124 courses with the subject ECN, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
ECN 100Selected Topics1-6
Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
Introduction to microeconomics. Consumer demand, theory of production, markets and prices, social welfare, and related topics. Credit cannot be given for ECN 101 after completing ECN 301 or ECN 311.
Introduction to macroeconomics. Gross domestic product, unemployment, money, inflation, and related topics. Credit is given for either ECN 102 or ECN 203. Credit cannot be given for ECN 102 after completing ECN 302.
Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution's practice. SUAbroad works with the SU academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student's transcript.
Foundation of modern Western economic thought. The model economists have built on this foundation as applied to current issues facing individuals and society. Credit is given for either ECN 203 or ECN 102
Participation in a discipline- or subject-related experience. Students must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Limited to those in good academic standing.
Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution's practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student's transcript.
In-depth exploration of a problem or problems. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor or instructors and the department.
Concepts and tools for the analysis of the behavior of consumers and firms, consumption decisions, market structures, and general equilibrium. Pricing, production, purchasing, and employment policies. Both ECN 301 and 311 cannot be counted toward the major/minor. Credit cannot be given for ECN 301 after completing ECN 311. Quantitative skills requirements of liberal arts core recommended.
National product and income concepts, measurements, and relationships; interrelationships of the major segments of the national economy; forces affecting the general level of economic activity. Quantitative skills requirements of liberal arts core recommended.
Extends tools developed in introductory economics to decision making by firms. Topics: optimal production & pricing; basic game theoretic approaches to modeling non-cooperative behavior; incentives/contract theory; analysis of markets under asymmetric information.
Application of tools developed in introductory economics to current issues facing society including, but not limited to: crime, education, farm policy, alcohol/tobacco/drugs, the environment, health care, poverty/inequality, immigration and discrimination.
This introductory course applies fundamental economic and financial concepts qualitatively to cover aspects of consumer personal finance, including record keeping, banking, saving, borrowing, using credit, investing, insurance, doing taxes, retirement, and end-of-life considerations. Students may not receive credit for both ECN 305 and FIN 378.
Covers the same topics as covered in ECN 301, but the presentation is more mathematical than ECN 301. Both ECN 301 and 311 cannot be counted towards the major/minor. Credit cannot be given for ECN 301 after completing ECN 311.
Offered only in London. Examines and revises assumptions underlying standard economic theories and models to develop a fuller understanding of human behavior, increase their explanatory power, and enable more accurate predictions from such theories
Offered only in Strasbourg. Economic matters and their evolution since WWII, examining critical issues such as quality of life, sustainable development, and measures of economic performance; how factors such as income, unemployment, inflation and inequality affect societal and personal happiness.
Economics of education studies individuals¿ investment in education, its social and economic impacts, institutional behavior, and policy design, with emphasis on empirical testing and evaluating how initiatives shape educational resources, distribution, and outcomes.
Economic Research in Practice will allow students to explore economic questions of interest through engagement in the early stages of the research process. The course will enhance students' ability to integrate economic theory and quantitative research skills to produce economic research using a project-based approach.
ECN 336Healthcare in Europe: A Comparative Approach0-3
Offered regularly through Syracuse Abroad. How healthcare systems work in the world; focusing on European systems and comparing with US model. Study, compare and contrast different models with respect to economy, financing and public policies used by national and local governments.
The world economy is composed of developed and developing economies. This course will help students understand the perspective of economics through emerging markets.
Application of economics concepts to the study of health care, especially the U.S. system. Topics include the nature of the commodity health care; health production functions; markets; financing; behavior of providers; public policy; reform proposals.
This course provides an overview of major topics in the study of economic development that are relevant to the Latin American context. The course combines a discussion of past and current economic issues in Latin America with economic theories and empirical work on the determinants of income growth and poverty reduction.
Origins and history of European Union integration, integration of trade, financial and monetary policies, the Euro, and EU external trade relations. Offered regularly through SU Abroad.
