92 courses with the subject ECON, 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.
ECON 100Economics for the Citizen3
Not available to economics majors. Broad introduction to economic concepts and how they can contribute to a better understanding of the world around us. Applies and develops concepts to current economic and social problems and issues. Less formal modeling than in the 103-104 sequence. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts.Mason Core: Mason Core, Social/Behavioral SciencesSchedule Type: LectureGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Introduces microeconomics in the context of current problems. Explores how market mechanism allocates scarce resources among competing uses; uses supply, demand, production, and distribution theory to analyze problems. Offered by Economics. Limited to two attempts.Mason Core: Mason Core, Social/Behavioral SciencesSchedule Type: LectureGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Introduces macroeconomics in the context of current problems. National income analysis, money and banking, economic growth and stability, unemployment, inflation, and role of government. Offered by Economics. Limited to two attempts.Mason Core: Mason Core, Social/Behavioral SciencesRecommended Prerequisite: ECON 103.Schedule Type: LectureGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Introduction to economic concepts and how they can be applied to environmental policy issues such as air and water pollution, climate change, natural resource use, and sustainability. Focus is on concepts, policy, and case studies rather than formal modeling exercises. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts.Mason Core: Mason Core, Social/Behavioral Sciences, Encore: SustainabilitySpecialized Designation: Green Leaf Focused CourseSchedule Type: LectureGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Provides additional instruction in the principles of microeconomics and macroeconomics. Offered by Economics. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 3 credits.Recommended Corequisite: ECON 103 or ECON 104Schedule Type: SeminarGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
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Provides coverage of a specialized topic in economics at the introductory level. Topics vary by section. Notes: May be repeated for credit when topic is different. Offered by Economics. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 9 credits.Specialized Designation: Topic VariesSchedule Type: LectureGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale. 200 Level Courses
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Provides coverage of a specialized topic in economics at the introductory level. Topics vary by section. Notes: May be repeated for credit when topic is different. Offered by Economics. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 9 credits.Specialized Designation: Topic VariesSchedule Type: LectureGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale. 300 Level Courses
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Basic factors of price and distribution theory: analysis of demand, costs of production and supply relationships, and price and output determination under various market structures. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 103 and 104 and MATH 108 or 113.Schedule Type: LectureGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Analysis of major strategic business situations including pricing strategy, incentives and contracts, game theory, and vertical and horizontal integration. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 306.Schedule Type: LectureGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Economic problems in light of current and proposed public policies. Topics include environmental issues, international trade policies, and regulatory issues and their historical roots. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 100 or 103 and 104 or permission of instructor.Schedule Type: LectureGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Monetary, commercial, and central banking systems, with particular emphasis on their relationship with American government programs, fiscal policies, and controls. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 103, 104 or permission of instructor.Schedule Type: LectureGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Aggregate economic accounts, including measuring national income; determinants of levels of income and output; and causes and solutions for problems of unemployment, inflation, and economic growth. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 103 and 104 or permission of instructor.Schedule Type: LectureGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Defines factors that determine levels of wages and employment, and economic consequences. Emphasizes recent developments in unionism, collective bargaining, and industrial technology. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 306.Schedule Type: LectureGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Covers intergovernmental financial relationships; types, incidences, and consequences of taxation; other sources of governmental income; governmental expenditures and their effect; public economic enterprises; public borrowing; and debt management and its economic effect. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 306 or permission of instructor.Schedule Type: LectureGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Microeconomic analysis of environmental problems. Topics include externalities and market failure, alternative solutions and policies, problems in monitoring and enforcement, economic analysis of development of legislation and regulation, and applications to current policy issues. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts.Specialized Designation: Green Leaf Focused CourseRecommended Prerequisite: ECON 103 and 104.Schedule Type: LectureGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Mathematical treatment of theory of firm and household behavior, stabilization policy, growth theory, input-output analysis, and linear programming. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts.Registration Restrictions: Required Prerequisites: (ECON 306C or 306XS) and (ECON 311C or 311XS) and (MATH 113C or 113XS).C Requires minimum grade of C.XS Requires minimum grade of XS.
