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Principles of Micro-Economics (4 credits)

Prerequisite: MATH110 or placement in MATH113/MATH115/MATH111. It is recommended that students complete ECON200 before taking ECON201. Introduces economic models of the behavior of individual consumers and business firms, problems of international trade, the distribution of income, policies for eliminating poverty and discrimination, the problems of environmental pollution, and the impact of different market structures upon economic activity.

Section 2101 Straub, J (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15, M 1-1:50

Section 2102 Straub, J (0 seats open, out of 0 seats. 0 people on the waitlist.) TuTh 11-12:15, M 1-1:50

Section 2103 Straub, J (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) W 1-1:50, TuTh 11-12:15

Section 2104 Straub, J (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) W 1-1:50, TuTh 11-12:15

Section 2105 Straub, J (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) W 2-2:50, TuTh 11-12:15

Section 2106 Straub, J (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) W 3-3:50, TuTh 11-12:15

Section 2107 Straub, J (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15, F 9-9:50

Section 2108 Straub, J (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15, F 10-10:50

Section 2109 Straub, J (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15, F 10-10:50

Section 2110 Straub, J (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15, F 11-11:50

Section 2111 Straub, J (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15, F 12-12:50

Section 2112 Straub, J (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15, F 1-1:50

Section 2113 Straub, J (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15, F 1-1:50

Section 2114 Straub, J (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15, F 2-2:50

Section 2201 Schwab, R (420 seats open, out of 420 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:45, F 12-12:50

Section 2401 Coughlin, P (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) TuTh 3:30-4:45, M 9-9:50

Section 2402 Coughlin, P (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) TuTh 3:30-4:45, M 10-10:50

Section 2403 Coughlin, P (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) TuTh 3:30-4:45, M 11-11:50

Section 2404 Coughlin, P (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) W 9-9:50, TuTh 3:30-4:45

Section 2405 Coughlin, P (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) W 10-10:50, TuTh 3:30-4:45

Section 2406 Coughlin, P (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) W 11-11:50, TuTh 3:30-4:45

Section 2407 Coughlin, P (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) TuTh 3:30-4:45, F 11-11:50

Section 2408 Coughlin, P (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) TuTh 3:30-4:45, F 12-12:50

Section 2409 Coughlin, P (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) TuTh 3:30-4:45, F 2-2:50

ECON201

Principles of Macro-Economics (4 credits)

Prerequisite: MATH110 or placement in MATH113/MATH115/MATH111. It is recommended that students complete ECON200 before taking ECON201. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ECON201 or ECON205. An introduction to the problems of unemployment, inflation, and economic growth. Emphasis on roles of monetary and fiscal policy in the conduct of macroeconomic policy.

Section 1101 Sarna, N (440 seats open, out of 440 seats.) TuTh 2-3:15, F 10-10:50

Section 2101 Shea, J (440 seats open, out of 440 seats.) MW 2-3:15, F 11-11:50

ECON300

(PermReq)Methods and Tools for Economic Analysis (3 credits)

Prerequisite: ECON200, ECON201, and {MATH220 or MATH140}; and permission of department. Not open to students who have completed MATH241. Covers several mathematics techniques and demonstrates their application to a wide variety of models and problems in both microeconomic and macroeconomic analysis. Reviews concepts from algebra and elementary calculus and introduces components of multivariable calculus, linear algebra and differential equations.

Section 101 Cramton, P (31 seats open, out of 31 seats.) TuTh 11-11:50, F 9-9:50

Section 102 Cramton, P (31 seats open, out of 31 seats.) TuTh 11-11:50, F 9-9:50

Section 103 Cramton, P (31 seats open, out of 31 seats.) TuTh 11-11:50, F 10-10:50

Section 104 Cramton, P (31 seats open, out of 31 seats.) TuTh 11-11:50, F 10-10:50

Section 105 Cramton, P (31 seats open, out of 31 seats.) TuThF 11-11:50

Section 106 Cramton, P (31 seats open, out of 31 seats.) TuTh 11-11:50, F 12-12:50

Section 201 Federico, P (40 seats open, out of 40 seats.) MW 2-3:15

ECON305

Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory and Policy (3 credits)

Prerequisites: ECON200, ECON201, and (MATH220 or MATH140). Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ECON305 or ECON325. Analysis of the determination of national income, employment, and price levels. Discussion of consumption, investment, inflation, and government fiscal and monetary policy.