Offered only in London. Differing perspectives on changing global economy and nature of modern state. Key ideas regarding development through experiences of developing countries in Asia and Africa.
Offered only in Hong Kong. Examines the economic development of China since 1949, including impact of such policies as the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution, Deng's Open Door commitment, and current strategies.
Offered only in Hong Kong. Economic links binding countries and similar political entities. Topics include development of global trade regime, impacts of globalization, dynamics of financial crisis, rise of transnational corporations.
Non-technical introduction to analysis of international economic issues. Protectionism, the multinational firm, the debt crisis, international macroeconomic policy coordination, and European integration. May not be used to satisfy the economics major upper-division elective requirement.
Offered only in Strasbourg. European economy, with central focus on economic principles underlying decisions to create and extend scope of European Community and on economic policies EU has followed since creation.
Analysis of structure, conduct, and performance of industry. Experience with antitrust laws and trade regulations. Case studies of specific industries.
Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution's practice. SUAbroad works with the SU academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student's transcript.
Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.
A choice by one economic agent typically affects other economic agents. This course teaches concepts useful in predicting how agents behave in such strategic situations. The focus is on applications in economics and other areas.
ECN 422Introduction to Statistics and Econometrics3
Basic theory and application of probability, statistical inference, and regression analysis for economics majors. Designed to expose the student to the statistical techniques economists use in estimating, testing, and forecasting economic relationships.
Theory of the public sector. Government expenditures, revenue, and debt. Intergovernmental fiscal relations. Government contributions to stabilization and growth. Interaction of public and private sectors.
Economic analysis of state and local government structures. Description and equity-efficiency-yield implications of state and local government tax systems. Determinants and consequences of state and local government expenditures. Fiscal federalism.
Optimal use of exhaustible and renewable resources and pollution. Examines energy sources, environmental amenities and water. Pollution control policies examined include emissions taxes, tradable permits, direct regulation, subsidies, and negotiation. Valuing environmental quality and other non-marketed goods; risk assessment, hedonic pricing and contingent valuation.
Theoretical and empirical analyses of growth, structure, and resource allocation in urban regions. Selected urban problems: housing and housing finance; poverty; transportational neighborhood degradation; and financing local public services.
Analysis of real estate markets & real estate finance. Consideration of land and mortgage markets; public policies; house price movements. Analysis of mortgage instruments; payment streams, mortgage contracts and risk between lenders and borrowers.
Contemporary theories and issues of public policy concerning labor supply and demand, wage determination, disincentive effects of public transfer payments (e.g. welfare), unemployment, human capital, and unions.
Migration is and has been an important phenomenon in the U.S. and throughout the world. This course will provide students with an overview of the different types of migration, important past and current episodes of migration, and policies dealing with migration.
Economic causes and consequences of international trade. Models of trade, gains from trade, tariffs and other controls on trade, and international institutions guiding the trading systems.
Participation in a discipline- or subject-related experience. Students must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Limited to those in good academic standing.
Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution's practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student's transcript.
Financial instruments and structure: commercial banking organization, operation and control of the banking system. Federal Reserve System. Monetary policy and economic stability.
This course examines financial markets, studying various topics in asset management and asset pricing. These topics include market efficiency, delegated money management, stock return predictability, bubbles and crashes, mutual fund performance, and social interaction and investor behavior
The study of economic growth: models, their applications, and empirical evidence across different countries. Emphasis placed on understanding recent advances in the area: particularly, those pertaining to the nexus between growth and labor market.
In-depth exploration of a problem or problems. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor or instructors and the department.
First semester in a year-long course for economics undergraduate thesis students who are oriented to professional economics research and guided as they define their thesis projects. Senior economic students only. Permission from Instructor.
ECN 496Distinction Thesis Seminar in Economics II3
Second semester in a year-long course for economics undergraduate thesis students who will present ongoing research, constructively engage the work of other thesis writers, and work in cooperation with a faculty mentor to complete research. Senior economic students only. Permission from Instructor.
