164 - Microeconomic Analysis
(2.0 cr; Prereq-4163, #; spring, every year)
Theories of consumer demand, producer supply, and market equilibrium. General equilibrium and welfare. May include topics such as externalities, economics of information/uncertainty, and game theory. Seven-week course. Meets with 8004.



ECON 4165 - Macroeconomic Theory
(2.0 cr; Prereq-[3102, [[Math 2243, Math 2263] or equiv]], #; fall, every year)
Dynamic general equilibrium models: solving for paths of interest rates, consumption, investment, and prices. Seven-week course. Meets with 8105.



ECON 4166 - Macroeconomic Theory
(2.0 cr; Prereq-4165, #; fall, every year)
Dynamic general equilibrium models: solving for paths of interest rates, consumption, investment, and prices. Seven-week course. Meets with 8106.



ECON 4167 - Macroeconomic Theory
(2.0 cr; Prereq-4166, #; spring, every year)
General equilibrium models with uncertainty, search, matching, indivisibilities, private information. Implications of theory for measurement and data reporting. Overlapping generations, dynasty models with money/government. Variational/recursive methods. Seven-week course. Meets with 8107.



ECON 4168 - Macroeconomic Theory
(2.0 cr; Prereq-4167, #; spring, every year)
General equilibrium models with uncertainty, search, matching, indivisibilities, private information. Implications of theory for measurement and data reporting. Overlapping generations, dynasty models with money/government. Variational/recursive methods. Seven-week course. Meets with 8108.



ECON 4171 - History of Economic Thought
(3.0 cr; Prereq-3101, 3102 or equiv; spring, every year)
Primarily a critical reading course. Topics include Smith, Ricardo, Malthus, and Marx; neoclassicists, Keynes, the mercantilist and physiocratic doctrines; and modern theory.



ECON 4211 - Principles of Econometrics
(4.0 cr; Prereq-[[1101, 1102] or equiv], Math 2243 [or equiv], [[Stat 3021, Stat 3022] or equiv], familiarity with computers; fall, every year)
Data analysis/quantitative methods in economics. Violation of classical regression model assumptions, modified estimation procedures that retain desirable properties. Multi-equation models. Computer applications/interpretation of empirical results.



ECON 4261 - Introduction to Econometrics
(4.0 cr; Prereq-[3101 or equiv], [[Math 1271, Math 1272] or equiv], Math 2243, Math 2263, [[Stat 4101, Stat 4102] or [Stat 5101, Stat 5102]]; Math 4242 strongly recommended; A-F or Aud, fall, every year)
Review of basic linear regression model, its variants. Time series/simultaneous equation models. Material may include panel data, censored/truncated regressions, discrete choice models.



ECON 4262 - Econometric Analysis
(2.0 cr; Prereq-4261)
Review of basic linear regression model, its variants. Time series/simultaneous equation models. Material may include panel data, censored/truncated regressions, discrete choice models.



ECON 4301 - Economic Development (WI)
(3.0 cr; =[ECON 4331W]; Prereq-[[1101, 1102] or equiv], non-econ major; spring, summer, every year)
Economic growth in low income countries. Theory of aggregate and per capita income growth. Population growth, productivity increases, capital formation. Allocation of resources between consumption and investment and among sectors. International assistance and trade.



ECON 4307 - Comparative Economic Systems (IP)
(3.0 cr; =[ECON 4337]; Prereq-1101, 1102 or equiv; not open to Econ majors; fall, spring, summer, every year)
Functions of economic systems; market economy vs. centrally planned economy. Post socialist transitions in Eastern Europe, Russia, and China and reforms undertaken. Initial conditions and strategies for reforms; results of reforms in terms of key economic indicators.



ECON 4311 - Economy of Latin America
(3.0 cr; Prereq-[1101, 1102] or equiv; spring, every year)
Economic evolution in Latin America since 1950. Trade liberalization, poverty, inflation, development strategies in selected Latin American countries. Theory/applications of important issues.



ECON 4313 - The Russian Economy
(3.0 cr; Prereq-1101, 1102 or equiv; fall, every year)
Main features of the Soviet economic system and its economic development from 1971 to 1980s. Collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Recent economic reforms adopted by Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. Russia and its relations with the world.



ECON 4315 - The Japanese Economy
(3.0 cr; Prereq-1101, 1102 or equiv; spring, every year)
Economic development following contact with western civilization. Issues covered include trade, development and growth, population growth, capital formation, international economic relations, agricultural and industrial policies; role of the government in the economy, and current issues of interest.



ECON 4331W - Economic Development (WI)
(3.0 cr; =[ECON 4301]; Prereq-3101, 3102 or equiv; fall, spring, summer, every year)
Economic growth in low income countries. Theory of aggregate and per capita income growth. Population growth, productivity increases, and capital formation. Allocation of resources between consumption and investment and among sectors. International assistance and trade.



