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16 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 101Principles of Macroeconomics

Subject: ECN
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

ECN 102Principles of Microeconomics

Subject: ECN
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

ECN 220221 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory

Subject: ECN
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu
Prerequisite: ECN 102 Principles of Microeconomics and MTH 121 Calculus I . A specialized examination of certain aspects of price analysis, such as the consumer, the firm, market structures, price determination, and income distribution.

ECN 243244 - Health Care Economics

Subject: ECN
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu
Prerequisite: ECN 101 Principles of Macroeconomics or ECN 102 Principles of Microeconomics . The purpose of this course is to study the facts, concepts, and analyses necessary to understand national health care. The emphasis of the course will be on the economic arguments for or against alternative public policy initiatives in health care and public and private health care systems.

ECN 245246 - Environmental Economics

Subject: ECN
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu
Prerequisite: ECN 101 Principles of Macroeconomics or ECN 102 Principles of Microeconomics . This course explores the relationship between the economy and the environment. Mainstream economic theories and policies will be analyzed from a critical and American policy perspective. The impact of externalities, social costs, property rights, market controls, government regulations, economic development on environmental protection will be analyzed. Other topics covered will include accounting for pollution and resource depletion in GDP statistics, cost-benefit analysis, population, and sustainable development.

ECN 251252 - Development Economics

Subject: ECN
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu
Prerequisite: ECN 101 Principles of Macroeconomics or ECN 102 Principles of Microeconomics . The course begins with the concepts and measurement of economic growth and development. Models of growth and development processes are then analyzed and the roles of population, education, health, savings and capital formation, natural resources, foreign trade, foreign aid, etc. are examined. Finally, the causes of poverty and income inequality and possible policy measures are explored.

ECN 258Sports Economics

Subject: ECN
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

ECN 332333 - Public Finance

Subject: ECN
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu
Prerequisite: ECN 220, 221 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory . Analysis of government’s role in a mixed economy. Principles of government expenditure and taxation and structure of the U.S. tax system, with emphasis on tax incidence and the effect of tax and spending policies on economic efficiency. The effects of the public debt and deficit are analyzed.

ECN 334335 - International Trade & Globalization

Subject: ECN
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu
Prerequisite: ECN 101 Principles of Macroeconomics and ECN 102 Principles of Microeconomics . The economic analysis of international trade, immigration, and foreign direct investment. Topics in trade include the underlying basis of trade and the effects of trade, trade barriers, and trade agreements on national welfare and the distribution of income. The focus of the analysis of immigration and foreign direct investment is on national welfare and the distribution of income. Public policy implications are emphasized.

ECN 338339 - Labor Economics

Subject: ECN
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu
Prerequisite: ECN 101 Principles of Macroeconomics and ECN 102 Principles of Microeconomics . ECN 220, 221 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory and ECN 222, 223 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory recommended. Labor market analysis both in micro as well as in macro contexts. In microanalysis, subjects such as wage determination, wage differentials, labor mobility, etc. will be discussed. The macroanalysis covers, among other topics, the relationship between wages, prices, and employment; general unemployment and its cures; labor productivity; and labor share in national income.

ECN 348Game Theory & Applications

Subject: ECN
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu
Prerequisite: ECN 220, 221 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory or permission of instructor. This course will introduce the student to game theory and its applications in describing the behavior of firms and individuals. We shall examine market structure and its effect on firm behavior and apply modern analytic techniques to develop a thorough understanding of strategic decisions.

ECN 350Econometrics

Subject: ECN
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu
Prerequisite: ECN 220, 221 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory and ECN 222, 223 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory and MTH 121 Calculus I and STA 119 Statistical Analysis . An introduction to ordinary least squares regression with an emphasis on the relevant statistical tests of the properties of the regression equation. Students will be required to complete a project that estimates and tests an econometric model of a relationship in economics or finance.

ECN 362363 - History of Economic Thought

Subject: ECN
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

ECN 492CUE: Senior Seminar in Economics

Subject: ECN
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu
Prerequisite: ECN 350 Econometrics This course will provide an in-depth exploration of the development of economic theories and policies as well as addressing specific problems. The specific areas of focus will be determined by the instructor. The course will include reading scholarly articles and original texts, participating in group discussions, and completing independent research.

ECN 960Economics Internship

Subject: ECN
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

ECN 970Economics Independent Study/Research

Each independent study/research course is to be designed in consultation with a faculty sponsor.

Subject: ECN
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

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