Modern statistical techniques in estimating economic relations. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts.Registration Restrictions: Required Prerequisites: (((ECON 306D, 306XS or 306XP) and (ECON 311D, 311XS or 311XP)) and (((STAT 250D, 250XS or 250XP) and (STAT 350D, L350, 350XS or 350XP)) or ((STAT 344D, 344XS or 344XP) and (STAT 354D, 354XS or 354XP)) or ((BUS 210D, 210XS or 210XP) and (BUS 310D, 310XS or 310XP)))).D Requires minimum grade of D.XS Requires minimum grade of XS.XP Requires minimum grade of XP.
ECON 355The Political Economy of Nonprofit Institutions3
Applies the basic principles of economics to teach students to think critically about nonprofit institutions. Examines the economics of nonprofit institutions, how incentives influence the evolution of charities, and current issues in nonprofit organizations. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 103 and ECON 104 or permission of instructor.Schedule Type: SeminarGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Economic growth characteristic of developing countries. Economic development, obstacles to development, policies, and planning. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts.Mason Core: Mason Core, Global UnderstandingRecommended Prerequisite: ECON 103 and 104 or permission of instructor.Schedule Type: LectureGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Economic development, institutions, and problems of Latin America. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts.Mason Core: Mason Core, Global UnderstandingSpecialized Designation: Non-Western CultureRecommended Prerequisite: ECON 103 and 104 or permission of instructor.Schedule Type: LectureGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Issues of economic development as applied to Africa. Includes overview of early economic history in Africa and post-independence development, and contemporary development problems. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts.Mason Core: Mason Core, Global UnderstandingSpecialized Designation: Non-Western CultureRecommended Prerequisite: ECON 103 and 104.Schedule Type: LectureGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Possible topics include ancient, medieval, modern European, and American economic history, using econometric analysis as necessary. Notes: May be repeated when topic is different. Offered by Economics. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 6 credits.Mason Core: Mason Core, Writing Intensive in MajorSpecialized Designation: Topic VariesRecommended Prerequisite: ECON 103 and 104.Schedule Type: LectureGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Applies basic economic concepts and principles to issues facing the U.S. and global economies. Topics include productivity and economic growth, taxes, healthcare, globalization, income distribution and financial crises, with an emphasis on market structure, social institutions and the not-always rational behavior of investors and consumers. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts. Equivalent to GOVT 367.Mason Core: Mason Core, Social/Behavioral SciencesSchedule Type: SeminarGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Factors influencing industrial structure, and industrial conduct and performance. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 306 or permission of instructor.Schedule Type: LectureGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Microeconomic analysis of health and medicine. Topics include the determinants of health, health externalities, health insurance, the health effects of medicine, the supply and demand of medicine, medical quality and regulation, and information asymmetries. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 103 and ECON 104 or permission of instructor.Schedule Type: LectureGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Examines problems and achievements of formerly communist and socialist countries including China, Eastern European countries, and Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union as they transition to more market-oriented economies. Includes market economics and central planning. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts.Mason Core: Mason Core, Global UnderstandingRecommended Prerequisite: ECON 103 and 104 or permission of instructor.Schedule Type: LectureGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Introduces economic way of thinking on trade and international finance. Presents historical and current information on consequences of trade and protectionism. Notes: May not be applied toward the elective course requirement needed for a major or minor in economics. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts.Schedule Type: LectureGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Foreign exchange market, balance of payment, foreign trade policies, and theories of international trade. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 306 and ECON 311 or permission of instructor.Schedule Type: LectureGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Develops students' ability to express economic arguments effectively through writing. Applies the basic principles of economics to teach students to think critically about economic problems. Offered by Economics. Limited to two attempts.Mason Core: Mason Core, Writing Intensive in MajorRecommended Prerequisite: ECON 103 and ECON 104 or permission of instructorSchedule Type: SeminarGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Students find economics-related internship with assistance from Career Services. Pre-internship proposal and final reflections paper required. Offered by Economics. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.Recommended Prerequisite: 6 upper-level hours in economics, Junior standing, and permission of instructor.Schedule Type: InternshipGrading: This course is graded on the Satisfactory/No Credit scale. 400 Level Courses