ECON 4337 - Comparative Economic Systems (IP)
(3.0 cr; =[ECON 4307]; Prereq-3101, 3102 or equiv; fall, spring, summer, every year)
Functions of economic systems; market economy versus centrally planned economy. Comparison of different economic systems. Post socialist transitions in Eastern Europe, Russia, and China. Initial conditions and strategies for reforms; results of reforms in terms of key economic indicators.



ECON 4401 - International Economics (IP)
(3.0 cr; =[00505]; Prereq-[[1101, 1102] or equiv], not open to econ majors; fall, spring, every year)
International trade flows. Commercial policy and welfare implications, protection. Global trade organizations. International factor mobility. Balance of payments analysis and open-economy macroeconomics. Foreign exchange markets and exchange rate determination. International monetary system. Regional integration.



ECON 4421W - Economic Integration of the Americas (IP, WI)
(3.0 cr; Prereq-3101, 3102 or equiv or #; fall, offered periodically)
Analysis of economic relationships among countries in the Western Hemisphere. Modeling the impact of NAFTA and similar regional trade accords. Prospects for further integration. Comparison with European integration.



ECON 4431V - Honors Course: International Trade (IP, WI)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-[[3101, 3102] or equiv], Math 1271; spring, offered periodically)
Theories of trade and explanations of trade patterns. Trade restrictions and commercial policy. International factor movements. Economic growth, economic development, and trade. Multinational corporations. Regional integration. Transition economies and trade.



ECON 4431W - International Trade (IP, WI)
(3.0 cr; Prereq-3101, 3102 or equiv; fall, spring, summer, every year)
Theories of trade and explanations of trade patterns. Trade restrictions and commercial policy. International factor movements. Economic growth, economic development, and trade. Multinational corporations. Regional Integration. Transition economies and trade.



ECON 4432W - International Finance (IP, WI)
(3.0 cr; Prereq-3101, 3102 or equiv; 4431 or 4439 or equiv recommended; spring, summer, every year)
Balance of payments; international financial markets; exchange rate determination; international monetary system; international investment and capital flows; financial management of the multinational firm; open economy macroeconomic policy.



ECON 4531 - Labor Economics
(3.0 cr; =[ECON 3501]; Prereq-3101, 3102 or equiv; fall, summer, every year)
Economic analysis of labor markets and their operations; population and labor force; labor market institutions; wage and employment theories; unions and collective bargaining; public policy.



ECON 4560 - Economics of Discrimination
(3.0 cr; Prereq-[3101, 3102] or equiv; [Stat 3011, Stat 3022] recommended)
Theory and empirical evidence of labor/consumer markets discrimination. Race/gender differentials. Effects of anti-discrimination policies such as affirmative action. Use of economic models, formal statistical analysis.



ECON 4611H - Honors Course: Environmental Valuation
(4.0 cr; =[ECON 4831]; Prereq-[3101 or equiv], [Math 1271 or equiv])
Principles of cost-benefit analysis used for valuing the environment, costs of pollution. Defining, measuring, valuating benefits/costs. Economic growth, sustainable growth. Economic, ecological, ethical issues in using renewable/non-renewable resources. Optimal rate of use. Optimal pollution control.



ECON 4621H - Honors Course: Urban Economics
(4.0 cr; Prereq-3101 or equiv; spring, offered periodically)
Economics of urbanization. Location of economic activity and cities. Central place theory. Site rents and form of city. Urban economic base and economic policy. Urban problems and economic policies: transportation, poverty/segregation, housing, public finance.



ECON 4623 - Housing Markets and Public Policy
(3.0 cr; Prereq-1101, 1102 or equiv)
Analysis of housing markets. Market failures, externalities and the case for government intervention. Relative efficiency of particular forms of intervention.



ECON 4631 - Industrial Organization and Antitrust Policy
(3.0 cr; =[ECON 4631H, ECON 3601]; Prereq-3101 or equiv; fall, spring, summer, every year)
Relations between market structure, economic efficiency and welfare. Economic origins of monopoly and other restraints on competition. Purposes and effects of antitrust and related legislation. Industrial policy.



ECON 4631H - Honors Course: Industrial Organization and Antitrust Policy
(4.0 cr; =[ECON 4631, ECON 3601]; Prereq-3101 or equiv; fall, spring, every year)
Economic aspects of antitrust and related policies. Relations between market structure, economic efficiency, and welfare. Economic origins of monopoly and other restraints on competition. Purposes/effects of antitrust/related legislation.