Section 101 Neri, J (240 seats open, out of 240 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15

ECON306

Intermediate Microeconomic Theory (3 credits)

Prerequisites: ECON200, ECON201, and (MATH220 or MATH140). Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ECON306 or ECON326. Analysis of the theories of consumer behavior and of the firm, market systems, distribution theory and the role of externalities.

Section 101 Hulten, C (240 seats open, out of 240 seats.) MW 11-12:15

ECON312

American Economics After the Civil War (3 credits)

Prerequisites: ECON200 and ECON201. Topics include: the economics of the Civil War, the performance of southern agriculture in the late 19th century, the rise of large corporations, industrialization, the development of financial markets, the creation of the Federal Reserve Board, the economics of the Great Depression and the New Deal, the economic impact of World War II, and the rise of the modern service economy in the late 20th century.

Section 101 Wallis, J (120 seats open, out of 120 seats.) MW 2-3:15

ECON315

Economic Development of Underdeveloped Areas (3 credits)

Prerequisites: (ECON200 and ECON201) or ECON205. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ECON315 or ECON416. Analysis of the economic and social characteristics of underdeveloped areas. Recent theories of economic development, obstacles to development, policies and planning for development.

Section 101 Scandizzo, S (40 seats open, out of 40 seats.) MWF 1-1:50

ECON317

Global Economic Policies (3 credits)

Prerequisite: ECON200 and ECON201. For ECON majors only or by permission of department. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ECON398C or ECON317. Formerly ECON398C. Analysis of policy options and debates on fostering economic growth and development in a global economy where national boundaries are no longer relevant. Topics covered will include real loanable funds markets in both local and international contexts during normal conditions and during financial crises, the design of trade and industrial policies, and the role of the World Bank, IMF, WTO, and other international agencies as well as regional and bilateral trade agreements. Emerging economies will be emphasized.

Section 101 Sarna, N (40 seats open, out of 40 seats.) TuTh 5-6:15

Section 201 Sarna, N (40 seats open, out of 40 seats.) TuTh 3:30-4:45

ECON321

Economic Statistics (3 credits)

Prerequisite: ECON200, ECON201, MATH220 or MATH140 or permission of department. For ECON majors only. Not open to students who have completed BMGT230 or BMGT231. Introduction to the use of statistics in economics. Topics include: Probability, random variables and their distributions, sampling theory, estimation, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, regression analysis and correlation.

Section 101 Dix, R (109 seats open, out of 109 seats.) MW 11-12:15

Section 201 Hulbert, J (120 seats open, out of 120 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:45

ECON325

Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis (3 credits)

Prerequisite: ECON300. For ECON majors only. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ECON305 or ECON325. Analysis of acroeconomic behavior and policy with emphasis on theoretical rigor. Topics include the deterimants of economic growth, unemployment, inflation, and international economic flows.

Section 101 Aruoba, S (28 seats open, out of 28 seats.) MW 11-11:50, F 9-9:50

Section 102 Aruoba, S (28 seats open, out of 28 seats.) MW 11-11:50, F 9-9:50

Section 103 Aruoba, S (28 seats open, out of 28 seats.) MW 11-11:50, F 10-10:50

Section 104 Aruoba, S (28 seats open, out of 28 seats.) MW 11-11:50, F 10-10:50

Section 105 Aruoba, S (28 seats open, out of 28 seats.) MWF 11-11:50

Section 106 Aruoba, S (28 seats open, out of 28 seats.) MWF 11-11:50

Section 107 Aruoba, S (28 seats open, out of 28 seats.) MW 11-11:50, F 12-12:50

Section 108 Aruoba, S (29 seats open, out of 29 seats.) MW 11-11:50, F 12-12:50

ECON326

Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis (3 credits)

Prerequisite: ECON300. For ECON majors only. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ECON306 or ECON326. Analysis of economic decision-making by individual buyers and sellers, and resulting market outcomes, with emphasis on theoretical rigor. The efficient properties of perfect competition are examined, followed by consideration of market power, externalities, and asysmetric information.