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Microeconomic and macroeconomic models and misallocation of resources. Alternative economic tools from noted Austrian economists. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 306 and 311.Schedule Type: LectureGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Applies economic theory, methodology to study nonmarket decision making. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 306.Schedule Type: LectureGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
ECON 412Game Theory and Economics of Institutions3
Introduces game theory and its relevance for analyzing framework of rules and institutions within which economic processes occur. Applies game theoretical concepts to comparative analysis of causes and effects of alternative institutional arrangements. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 306 or permission of instructor.Schedule Type: LectureGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Economic analysis of the law. Topics include introduction to legal institutions and legal analysis; application of economic concepts to the law of property, contracts and torts, criminal and constitutional law; economic efficiency of common law; and public choice perspective on the evolution of the law. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 306 or permission of instructor.Schedule Type: LectureGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Examines models of balance of payments, exchange rate behavior, and open economy macroeconomics. Includes international financial system and issues such as globalization and international financial instability. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 306 and 311, or permission of instructor.Schedule Type: LectureGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Provides a survey of financial economics including a brief overview of the U.S. and international financial system and the role of different financial institutions. Covers the leading theoretical models in the field. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 103, ECON 104, ECON 306, ECON 311.Schedule Type: SeminarGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Examines various issues in the energy industry using tools from microeconomic theory, law and economics and public choice. Topics include issues related to oil, historical and current energy regulation, and environmental issues associated with energy. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 306.Schedule Type: LectureGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Topics include comparing two or more treatments, and computing and interpreting analysis of variance. Discusses randomized block, Latin square, and factorial designs; and applications to economics experiments. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts.Recommended Prerequisite: STAT 250 or 344, or MATH 351, or IT 250, or permission of instructor.Schedule Type: LectureGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
ECON 460Senior Seminar in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics3
Covers issues in the philosophy, economics, and political science of institutions, information, and collective action. Through case studies of existing legal and political institutions, applies the insights to problems in politics, policy making, social-choice theory, and social, moral, and political philosophy. (Specific content varies). Notes: Serves as the capstone course for the PPE program. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts. Equivalent to GOVT 469, PHIL 460.Recommended Prerequisite: PHIL 358 and ECON 412 or permission of instructor.Schedule Type: SeminarGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Examines various issues surrounding concepts of regulation using tools from microeconomic theory and public choice. Topics include antitrust, rate regulation, policy rationales for regulation, and issues of current interest. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 306.Schedule Type: LectureGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Economic theory as it is applied to commercial airlines. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 306 or permission of instructor.Schedule Type: SeminarGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Developments in economic thought from 1500 to the present. Emphasizes historical origins, impact on contemporary economics, and theoretical validity. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 306 and 311 or permission of instructor.Schedule Type: LectureGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Studies the thought of Adam Smith. As the first in a two-course sequence, course focuses on The Theory of Moral Sentiments. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts.Mason Core: Mason Core, Writing Intensive in MajorSchedule Type: LectureGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Studies the thought of Adam Smith. As the second in a two-course sequence, course focuses on The Wealth of Nations. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts.Schedule Type: LectureGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Project-based course to develop an academic portfolio and demonstrate mastery in economic theory, statistical analysis, and critical thinking in the discipline of economics. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts.Mason Core: Mason Core, Mason Apex, CapstoneRegistration Restrictions: Required Prerequisites: ((ECON 306C or 306XS) and (ECON 311C or 311XS)).C Requires minimum grade of C.XS Requires minimum grade of XS.
Study abroad under supervision of George Mason faculty. Course topics, content, and locations vary. Notes: May be repeated with permission of department. Offered by Economics. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 12 credits.Schedule Type: LectureGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Experience learning opportunity as a culminating experience in the major with a focus on applying scholarly research in economics to practical problems in the workplace. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts.Mason Core: Mason Core, Mason Apex, CapstoneRegistration Restrictions: Required Prerequisites: ((ECON 306C or 306XS) and (ECON 311C or 311XS)).C Requires minimum grade of C.XS Requires minimum grade of XS.