ECON 4721 - Money and Banking
(3.0 cr; =[ECON 3701, ECON 4721H]; Prereq-3101 or equiv; fall, spring, summer, every year)
Theories of money demand and money supply. Financial intermediation and banking, banking practices and regulation, role of the Federal Reserve system. Monetary policy.



ECON 4721H - Honors Course: Money and Banking
(4.0 cr; =[ECON 4721, ECON 3701]; Prereq-[3101 or equiv]; Math 1271; spring, every year)
Theories of money demand and money supply. Financial intermediation, banking, nonbank financial institutions, banking practices, bank regulation, international banking, role of Federal Reserve system. Monetary policy.



ECON 4731 - Macroeconomic Policy
(3.0 cr; Prereq-3101, 3102 or equiv; fall, spring, every year)
Monetary vs. fiscal policy debate in the context of the underlying macroeconomic theory controversy. Comparison of Keynesian, Monetarist, and Classical theories; rational expectations; policy ineffectiveness; time inconsistency; rules vs. discretion; budget deficits; unemployment and inflation.



ECON 4731H - Honors Course: Macroeconomic Policy
(4.0 cr; Prereq-[[3101, 3102] or equiv], Math 1271, honors; fall, spring, offered periodically)
Monetary vs. fiscal policy debate in context of underlying macroeconomic theory controversy. Comparison of Keynesian, Monetarist, and Classical theories. Rational expectations, policy ineffectiveness, time inconsistency, rules versus discretion, budget deficits. Unemployment and inflation.



ECON 4741 - Quantitative Analysis of the Macroeconomy
(3.0 cr; Prereq-[[3101, 3102] or equiv], [Stat 3011 or equiv])
Development/calibration of growth model. Effects of policies on output, employment, other aggregate variables. Documentation of business cycle facts. Estimation of business cycles' cost. Real business theory, prediction of business cycle facts. Money in augmented model.



ECON 4741H - Honors: Quantitative Analysis of the Macroeconomy
(4.0 cr; Prereq-[[3101, 3102] or equiv], [Stat 3011 or equiv]; fall, every year)
Development/calibration of growth model. Effects of policies on output, employment, and other aggregate variables. Documentation of business cycle facts. Estimation of business cycles' cost. Real business theory. Prediction of business cycle facts. Money in augmented model.



ECON 4751 - Financial Economics
(3.0 cr; =[ECON 4751H]; Prereq-3101 or equiv, Math 1271 or equiv, 1 sem statistics; fall, spring, summer, every year)
Financial decisions of firms and investors. Determination of interest rates and asset prices. Role of risk and uncertainty. Emphasis on economic models rather than the details of financial institutions.



ECON 4751H - Honors Course: Financial Economics
(4.0 cr; =[ECON 4751]; Prereq-3101, [3102 or equiv], [Math 1271 or equiv], [Stat 3011 or equiv]; fall, spring, every year)
Efficiency of financial markets. Theoretical concepts, empirical evidence.



ECON 4821 - Public Economics
(3.0 cr; =[ECON 3801]; Prereq-= ECON 3801; prereq 3101, 3102 or equiv; fall, summer, every year)
Competing views on the proper role of government in the economy. Effects of tax and spending policies, taking into account private agents' response to government actions and the ways government officials may use their powers; optimal policies. Applications primarily to U.S. government.



ECON 4831 - Cost-Benefit Analysis (WI)
(3.0 cr; =[ECON 4611H]; Prereq-3101 or equiv; fall, spring, every year)
Principles for evaluation of benefits/costs of public projects or programs. Issues connected with definition/measurement of benefits/costs. Rate of return, rate of discount. Market imperfections, risk, and uncertainty. Case studies of applications of theory.



ECON 4960 - Topics in Economics
(3.0 cr [max 6.0 cr]; Prereq-[3101 or 3102 or equiv], MATH 1271; may change based on topic; A-F only, fall, spring, offered periodically)
Topics specified in Class Schedule.



ECON 4993 - Directed Study
(1.0 - 4.0 cr [max 4.0 cr]; Prereq-For honors thesis, #; fall, spring, summer, every year)
Guided individual reading or study in areas not available in regular course offerings.



ECON 5109H - Game Theory for Engineers
(4.0 cr; Prereq-[[[Math 2283, Math 2373, Math 2374, Math 3283] or Math 4606], M.S./Ph.D. student in [engineerg or comp sci or info tech or operations mgmt]] or #; not for econ [undergrads or PhD students]; A-F or Aud, fall, offered periodically)
Introduction to game theory and its applications. Utility theory, noncooperative/cooperative games, bargaining theory. Games in normal/extensive form, Nash equilibria/refinements.