Section 101 Ham, J (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) TuTh 2-2:50, F 9-9:50

Section 102 Ham, J (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) TuTh 2-2:50, F 11-11:50

Section 103 Ham, J (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) TuTh 2-2:50, F 12-12:50

Section 201 Jin, Z (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) MW 10-10:50, F 9-9:50

Section 202 Jin, Z (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) MW 10-10:50, F 9-9:50

Section 203 Jin, Z (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) MWF 10-10:50

Section 204 Jin, Z (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) MWF 10-10:50

Section 205 Jin, Z (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) MW 10-10:50, F 11-11:50

Section 206 Jin, Z (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) MW 10-10:50, F 12-12:50

ECON330

Money and Banking (3 credits)

Prerequisite: ECON200 and ECON201. The structure of financial institutions and their role in the provision of money and near money. Analysis of the Federal Reserve System, the techniques of central banks, and the control of supply of financial assets in stabilization policy. Relationship of money and credit to economic activity and the price level.

Section 101 Neri, J (300 seats open, out of 300 seats.) TuTh 9:30-10:45

ECON397

Honors Thesis (3 credits)

Prerequisites: ECON396 and candidacy for honors in economics. General supervision will be provided through assembled meetings with the professor in charge of the course.

Section 101 Kearney, M (15 seats open, out of 15 seats.) W 2-4:45

ECON398A

Topics in Economics:Cost Benefit Analysis (3 credits)

Prerequisites: ECON321, ECON325, and ECON326. For ECON majors only. See Dept. Advising Office for course description.

Section 101 Leibtag, E (40 seats open, out of 40 seats.) MW 6-7:15

ECON401

Current Issues in American Economic Policy (3 credits)

Prerequisite: ECON306; or permission of department. For ECON majors only. Analysis of current economic problems and public policies. Inflation, unemployment, market power, government regulation, poverty and distribution of income, federal budget and tax policy, environment.

Section 101 , STAFFF (36 seats open, out of 36 seats.) MW 5-6:15

Section 201 , STAFFF (36 seats open, out of 36 seats.) MW 3:30-4:45

ECON402

Macroeconomic Models and Forecasting (3 credits)

Prerequisite: ECON305 and ECON321. Analysis of the fluctuations in economic activity and the formulation and use of forecasting models of the economy. Illustrations of computer macro models and forecasting problems.

Section 101 Meade, D (36 seats open, out of 36 seats.) TuTh 3:30-4:45

ECON414

Game Theory (3 credits)

Prerequisites: ECON306; or permission of department. For ECON majors only. Studies the competitive and cooperative behavior that results when several parties with conflicting interests must work together. Learn how to use game theory to analyze situations of potential conflict. Applications are drawn from economics, business, and political science.

Section 101 Catilina, E (40 seats open, out of 40 seats.) TuTh 2-3:15

Section 201 Limao, N (40 seats open, out of 40 seats.) TuTh 9:30-10:45

Section 401 Limao, N (40 seats open, out of 40 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15

ECON416

Theory of Economic Development (3 credits)

Prerequisite: ECON305 and ECON321. For ECON majors only. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ECON315 or ECON416. Economic theory of the developing nations; role of innovation, capital formation, resources, institutions, trade and exchange rates, and governmental policies.

Section 201 Werling, J (40 seats open, out of 40 seats.) TuTh 2-3:15

ECON422

Econometrics I (3 credits)

Prerequisites: ECON200, ECON201, and ECON321; or permission of department. For ECON majors only. Emphasizes the interaction between economic problems and the assumptions employed in statistical theory. Formulation, estimation, and testing of economic models, including single variable and multiple variable regression techniques, theory of identification, and issues relating to inference.