ECON 494Introduction to Independent Research in Economics3
Develops skills in finding and evaluating sources, oral presentation, and academic writing. Offered by Economics. Limited to three attempts.Specialized Designation: Mason Impact.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 306 and 311.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Junior, Senior Plus or Senior.
Honors-level research on a self-selected topic in economics culminating in a substantial research paper and an oral presentation. Notes: Requirements for departmental honors in the major are in addition to the coursework required for the major. ECON 495 credit may not be applied toward the elective course requirement needed for a major or minor in economics. Offered by Economics. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.Mason Core: Mason Core, Mason Apex, CapstoneSpecialized Designation: Research/Scholarship IntensiveRecommended Prerequisite: ECON 494 with minimum grade of B or permission from the instructor with an approved research proposal.Schedule Type: Independent StudyGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Special scale.
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May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.
Subject matter varies. Notes: May be repeated when topic is different. Offered by Economics. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 24 credits.Specialized Designation: Topic VariesSchedule Type: LectureGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Individual study of selected area of economics. Notes: Directed research paper required. Offered by Economics. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 9 credits.Specialized Designation: Topic VariesRecommended Prerequisite: Economics majors with 90 credits, and permission of both the department and instructor.Schedule Type: Independent StudyGrading: This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale. 500 Level Courses
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May be repeated within the term for a maximum 9 credits.
Applied introduction to estimating economic relationships. Includes simple equation and simultaneous equation system estimation. Non-Degree students are permitted to enroll based on space availability determined one week before the first day of classes AND on meeting the prerequisites AND with permission of instructor. Offered by Economics. May not be repeated for credit.Recommended Prerequisite: Admission to master’s program in economics or OM 210 or STAT 250 and 350, and ECON 306 and 311, and MATH 113; or permission of instructor.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Covers theory of behavior of consumers, firms, and resource suppliers; theories of choice under risk and uncertainty; partial equilibrium analysis of competitive and noncompetitive markets; general equilibrium analysis; and welfare economics. Introduces capital theory. Notes: Non-Degree students are permitted to enroll based on space availability determined one week before the first day of classes AND on meeting the prerequisites AND with permission of instructor. Offered by Economics. May not be repeated for credit.Recommended Prerequisite: Admission to master's program in economics or ECON 306 and 311, and MATH 113; or permission of instructor.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Nature of the firm; theory of supply; and production functions, factor pricing, and supplies. Introduces microeconomic foundations of theories of public finance and public choice. Notes: Non-Degree students are permitted to enroll based on space availability determined one week before the first day of classes AND on meeting the prerequisites AND with permission of instructor. Offered by Economics. May not be repeated for credit.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 611.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Survey course covering monetary theory, theories of consumption and saving, budget deficits, economic growth, international finance, and monetary and fiscal policies. Notes: Non-Degree students are permitted to enroll based on space availability determined one week before the first day of classes AND on meeting the prerequisites AND with permission of instructor. Offered by Economics. May not be repeated for credit.Recommended Prerequisite: Admission to master's program in economics, or ECON 306 and 311, and MATH 113; or permission of instructor.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Explores development of American economy and evolution of economic institutions. Notes: ECON 637 recommended. Offered by Economics. May not be repeated for credit.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 611 and 615, or ECON 715 and 811, taken concurrently; or permission of instructor.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Topics covered include: constrained maximization, differential calculus, integral calculus, linear algebra, matrix algebra, probability, and set theory. Emphasis is placed on economic applications. Notes: Non-Degree students are permitted to enroll depending on space availability determined one week before the first day of classes AND on meeting the prerequisites AND with permission of instructor. Offered by Economics. May not be repeated for credit.Recommended Prerequisite: Admission to master’s program in economics, or ECON 306 and 311, and MATH 113, or permission of instructor.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Techniques of estimating relationships between economic variables. Introduces multiple regression and problems associated with single equation model-autocorrelation, multicollinearity, and heteroscedasticity. Notes: Non-Degree students are permitted to enroll based on space availability determined one week before the first day of classes AND on meeting the prerequisites AND with permission of instructor. Offered by Economics. May not be repeated for credit.Recommended Prerequisite: Acceptance to PhD program in economics, or permission of instructor.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Capitalism, socialism, and corporatism historical perspective. Includes examination of economies of representative contemporary countries. Offered by Economics. May not be repeated for credit.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
This is a project-based course where students develop an academic portfolio to demonstrate their mastery in economic theory, statistical analysis, and critical thinking in the discipline of economics. Offered by Economics. May not be repeated for credit.Recommended Prerequisite: Admissions to master's program in economics.Registration Restrictions: Required Prerequisites: ((ECON 535B- or 535XS) and (ECON 611B- or 611XS) and (ECON 612B- or 612XS) and (ECON 615B- or 615XS) and (ECON 630B- or 630XS)).B- Requires minimum grade of B-.XS Requires minimum grade of XS.