ECON 5151 - Elements of Economic Analysis: Firm and Household
(2.0 cr; Prereq-3101, 3102, or equiv, Math 1271 or equiv, Math 2243 or equiv, grad or #; fall, every year)
Decision-making by households and firms under conditions of perfect competition, monopoly, and monopolistic competition.



ECON 5152 - Elements of Economic Analysis: Income and Employment
(2.0 cr; Prereq-3101, 3102 or equiv, Math 1271 or equiv, Math 2243 or equiv, grad or #; spring, every year)
Determinants of national income, employment, and price level; aggregate consumption, investment, and asset holding.



ECON 5312 - Growth, Technology, and Development
(3.0 cr; Prereq-3101, 3102 or equiv or #)
Economics of research and development; technical change and productivity growth; impact of technology on institutions; science and technology policy.



ECON 5890 - Economics of the Health-Care System
(3.0 cr; =[PUBH 6832]; Prereq-[3101, 3102] or #; A-F or Aud, fall, every year)
Economic analysis of U.S. health-care sector. Emphasizes problems of pricing, production, distribution. Health-care services as one factor contributing to nation's health.



ECON 8001 - Microeconomic Analysis
(2.0 cr; Prereq-5151 or equiv, Math 2243, Math 2263 or equiv or #; fall, every year)
Theories of consumer demand, producer supply, and market equilibrium; general equilibrium and welfare. Sample topics: externalities, economics of information and uncertainty, and game theory. This seven-week course meets with 4161.



ECON 8002 - Microeconomic Analysis
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8001; fall, every year)
Theories of consumer demand, producer supply, and market equilibrium; general equilibrium and welfare. Sample topics: externalities, economics of information and uncertainty, and game theory. This seven-week course meets with 4162.



ECON 8003 - Microeconomic Analysis
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8002; spring, every year)
Theories of consumer demand, producer supply, and market equilibrium; general equilibrium and welfare. Sample topics: externalities, economics of information and uncertainty, and game theory. This seven-week course meets with 4163.



ECON 8004 - Microeconomic Analysis
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8003; spring, every year)
Theories of consumer demand, producer supply, and market equilibrium; general equilibrium and welfare. Sample topics: externalities, economics of information and uncertainty, and game theory. This seven-week course meets with 4164.



ECON 8101 - Microeconomic Theory
(2.0 cr; Prereq-5151 or equiv, Math 2243 or equiv, & Math 5615 or concurrent registration in Math 8601, grad econ major or #; fall, every year)
Decision problems faced by the household and firm; theories of choice under conditions of certainty and uncertainty. Partial equilibrium analysis of competition and monopoly. General equilibrium analysis. Welfare economics: economic efficiency of alternative market structures, social welfare functions. Dynamics: stability of markets, capital theory. Seven-week course.



ECON 8102 - Microeconomic Theory
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8101, & Math 5615 or & Math 8601, grad econ major or #; fall, every year)
Decision problems faced by the household and firm; theories of choice under conditions of certainty and uncertainty. Partial equilibrium analysis of competition and monopoly. General equilibrium analysis. Welfare economics: economic efficiency of alternative market structures, social welfare functions. Dynamics: stability of markets, capital theory. Seven-week course.



ECON 8103 - Microeconomic Theory
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8102, & Math 5616 or & Math 8602 or comparable abstract math course, grad econ major or #; spring, every year)
Decision problems faced by the household and firm; theories of choice under conditions of certainty and uncertainty. Partial equilibrium analysis of competition and monopoly. General equilibrium analysis. Welfare economics: economic efficiency of alternative market structures, social welfare functions. Dynamics: stability of markets, capital theory. Seven-week course.



ECON 8104 - Microeconomic Theory
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8103, & Math 5616 or & Math 8602 or comparable abstract math course, grad econ major or #; spring, every year)
Decision problems faced by the household and firm; theories of choice under conditions of certainty and uncertainty. Partial equilibrium analysis of competition and monopoly. General equilibrium analysis. Welfare economics: economic efficiency of alternative market structures, social welfare functions. Dynamics: stability of markets, capital theory. Seven-week course.



ECON 8105 - Macroeconomic Theory
(2.0 cr; Prereq-5152 or equiv, Math 2243, Math 2263 or equiv or #; fall, every year)
Dynamic general equilibrium models: solving for paths of interest rates, consumption, investment, prices. Models with uncertainty, search, matching, indivisibilities, private information. Implications for measurement and data reporting. Overlapping generations and dynasty models. Variational and recursive methods. This seven-week course meets with 4165.



ECON 8106 - Macroeconomic Theory
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8105; fall, every year)
Dynamic general equilibrium models: solving for paths of interest rates, consumption, investment, prices. Models with uncertainty, search, matching, indivisibilities, private information. Implications for measurement and data reporting. Overlapping generations and dynasty models. Variational and recursive methods. This seven-week course meets with 4166.