Section 201 Chao, J (40 seats open, out of 40 seats.) TuTh 9:30-10:45

Section 301 Vlaicu, R (40 seats open, out of 40 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15

Section 401 Moon, H (40 seats open, out of 40 seats.) MW 11-12:15

Section 501 Cropper, M (60 seats open, out of 60 seats.) MW 2-3:15

ECON423

Econometrics II (3 credits)

Prerequisite: ECON422. For ECON majors only. Interaction between economic problems and specification and estimation of econometric models. Topics include issues of autocorrelation, heteroscedasticity, functional form, simultaneous equation models, and qualitative choice models.

Section 201 D'Erasmo, P (40 seats open, out of 40 seats.) MW 11-12:15

ECON424

Computer Methods in Economics (3 credits)

Prerequisites: ECON305, ECON306, and ECON321. For ECON majors only. Database development from Internet and other sources, research methods, and statistical analysis in economics using EXCEL and SAS.

Section 101 Straub, J (38 seats open, out of 38 seats.) TuTh 2-3:15

Section 401 Straub, J (38 seats open, out of 38 seats.) TuTh 3:30-4:45

Section 501 Bailey, P (36 seats open, out of 36 seats.) TuTh 9:30-10:45

ECON435

Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy (3 credits)

Prerequisite: ECON306. Not open to finance majors. For ECON majors only. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: BMGT343 or ECON435. Formerly ECON 398F. The different types of financial assets that exist, the markets that they trade in, and the determination of their prices and rates of return are examined. Specific topics that will be covered include the Markowitz portfolio selection model, the capital asset pricing model, the arbitrage pricing theory, the efficient markets hypothesis, the term structure of interest rates, and options. There will be almost no emphasis on issues in corporate finance.

Section 101 Pedraza, A (40 seats open, out of 40 seats.) TuTh 9:30-10:45

ECON441

Theory of International Economics (3 credits)

Prerequisite: ECON305 and ECON306; or permission of department. For ECON majors only. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ECON340, ECON440 or ECON441. Theoretical treatment of international trade and international finance. Includes Ricardian and Heckscher-Ohlin theories of comparative advantage, analysis of tariffs and other trade barriers, international factor mobility, balance of payments adjustments, exchange rate determination, and fiscal and monetary policy in an open economy.

Section 101 Scandizzo, S (40 seats open, out of 40 seats.) MWF 10-10:50

Section 201 Scandizzo, S (40 seats open, out of 40 seats.) MWF 11-11:50

ECON451

Public Choice (3 credits)

Prerequisite: ECON306 or ECON326; or permission of department. For ECON majors only. Analysis of collective decision making, economic models of government, program budgeting, and policy implementation; emphasis on models of public choice and institutions which affect decision making.

Section 101 Coughlin, P (40 seats open, out of 40 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:45

ECON454

Public Finance and Public Policy (3 credits)

Prerequisite: ECON306 or ECON326; or permission of department. For ECON majors only. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ECON350 or ECON454. Study of welfare economics and the theory of public goods, taxation, public expenditures, benefit-cost analysis, and state and local finance. Applications of theory to current policy issues.

Section 101 Hulten, C (40 seats open, out of 40 seats.) MW 2-3:15

Section 201 Baschnagel, C (40 seats open, out of 40 seats.) TuTh 9:30-10:45

Section 401 Bailey, P (38 seats open, out of 38 seats.) TuTh 9:30-10:45

ECON456

Law and Economics (3 credits)

Prerequisite: ECON306 or ECON326; or permission of department. For ECON majors only. Relationship of the exchange process to the system of institutions and rules that society develops to carry out economic transactions. Topics covered include: Property rights; torts, negligence, and liability; contracts and exchanges; criminal control and enforcement; equity issues in the rule and market environment.