Topics vary according to interests of instructor. Emphasizes new areas of discipline. Offered by Economics. May be repeated within the term.Specialized Designation: Topic VariesRegistration Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Covers classical, neoclassical, Keynesian, and post-Keynesian theories of income and employment determination; theories of inflation and growth; and demand for money and implications for effectiveness of monetary vs. fiscal policy. Notes: Non-Degree students are permitted to enroll based on space availability determined one week before the first day of classes AND on meeting the prerequisites AND with permission of instructor. Offered by Economics. May not be repeated for credit.Recommended Prerequisite: Admission to doctoral program in economics, or permission of instructor.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students.
Research on approved thesis topic under direction of thesis committee. Notes: Students must register for a minimum of three credit hours in their first semester of 799 and maintain continuous enrollment in 799 while writing and submitting a thesis. A maximum of 6 credits of 799 may be applied to the degree. Offered by Economics. May be repeated within the degree.Recommended Prerequisite: Admission to MA economics program and permission of thesis advisor.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students.
Theory and applications of behavior of consumers, firms, and resource suppliers. Partial equilibrium analysis of various market structures and introduction to intertemporal choice and capital theory. Review and analysis of classic works in microeconomic theory. Notes: Non-Degree students are permitted to enroll based on space availability determined one week before the first day of classes AND on meeting the prerequisites AND with permission of instructor. Offered by Economics. May not be repeated for credit.Recommended Prerequisite: Admission to doctoral program in economics, or permission of instructor.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate or Non-Degree.
Examines nature of firm; theory of supply; and production functions, factor pricing, and supplies. Introduces microeconomic foundations of theories of public finance and public choice. Notes: Non-Degree students are permitted to enroll based on space availability determined one week before the first day of classes AND on meeting the prerequisites AND with permission of instructor. Offered by Economics. May not be repeated for credit.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 811.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate or Non-Degree.
Aggregate economic activity and price levels with emphasis on dynamic models. Notes: Non-Degree students are permitted to enroll based on space availability determined one week before the first day of classes AND on meeting the prerequisites AND with permission of instructor. Offered by Economics. May not be repeated for credit.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 715 and 811 or permission of instructor.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate or Non-Degree.
Theory of mechanisms through which central banking affects economic activity and prices. Analyzes demand for money and its relationship to economic activity. Develops monetary theory with emphasis on current theories and controversies in the field. Offered by Economics. May not be repeated for credit.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 615 or 715 and 535 or 637, or permission of instructor.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
Offers economic analysis of various historical epochs including Industrial Revolution, evolution of political reform, rise of unions, and growth of government. Offered by Economics. May not be repeated for credit.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 611 and 615, or ECON 715 and 811; or permission of instructor.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate or Non-Degree.
Analyzes philosophical organization, including interrelations between economics and legal and political institutions; philosophical presuppositions of capitalist economy under constitutional democracy; alternative presuppositions for non-capitalist economies; and critical evaluation of history of ideas in social and moral philosophy. Offered by Economics. May not be repeated for credit.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 611 or 811 or permission of instructor.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate or Non-Degree.