ECON 8107 - Macroeconomic Theory
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8106; spring, every year)
Dynamic general equilibrium models: solving for paths of interest rates, consumption, investment, prices. Models with uncertainty, search, matching, indivisibilities, private information. Implications for measurement and data reporting. Overlapping generations and dynasty models. Variational and recursive methods. This seven-week course meets with 4167.



ECON 8108 - Macroeconomic Theory
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8107; spring, every year)
Dynamic general equilibrium models: solving for paths of interest rates, consumption, investment, prices. Models with uncertainty, search, matching, indivisibilities, private information. Implications for measurement and data reporting. Overlapping generations and dynasty models. Variational and recursive methods. This seven-week course meets with 4168.



ECON 8111 - Introduction to Mathematical Economics
(2.0 cr; Prereq-Math 2243 or equiv, & Econ 8101, & Math 5615 or equiv or #; Math 4242 recommended; fall, spring, every year)
Use of mathematical models in economic theory.



ECON 8112 - Introduction to Mathematical Economics
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8111, & 8102, & Math 5615 or comparable abstract math course)
Use of mathematical models in economic theory. Standard techniques.



ECON 8113 - Introduction to Mathematical Economics
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8112, Math 5616 or comparable abstract math course, & 8103)
Use of mathematical models in economic theory. May include special topics.



ECON 8117 - Noncooperative Game Theory
(2.0 cr; Prereq-Math 5616 or equiv or #; fall, every year)
Solution concepts for noncooperative games in normal form, including Nash and perfect equilibrium and stable sets of equilibria. Extensive form games of perfect and incomplete information, sequential equilibrium, and consequences of stability for extensive form. Applications including bargaining and auctions. Seven-week course.



ECON 8118 - Noncooperative Game Theory
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8117; fall, spring, every year)
Solution concepts for noncooperative games in normal form, including Nash and perfect equilibrium and stable sets of equilibria. Extensive form games of perfect and incomplete information, sequential equilibrium, and consequences of stability for extensive form. Applications including bargaining and auctions. Seven-week course.



ECON 8119 - Cooperative Game Theory
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8104, Math 5616 or equiv or #; spring, every year)
Basics of cooperative game theory, emphasizing concepts used in economics. Games with and without transferable utility; the core, the value, and other solution concepts. Recent results, including potentials, reduced games, consistency, and noncooperative implementation of cooperative solution concepts. Seven-week course.



ECON 8124 - History of Economic Thought
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8104, 8108 or #)
Selected topics, emphasizing development of theoretical topics. Seven-week course.



ECON 8125 - History of Economic Thought
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8124 or #)
Selected topics, emphasizing development of theoretical topics. Seven-week course.



ECON 8181 - Advanced Topics in Microeconomics
(2.0 cr [max 4.0 cr]; Prereq-8104 or #; fall, every year)
Faculty and student presentations based on recent literature. Seven-week course.



ECON 8182 - Advanced Topics in Microeconomics
(2.0 cr [max 4.0 cr]; Prereq-8104 or #; spring, every year)
Faculty and student presentations based on recent literature. Seven-week course.



ECON 8185 - Advanced Topics in Macroeconomics
(2.0 cr [max 4.0 cr]; Prereq-8108 or #; fall, spring, every year)
Faculty and student presentations based on recent literature. Seven-week course.



ECON 8186 - Advanced Topics in Macroeconomics
(2.0 cr [max 4.0 cr]; Prereq-8108 or #; spring, offered periodically)
Faculty and student presentations based on recent literature. Seven-week course.



ECON 8191 - Workshop in Mathematical Economics
(1.0 - 3.0 cr [max 10.0 cr]; Prereq-8104 or #; fall, every year)
Students conduct research and present papers under faculty supervision.



ECON 8192 - Workshop in Mathematical Economics
(1.0 - 3.0 cr [max 10.0 cr]; Prereq-8104 or #; spring, every year)
Students work on research and present papers under faculty supervision.



ECON 8201 - Econometric Analysis
(2.0 cr; Prereq-[[3101 or equiv], [Math 1272 or equiv], Stat 5102] or #; fall, every year)
Basic linear regression model, its variants. Panel data, censored/truncated regression, discrete choice models. Time series, simultaneous equation models.



ECON 8202 - Econometric Analysis
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8201; fall, every year)
Basic linear regression model, its variants. Panel data, censored/truncated regression, discrete choice models. Time series, simultaneous equation models.



ECON 8203 - Econometric Analysis
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8202; spring, every year)
Basic linear regression model, its variants. Panel data, censored/truncated regression, discrete choice models. Time series, simultaneous equation models.