Section 101 Hulbert, J (40 seats open, out of 40 seats.) TuTh 9:30-10:45

Section 201 Hulbert, J (40 seats open, out of 40 seats.) TuTh 3:30-4:45

ECON460

Industrial Organization (3 credits)

Prerequisite: ECON306; or permission of department. For ECON majors only. Changing structure of the American economy; price policies in different industrial classifications of monopoly and competition in relation to problems of public policy.

Section 201 Catilina, E (40 seats open, out of 40 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15

Section 301 Catilina, E (40 seats open, out of 40 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:45

ECON465

Health Care Economics (3 credits)

Prerequisite: ECON326 with a grade of 'C' (2.0) or better (or ECON306 by permission of department). For ECON majors only. Analysis of health care, the organization of its delivery and financing. Access to care; the role of insurance; regulation of hospitals, physicians, and the drug industry; role of technology; and limits on health care spending.

Section 101 , STAFFF (40 seats open, out of 40 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:45

ECON602

Macroeconomic Analysis II (3 credits)

Prerequisite: ECON 601 or permission of department. Further issues regarding macroeconomic topics. First half emphasis will be placed on dynamic macroeconomic theory as pertaining to monetary issues, policy ineffectiveness and effectiveness. The second half of the course will focus on theories of investment and growth.

Section 101 J., and (48 seats open, out of 48 seats.) MW 9:30-10:45, M 5-6:45

ECON604

Microeconomic Analysis II (3 credits)

Prerequisite: ECON 603 or permission of department. Analysis of markets and market equilibria; the Arrow-Debreu model of general equilibrium, the two-sector model, welfare theorems, externalities, public goods, markets with incomplete and asymmetric information.

Section 101 E., and (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 2-3:15, F 12-1:45

Section 201 E., and (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15, F 12-1:45

ECON611

Seminar in American Economic Development (3 credits)

Prerequisite: permission of department. Selected topics in the long-term movements of the American economy. Quantitative studies of the growth of output; applications of econometric methods and economic theory to topics in American economic history.

Section 101 Wallis, J (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) MW 9:30-10:45

ECON615

Economic Development of Less-Developed Areas (3 credits)

Prerequisite: ECON 603 or permission of department. Analysis of the forces contributing to and retarding economic progress in less-developed areas. Topics include the relationship of international trade to development, import-substituting and export-led industrialization, the effects of population growth on economic development, and the analysis of institutions and institutional change in land tenure, finance, and labor markets.

Section 101 Goldberg, J (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) TuTh 2-3:15

ECON624

Econometrics II (3 credits)

Prerequisite: ECON 623 or permission of department. Estimation, hypothesis testing and prediction in the classical and generalized linear regression model. Topics include: ordinary least squares and generalized least squares, including a discussion of their algebraic, small and large sample properties, prediction and parameter restriction; specification tests; large sample distribution theory.

Section 101 I., and (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:45, Th 5:30-7:15

ECON625

Computational Economics (3 credits)

Prerequisite: ECON 604 and ECON 622; or ECON 721. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ECON 625 or ECON 698R. Formerly ECON 698R. A one-semester course designed to give students tools for numerical dynamic programming and computation of related general equilibrium and game-theoretic problems.

Section 101 Rust, J (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) MW 5:15-6:30

ECON661

The Corporate Firm (3 credits)

Prerequisites: ECON 603 and ECON 604. This course examines firms' strategic behavior in a variety of settings and considers theories of the firm and industrial structure. Topics may include product choice, quality, advertising, consumer search and switch costs, manufacturer-retailer relations, manufacturer-supplier relations, vertical integration, and alternative industrial structures.

Section 101 Filiz, E (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15

ECON702

Advanced Macroeconomics II (3 credits)

Prerequisites: ECON601 and ECON602. Selected issues in monetary economics with an equal emphasis of learning the models and understanding important issues: a survey of models (cash-in-advance, money-in-the-utility-function, transaction cost, search-based models), empirical issues in monetary economics, business cycles and money, monetary policy, welfare cost of inflation, alternative media of exchange.

