Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus · Courses
EC
34 courses with the subject EC, 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.
EC 101Basic Economics
3c-0l-3sh Scarcity, role of prices in determining production and the allocation of resources, business cycle analysis, policy options for reducing unemployment and inflation, economic role of government, international trade, and selected current economic problems are studied. For those who do not plan to take more than 3 semester hours of economics. Note: May not be taken after successful completion of or concurrent registration in any other Economics course.
3c-0l-3sh Nature and methodology of economics; mixed capitalism and market economy; national income; employment theory, including economics of fiscal policy; money, banking, and Federal Reserve System; international trade and finance.
var-1-3sh Special topics are offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics that are not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 281 are offered primarily for lower-level undergraduate students.
3c-0l-3sh Organization, operation, and economic significance of U.S. monetary institutions; commercial banks and Federal Reserve System; survey of monetary theory and policy; mechanism of international payments.
3c-0l-3sh Detailed study of monetary theory; tasks of central banking; principal objectives of monetary policy; intensive study of recent monetary experience; complementary and competing aims of monetary and fiscal policy.
3c-0l-3sh History, structure, and operation of trade unions and employer organizations; major federal labor legislation; collective bargaining theory; wage determination; current labor problems.
3c-0l-3sh An analysis of the antitrust laws focusing on the maintenance of competition, the prohibition of unfair business conduct, and the achievement of desirable economic performance.
3c-0l-3sh Applications of economic theory using algebra, elementary statistics, and calculus to solve managerial optimization problems including problems of forecasting and risk.
3c-0l-3sh Analysis of character and impact of state and local government revenue sources, expenditures, and fiscal systems; intergovernmental fiscal relations.
EC 343History of the Economic Development of the United States
3c-0l-3sh Applications of economic theory and models of economic development to the main patterns of U.S. postrevolutionary growth; emphasizes the history of economic development as a laboratory for testing economic hypotheses.
3c-0l-3sh Study of the macroeconomic segment of international specialization and exchange, including analysis of balance of payments, exchange rates, and the mechanism of international economic and monetary adjustments; international macroeconomic policy; historical survey and examination of current international financial problems; and the institutional setting of international payments.
3c-0l-3sh Evaluation of premises, practices, institutions, and performance of capitalist, socialist, and mixed economies using economic theory and measurement.
3c-0l-3sh Study of the theory, institutions, and performance of the Russian economy including comparison of present and past patterns of economic development.
3c-0l-3sh Introduction to econometrics, including linear normal regression models of two or more random variables, special econometric problems, and solutions of simultaneous equations.
EC355 or its equivalent or permission of the instructor
EC 360Economics of Health Services
3c-0l-3sh Analysis of the allocation of resources in the health sector using demand and supply techniques. Pricing and output decisions by physicians, hospitals, and other health agencies will be considered along with other current policy issues.
3c-0l-3sh Economic background and effects of governmental regulation of labor relations, with emphasis on a detailed examination of National Labor Relations Act as amended.
3c-0l-3sh Analysis of wages and employment under various market structures. Also, analysis of the impact of labor market forces on wages, prices, and distributive shares.
3c-0l-3sh Inquiry into economic demographics and related factors affecting growth, structure, and distribution of an economy’s labor force into different occupations.
Total Degree Requirements: 124 (1) Intermediate-level Foreign Language may be included in Liberal Studies electives. Table of Contents | Index of Courses This information is maintained by the Office of the Registrar, with approval from the University Senate. Last Modified at 9:50 AM on 7/25/98.
3c-0l-3sh Emphasizes aggregate income levels and problems of unemployment, inflation, and growth. Covers consumption and investment theories and the role of fiscal and monetary policy.
var-1-3sh Special topics courses are offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics that are not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 481 are primarily for upper-level undergraduate students.
var-1-6sh Students with interest in independent study of a topic not offered in the curriculum may propose a plan of study in conjunction with a faculty member. Approval is based on academic appropriateness and availability of resources.