ECON 8204 - Econometric Analysis
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8203; spring, every year)
Basic linear regression model, its variants. Panel data, censored/truncated regression, discrete choice models. Time series, simultaneous equation models.



ECON 8205 - Applied Econometrics
(2.0 cr; Prereq-Math 4242 or equiv, & Econ 8101, & Econ 8105, & Stat 5101 or #; fall, every year)
Application in research, including classical and Bayesian approaches; formulation, comparison, and use of models and hypotheses; inference and prediction in structural models; simulation methods. Seven-week course.



ECON 8206 - Applied Econometrics
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8205, & 8102, & 8106, & Stat 5101 or #; fall, every year)
Application in research, including classical and Bayesian approaches; formulation, comparison, and use of models and hypotheses; inference and prediction in structural models; simulation methods. Seven-week course.



ECON 8207 - Applied Econometrics
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8206, & 8103, & 8107, & Stat 5102 or #; spring, every year)
Application in research, including classical and Bayesian approaches; formulation, comparison, and use of models and hypotheses; inference and prediction in structural models; simulation methods. Seven-week course.



ECON 8208 - Applied Econometrics
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8207, & 8104, & 8108, & Stat 5102 or #; spring, offered periodically)
Application in research, including classical and Bayesian approaches; formulation, comparison, and use of models and hypotheses; inference and prediction in structural models; simulation methods. Seven-week course.



ECON 8211 - Econometrics
(2.0 cr; Prereq-5151, 5152, Math 4242 or equiv, Stat 5102 or #; fall, every year)
Linear regression; general linear hypotheses; Gauss Markov Theorem, generalized least squares and their applications. Decision-theoretic choice among estimators. Simultaneous equations models; identification and estimation. Asymptotic distribution theory. Applications, including multivariate time series models and/or limited dependent variables models. Seven-week course.



ECON 8212 - Econometrics
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8211; fall, every year)
Linear regression; general linear hypotheses; Gauss Markov Theorem, generalized least squares and their applications. Decision-theoretic choice among estimators. Simultaneous equations models; identification and estimation. Asymptotic distribution theory. Applications, including multivariate time series models and/or limited dependent variables models. Seven-week course.



ECON 8213 - Econometrics
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8212)
Linear regression; general linear hypotheses; Gauss Markov Theorem, generalized least squares and their applications. Decision-theoretic choice among estimators. Simultaneous equations models; identification and estimation. Asymptotic distribution theory. Applications, including multivariate time series models and/or limited dependent variables models. Seven-week course.



ECON 8281 - Advanced Topics in Econometrics
(2.0 cr [max 4.0 cr]; Prereq-8213 or #)
Faculty and student presentations based on recent literature. This is a 7-week course.



ECON 8282 - Advanced Topics in Econometrics
(2.0 cr [max 4.0 cr]; Prereq-8213 or #)
Faculty and student presentations based on recent literature. Seven-week course.



ECON 8291 - Workshop in Econometrics
(1.0 - 3.0 cr [max 10.0 cr]; Prereq-8213 or #; fall, every year)



ECON 8292 - Workshop in Econometrics
(1.0 - 3.0 cr [max 10.0 cr]; Prereq-8213 or #)



ECON 8311 - Economic Growth and Development
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8104, 8106 or #; fall, every year)
Methods of analyzing dynamical systems; applying methods to new models of growth and development; deriving and evaluating models' quantitative implications in light of growth and development in a number of countries. Seven-week course.



ECON 8312 - Economic Growth and Development
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8311 or #; fall, spring, every year)
Methods of analyzing dynamical systems; applying methods to new models of growth and development; deriving and evaluating models' quantitative implications in light of growth and development in a number of countries. Seven-week course.



ECON 8313 - Economic Growth and Development
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8312 or #; spring, every year)
Methods of analyzing dynamical systems; applying methods to new models of growth and development; deriving and evaluating models' quantitative implications in light of growth and development in a number of countries. Seven-week course.



ECON 8333 - FTE: Master's
(1.0 cr; Prereq-Master's student, adviser and DGS consent; No Grade, fall, spring, summer, every year)
(No description)



ECON 8381 - Advanced Topics in Economic Development
(2.0 cr [max 4.0 cr]; Prereq-8312 or #; offered when feasible)
Faculty and student presentations based on recent literature. Seven-week course.



ECON 8382 - Advanced Topics in Economic Development
(2.0 cr [max 4.0 cr]; Prereq-8312 or #)
Faculty and student presentations based on recent literature. Seven-week course.