Section 101 P., and (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) MW 2-3:15

ECON704

Advanced Microeconomics II (3 credits)

Prerequisites: ECON 603 and ECON 604. General equilibrium theory and its relation to the core, the convergence theorem, and temporary equilibrium in a sequence of markets. The role of information in various economic organizations: including coordination and incentives under incomplete information, the principal-agent problem, search, and signaling. Principles of efficient and optimal allocation over time, and applications to capital accumulation and taxation.

Section 101 Ausubel, L (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) TuTh 2-3:15

ECON722

Econometrics IV (3 credits)

Prerequisite: ECON 721 or permission of instructor. A continuation of ECON 721. A "topics course." The topics considered are a large subset of the following: inference in parametric and semi-parametric nonlinear econometric models (least mean distance and GMM estimation); pretest estimation issues; rational expectations models; further issues in specification testing; qualitative and limited dependent variable models (binary and polychotomous choice models, truncated and censored samples, etc.); causality and exogeneity; time series models with unit roots; cointegration; spatial models; ARCH and GARCH models; the Kalman filter; cross section time series models (random parameters); and optimal control.

Section 101 I., and (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) TuTh 5-7:30

ECON745

Advanced Topics in International Trade (3 credits)

Prerequisite: ECON 604 and ECON 622; or ECON 624. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ECON 698L or ECON 745. Formerly ECON698L. Designed primarily for students planning to write dissertations on a topic related to international trade. Its focus is on recent research in this field including tests of trade theories; the effects of trade on growth and knowledge diffusion; the political economy of trade policy and the theory and practice of trade agreements.

Section 101 Dix, R (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) MW 9:30-10:45

ECON747

(PermReq)The Macreconomics of Imperfect Capital Markets (3 credits)

Prerequisite: ECON601 and ECON602, or ECON603 and ECON604, or permission of department. For ECON majors only. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ECON698K or ECON747. Formerly ECON698K. After a brief overview of the micro-foundations of capital market imperfections, topics include limited commitment, the financial accelerator, liquidity, bubles, crises, the role of credit in monetary economics as well as international capital flows.

Section 101 Korinek, A (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) F 1-4:00

ECON757

Topics in Political Economy II (3 credits)

Prerequisite: ECON602, ECON604, or permission of department. Recommended: ECON754. A continuation of ECON754 Topics in Political Economy I. Topics will include: the informational role of special interest groups; campaign finance, including welfare analysis of campaign finance reform; advanced models of the political economy of redistribution, with emphasis on inefficient redistribution, intergenerational redistribution, and "pork barrel" politics; fairness and redistributive politics; the effects of alternative electoral systems; theoretical models of parliamentary democracies, government formation and political parties; accountability of government officials; and the political economy of federalism.

Section 101 A., and (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) TuTh 9:30-10:45

ECON772

Population Economics (3 credits)

Prerequisite: ECON 771 or permission of department. Covers the central ideas in population economics. These include theories and test of theories of mortality, fertility and immigration.

Section 101 Ham, J (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15

ECON781

Environmental Economics (3 credits)

Prerequisites: ECON 603 and ECON 604; and (ECON 621 or ECON 624). The study of economics as it applies to environmental issues and policies. Topics include: the theory of externalities and its implications, the design of environmental policies with applications, open-economy environmental economics encompassing the impact of international trade on the environment and global environmental management, and the measurement of the benefits and costs of environmental programs.

Section 101 Cropper, M (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) MW 11-12:15

ECON808

(PermReq)Workshop on Macroeconomics and Growth (2 credits)

ECON graduate students only.

Section 101 , STAFFF (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) W 3:30-6:00

Section 201 , STAFFF (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) W 3:30-6:00

Section 301 , STAFFF (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) W 3:30-6:00

ECON848

(PermReq)Workshop in International Development, and Comparative Economics (2 credits)

ECON graduate students only.

Section 101 , STAFFF (30 seats open, out of 30 seats.) M 3:30-6:00

ECON868