ECON 200 PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS IMacroeconomics. Introduction to the prevailing pattern of American economic institutions, the theory of income, employment and investment in the national economy and public policies that affect them. Mode 7. ECON 201 PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS IIMicroeconomics. Presents economic principles related to consumer demand, and determination of prices of goods and factors of production under differing market structures. Applications to real world situations will be discussed. It is recommended that ECON 200 be taken before ECON 201. Mode 7. ECON 250 CONTEMPORARY ECONOMIC ISSUESApplication of economic thinking to contemporary issues. Topics include federal deficits, regulation on business, income distribution, unemployment, military spending, consumer protection, technical change and environmental degradation. Irregular. Mode 7. ECON 300 MACROECONOMICSPrereq.: ECON 200, 201. Theoretical analysis of determination of national income and
economic growth. Fall. ECON 305 MICROECONOMICSPrereq.: ECON 200, 201. Determination of prices of goods and productive factors in free
market economy and role of prices in allocation of resources. Spring. ECON 310 MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS IPrereq.: ECON 200, 201, MATH 125 or MATH 122, or permission of instructor. Applications
in economics of functions, differential calculus, maxima and minima, Lagrange multipliers,
matrices and determinants. Fall. ECON 311 MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS IIPrereq.: ECON 310. A continuation of ECON 310. Examination of economic problems in a
dynamic framework. The use of integrals, differential equations and difference equations
will be discussed as applied to economics. A brief introduction to linear programming and
game theory is included. ECON 398 TOPICS IN ECONOMICSPrereq.: Permission of instructor. Examination of selected topics in economics which
are not otherwise offered as part of the department's regular courses. Course may be
repeated for different topics for a total of 3 credits. ECON 420 URBAN ECONOMICSPrereq.: ECON 200, 201. Economic analysis of metropolitan and regional entities with special focus on land use, location decision-making, the provision and role of public services, transportation, public finance, human resources and social welfare. ECON 430 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICSPrereq.: ECON 200, 201. Principles of international trade and finance and application
to modern world, theory of comparative advantage, exchange rates, monetary standards,
international financial institutions, tariffs, commercial policy and aid to underdeveloped
countries. ECON 433 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN CHINA, JAPAN AND KOREAPrereq.: ECON 200. Interdisciplinary analysis and special problems in economic
development of China, Japan and Korea, with major attention to history, theory and
policies. Actual growth experiences and potentials are compared among the three nations,
as well as among East Asia and other parts of the world. ECON 435 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTPrereq.: ECON 200. Problems of accelerating development in underdeveloped countries and
maintaining development in prosperous countries. From viewpoints of theory, history and
policy, this course attempts to explain forces that lead to economic development. Mode
7 [1] ECON 440 COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC SYSTEMSPrereq.: ECON 200, 201. Economic systems, both theoretical and actual. Topics include the economy as a system, classification of economic systems, bases or criteria for comparison of systems, market economics, market socialism, and command economies. ECON 445 LABOR ECONOMICSPrereq.: ECON 200, 201. Economic analysis of human resources as a factor of production.
Special attention is devoted to demographics, labor market structures, wage determination,
career decision-making, training and the roles of employee organizations. ECON 450 MONEY, CREDIT AND BANKINGPrereq.: ECON 200. Money and its functions, including structure of the American banking
system, with emphasis on monetary theory and policy. Mode 7. ECON 455 PUBLIC FINANCEPrereq.: ECON 200,201. Analysis of federal revenues and expenditures, including an
examination of federal budget concepts, fiscal policy, cost-effectiveness analysis, tax
efficiency and equity, and debt management problems. ECON 460 ECONOMIC FORECASTINGPrereq.: ECON 200, 201 and STAT 104 or equivalent. The theory and use of such
forecasting techniques as simple and multiple regression, seasonal adjustment, economic
indicators, input-output and macroeconomic models. Emphasis will be given to economic
applications and the use of the computer. ECON 462 INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONPrereq.: ECON 201. Study of the structure, conduct and performance of selected U.S. industries. The effects of concentration on prices, outputs, profits and technological change will be analyzed. Mode 7. ECON 465 GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESSPrereq.: ECON 201. Role of government in the mixed economy, with special emphasis on
antitrust laws, regulation and de-regulation, social legislation and public enterprise. Mode
7 ECON 470 MANAGERIAL ECONOMICSPrereq.: ECON 201. Application of economic theory and quantitative methods to
managerial decision-making problems. Topics include decision analysis, forecasting, demand
analysis, production and cost analysis, linear programming, break-even analysis, and
capital theory and budgeting. Mode 7. ECON 475 HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHTPrereq.: ECON 200, 201. Evolution of economic thought from Ancient Greece to current
doctrines. ECON 485 ECONOMETRICSPrereq.: ECON 200, 201 and STAT 104 or equivalent. Application of statistical methods to economics. Emphasis is placed on statistical inference, regression analysis and real-world applications using the computer. Spring. (0) ECON 498 ADVANCED TOPICS IN ECONOMICSPrereq.: ECON 200, 201 or permission of instructor. An examination of advanced selected topics in economics which are not otherwise offered as part of the department's regular courses. Course may be repeated with different topics for a total of 6 credits. ECON 499 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ECONOMICS
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