ECON 8391 - Workshop in Economic Growth and Development
(1.0 - 3.0 cr [max 10.0 cr]; Prereq-#; fall, every year)
Workshop in Economic Growth and Development



ECON 8392 - Workshop in Economic Growth and Development
(1.0 - 3.0 cr [max 10.0 cr]; Prereq-#)



ECON 8401 - International Trade and Payments Theory
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8103, 8105 or #; fall, every year)
Impact of trade on factor rentals. Stolper-Samuelson, Rybczynski, and factor price equalization theorems. Heckscher-Ohlin theorem. Derivation of offer curves and general international equilibrium. Transfer problem. Seven-week course.



ECON 8402 - International Trade and Payments Theory
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8401 or #; fall, spring, every year)
Tariffs, quotas, and other barriers to trade; gains from trade; trading blocs; increasing returns; growth. This is a seven-week course.



ECON 8403 - International Trade and Payments Theory
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8402 or #; spring, every year)
International business cycles; exchange rates; capital movements; international liquidity. This is a 7-week course.



ECON 8404 - International Trade and Payments Theory
(2.0 cr; Prereq-[8402, 8403] or #)
Theoretical models of international trade. Trade data, empirical work on trade. Seven week course.



ECON 8444 - FTE: Doctoral
(1.0 cr; Prereq-Doctoral student, adviser and DGS consent; No Grade, fall, spring, summer, every year)
(No description)



ECON 8481 - Advanced Topics in International Trade
(2.0 cr [max 4.0 cr]; Prereq-8403 or #; fall, spring, every year)
Faculty and student presentations based on recent literature. Seven-week course.



ECON 8482 - Advanced Topics in International Trade
(2.0 cr [max 4.0 cr]; Prereq-8403 or #)
Faculty and student presentations based on recent literature. Seven-week course.



ECON 8491 - Workshop in Trade and Development
(1.0 - 3.0 cr [max 10.0 cr]; Prereq-#; fall, every year)
Workshop in Trade and Development



ECON 8492 - Workshop in Trade and Development
(1.0 - 3.0 cr [max 10.0 cr]; Prereq-#; spring, every year)



ECON 8501 - Wages and Employment
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8102, 8106 or #; fall, every year)
Economic analysis of labor markets and their operation under conditions of both individual and collective bargaining. Implications of labor market operations for resource allocation, wage and price stability, income and employment growth. Wage structures and wage levels. Wage and employment theories and practices. Economic impacts of unions. Seven-week course.



ECON 8502 - Wages and Employment
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8501 or #; fall, spring, every year)
Economic analysis of labor markets and their operation under conditions of both individual and collective bargaining. Implications of labor market operations for resource allocation, wage and price stability, income and employment growth. Wage structures and wage levels. Wage and employment theories and practices. Economic impacts of unions. Seven-week course.



ECON 8503 - Wages and Employment
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8502 or #)
Economic analysis of labor markets and their operation under conditions of individual/collective bargaining. Implications of labor market operations for resource allocation, wage/price stability, income/employment growth. Wage structures and wage levels. Wage/employment theories/practices. Economic impacts of unions. Seven-week course.



ECON 8581 - Advanced Topics in Labor Economics
(2.0 cr [max 4.0 cr]; Prereq-8502 or #)
Faculty and student presentations based on recent literature. Seven-week course.



ECON 8582 - Advanced Topics in Labor Economics
(2.0 cr [max 4.0 cr]; Prereq-8502 or #)
Faculty and student presentations based on recent literature. Seven-week course.



ECON 8601 - Industrial Organization and Government Regulation
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8102 or #; fall, every year)
Behavior of businesses and industries: productivity, firm size distributions, exit-entry dynamics, etc. Theories of the firm, industry structure and performance, invention and innovation, and technology adoption. Positive and normative theories of regulation. Seven-week course.



ECON 8602 - Industrial Organization and Government Regulation
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8601 or #; fall, every year)
Behavior of businesses and industries: productivity, firm size distributions, exit-entry dynamics, etc. Theories of the firm, industry structure and performance, invention and innovation, and technology adoption. Positive and normative theories of regulation. Seven-week course.



ECON 8603 - Industrial Organization and Government Regulation
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8602 or #; spring, every year)
Behavior of businesses and industries: productivity, firm size distributions, exit-entry dynamics, etc. Theories of the firm, industry structure and performance, invention and innovation, and technology adoption. Positive and normative theories of regulation. Seven-week course.



ECON 8666 - Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits
(1.0 - 6.0 cr [max 12.0 cr]; Prereq-Doctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr; No Grade, fall, spring, summer, every year)



ECON 8681 - Advanced Topics in Industrial Organization
(2.0 cr [max 4.0 cr]; Prereq-8603 or #)
Faculty and student presentations based on recent literature. Seven-week course.