Statistical methods applied to economics. Conventional descriptive statistics, conceptual and measurement problems peculiar to economics. Analytical statistics, including time-series analysis, elementary theory of probability and statistical inference, correlation and regression analysis. Nonparametric methods. This course is not suitable for students who have taken six credits of statistics to fulfill their quantitative skills requirement. Quantitative skill requirements of liberal arts core is recommended.
Monetary, fiscal, and regulatory consequences of mushrooming international financial markets including equities, bonds and other securities, commodity and options contracts, and bank deposits and loans.
Use of economic tools in the analysis of law and legal regulations, including use of economic incentives to analyze evolution of legal institutions and impact of these institutions on economic dynamics.
Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution's practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student's transcript.
Random variables, probability and characteristic functions, transformations, moments, linear algebra, sampling theory, estimation, efficiency, asymptotics, maximum likelihood estimation, hypothesis test, ordinary least squares, specification issues, generalized least squares, two-stage least squares, limited dependent variable estimators, panel data estimators.
A review of mathematical techniques required in economics. Calculus, matrix, algebra, difference and differential equations, and set theory. Open to economics Ph.D. and Applied Statistics masters students only. Two semesters of calculus required.
Advanced topics and recent developments in macroeconomics. Inflation theory, monetary theory, open economies, rational expectations, and current controversies.
Probability and statistics. Random variables, joint probability distributions, point estimation, and hypothesis testing procedures. May not be repeated for credit. Open to economics Ph.D. and Applied Statistics masters students only. Two semesters of calculus required.
Economics of expenditure and taxation decisions of U.S. federal government. Public choice, economics of transfer payments to individuals, personal and corporate income taxation, and economics of social security program. For Master's candidates.
ECN 635State-Local Public Finance and Fiscal Policy3
Key aspects in finance and fiscal policy, state-local roles in a modern economy on the expenditure and revenue side of decisions in an urban setting. Course emphasizes understanding of the mechanisms of fiscal and economic policy and the skills for the analysis and design of policies.
Economic theory, empirics and public policy concerning health and medical care in the U.S. Primary objective to analyze health care problems from an economic perspective.
Economic development in international settings. Labor and employment, population, education, health and nutrition. Why some countries have rapid economic development, and others low growth and pervasive poverty.
Participation in a discipline or subject related experience. Student must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Permission in advance with the consent of the department chairperson, instructor, and dean. Limited to those in good academic standing.
Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution's practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student's transcript.
Financial instruments and structure, banking organization and regulation. Money supply determination control and policy. The Federal Reserve: structure and policy instruments. Master's or doctoral candidates only.
Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.
Theory and evidence. Static and dynamic models of labor supply and demand, human capital, wage determination, and effects of family background on labor market outcomes.
Interaction of technological change and policy. Introduction to the economic analysis of knowledge as a public good. Diffusion of knowledge and the role knowledge transfer plays in the industrialized world and in the economic growth of developing nations.
How economic incentives may lead to environmental problems and how policy can maintain or improve environmental quality. Methods for valuing the benefits of environmental amenities. Discussion of global environmental policy, including the effects of environmental policy on economic growth.
Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.
For dissertators at all stages, providing critical feedback for those who are advanced and guidance for those who are beginning. Coverage includes: establishing a topic (originality, importance, search); trade off and balance between theory and empirical research; oral and written presentation, packaging, persuasion.
This course is intended to give experience in writing and presenting papers as well as evaluation of classmates' papers. Third- and fourth-year graduate economics students.
Understanding of the intuition, theory, and methods underlying current research on trade and trade policy. Overall picture of research on international trade policy.
Participation in a discipline or subject related experience. Student must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Permission in advance with the consent of the department chairperson, instructor, and dean. Limited to those in good academic standing.
Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.