ECON 8682 - Advanced Topics in Industrial Organization
(2.0 cr [max 4.0 cr]; Prereq-8603 or #)
Faculty and student presentations based on recent literature. Seven-week course.



ECON 8691 - Workshop in Applied Microeconomics
(1.0 - 3.0 cr [max 10.0 cr]; Prereq-#; fall, every year)
Workshop in Applied Microeconomics



ECON 8692 - Workshop in Applied Microeconomics
(1.0 - 3.0 cr [max 10.0 cr]; Prereq-#; spring, every year)



ECON 8701 - Monetary Economics
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8103, 8106 or #; fall, every year)
Economic role of principal financial institutions. Determinants of value of money. Principal problems of monetary policy. Seven-week course.



ECON 8702 - Monetary Economics
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8701 or #; fall, spring, every year)
Economic role of principal financial institutions. Determinants of value of money. Principal problems of monetary policy. Seven-week course.



ECON 8703 - Monetary Economics
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8702 or #; spring, every year)
Economic role of principal financial institutions. Determinants of value of money. Principal problems of monetary policy. Seven-week course.



ECON 8704 - Financial Economics
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8103, 8106 or #; fall, every year)
Role of financial institutions in efficient allocation of risk; multiperiod and continuous-time securities markets; theory of firm under uncertainty; financial intermediation; derivation of empirical asset-pricing relationships; tests concerning alternative market structures. Seven-week course.



ECON 8705 - Financial Economics
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8704 or #; fall, spring, every year)
Role of financial institutions in efficient allocation of risk; multiperiod and continuous-time securities markets; theory of firm under uncertainty; financial intermediation; derivation of empirical asset-pricing relationships; tests concerning alternative market structures. Seven-week course.



ECON 8706 - Financial Economics
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8705 or #; spring, every year)
Role of financial institutions in efficient allocation of risk; multiperiod and continuous-time securities markets; theory of firm under uncertainty; financial intermediation; derivation of empirical asset-pricing relationships; tests concerning alternative market structures. Seven-week course.



ECON 8777 - Thesis Credits: Master's
(1.0 - 18.0 cr [max 50.0 cr]; Prereq-Max 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]; No Grade, fall, spring, summer, every year)
(No description)



ECON 8781 - Advanced Topics in Monetary Economics
(2.0 cr [max 4.0 cr]; Prereq-8702 or #; spring, every year)
Faculty and student presentations based on recent literature. Seven-week course.



ECON 8782 - Advanced Topics in Monetary Economics
(2.0 cr [max 4.0 cr]; Prereq-8702 or #)
Faculty and student presentations based on recent literature. Seven-week course.



ECON 8791 - Workshop in Macroeconomics
(1.0 - 3.0 cr [max 10.0 cr]; Prereq-#; fall, every year)
Workshop in Macroeconomics



ECON 8792 - Workshop in Macroeconomics
(1.0 - 3.0 cr [max 10.0 cr]; Prereq-#; spring, every year)



ECON 8801 - Public Economics
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8103, 8106 or #; fall, spring, every year)
Theories of public choice and role of government in economy. Economic effects of taxes, public debt, and public expenditure. Current problems in economics of public sector, including political economy. Seven-week course.



ECON 8802 - Public Economics
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8801 or #; fall, spring, every year)
Theories of public choice and role of government in economy. Economic effects of taxes, public debt, and public expenditure. Current problems in economics of public sector, including political economy. Seven-week course.



ECON 8803 - Public Economics
(2.0 cr; Prereq-8802 or #; spring, offered periodically)
Theories of public choice and role of government in economy. Economic effects of taxes, public debt, and public expenditure. Current problems in economics of public sector, including political economy. Seven-week course.



ECON 8881 - Advanced Topics in Public Economics
(2.0 cr [max 4.0 cr]; Prereq-8803 or #; fall, every year)
Faculty and student presentations based on recent literature. Seven-week course.



ECON 8882 - Advanced Topics in Public Economics
(2.0 cr [max 4.0 cr]; Prereq-8803 or #)
Faculty and student presentations based on recent literature. Seven-week course.



ECON 8888 - Thesis Credit: Doctoral
(1.0 - 24.0 cr [max 100.0 cr]; Prereq-Max 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required; No Grade, fall, spring, summer, every year)
(No description)



ECON 8891 - Workshop in Public Economics and Policy
(1.0 - 3.0 cr [max 10.0 cr]; Prereq-#)



ECON 8892 - Workshop in Public Economics and Policy
(1.0 - 3.0 cr [max 10.0 cr]; Prereq-#)



ECON 8990 - Individual Graduate Research
(1.0 - 7.0 cr [max 7.0 cr]; Prereq-#; fall, spring, summer, every year)
Individual Graduate Research



 
 
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