Analyzes framework of rules and institutions for economic activities and transactions. Includes emergence and working properties of different institutions, and classical and contemporary approaches to economic theory of institutions. Offered by Economics. May not be repeated for credit.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 611 or 811 or permission of instructor.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
Includes algebra and multivariate calculus applied to advanced economic problems. Also covers unconstrained and constrained optimization, formal models of market equilibrium, and models of economic dynamics in continuous and/or discrete time. Notes: Non-degree students are permitted to enroll on space availability determined one week before the first day of classes AND on meeting the prerequisites AND with permission of instructor. Offered by Economics. May not be repeated for credit.Recommended Prerequisite: Admission to doctoral program in economics, or ECON 306 and 311, and MATH 113, MATH 114, and familiarity with elementary differential calculus (univariate and multivariate), elementary integration (univariate), basic matrix/linear algebra (addition, multiplication, inversion), univariate optimization, and logarithms; or permission of instructor.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate or Non-Degree.
Develops the foundations of choice, price, and general equilibrium theory. Topics include choice, preference and utility; consumer demand; competitive firms; general equilibrium; and social choice and welfare. Special attention is paid to uncertainty and dynamic choice. Offered by Economics. May not be repeated for credit.Recommended Prerequisite: Admission to doctoral program in economics, or ECON 306 and 311, and MATH 113; or permission of instructor.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate or Non-Degree.
Explores econometric models and simultaneous equation systems. Includes identifying parameters and least squares bias, alternative estimation methods, and block recursive systems. Offered by Economics. May not be repeated for credit.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 637 or permission of instructor.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
Uses economics to analyze U.S. Common-law system, evaluating efficiency and logic of evolution. Notes: No prior knowledge of law required. Offered by Economics. May not be repeated for credit.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 611 or 811; or permission of instructor.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate or Non-Degree.
Explores empirical analyses of law of property, torts, crime, and family. Also looks at law's effects on freedom and economic growth. Offered by Economics. May not be repeated for credit.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 611 or 811, and ECON 535 or 637; or permission of instructor.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
Explores the moral philosophy of Adam Smith, with a focus on The Theory of Moral Sentiments, which is studied cover-to-cover in "Great Books" fashion. Offered by Economics. May not be repeated for credit.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate or Non-Degree.
ECON 844Industrial Organization and Public Policy I3
Structure of American industry and underlying determinants. Includes structure and conduct on industrial performance in light of theory and empirical evidence; and rational antitrust policy and analysis of impact on structure and performance. Offered by Economics. May not be repeated for credit.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 611 or 811 or permission of instructor.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
Explores the political economy of Adam Smith, with a focus on The Wealth of Nations, which is studied cover-to-cover in "Great Books" fashion. Offered by Economics. May not be repeated for credit.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate or Non-Degree.
ECON 846Industrial Organization and Public Policy II3
Covers relationship of law, economics, and theories of social control of property rights. Includes theories of market structure and industrial performance. Offered by Economics. May not be repeated for credit.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 844, and ECON 535 or 637; or permission of instructor.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate or Non-Degree.
Applies economic theory and methodology to study of nonmarket decision making. Offered by Economics. May not be repeated for credit.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 611 or 811 or permission of instructor.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
Applies public choice approach to study such topics as causes and consequences of governmental growth, behavior of public bureaucracies, and economic reasoning behind constitutional limitations on size and growth of government. Offered by Economics. May not be repeated for credit.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 852 or permission of instructor.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate or Non-Degree.
Explores the economics of non-market decision making. Considers the application of rational choice theory to decision making by a variety of persons who are neither traditional buyers nor sellers in a variety of contexts that are not traditional markets. Offered by Economics. May not be repeated for credit.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 852 or permission of instructor.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate or Non-Degree.
Explores forces contributing to or retarding economic progress in developing countries. Includes role of foreign trade, economic integration, foreign investment, multinational corporations, and technological transfers. Offered by Economics. May not be repeated for credit.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 611 and 615, or 715 and 811, or permission of instructor.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
Examines international adjustment mechanism, price and income effects, controls, and monetarist approach; development of international monetary system; demand for international reserves; capital movements; and role of International Monetary Fund. Offered by Economics. May not be repeated for credit.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 615 or 715 or permission of instructor.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate or Non-Degree.
Examines theory developed by Menger, Mises, Hayek, and others of the Austrian School; and compares with other popular theories. Offered by Economics. May not be repeated for credit.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 611 or 811 or permission of instructor.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
Continuation of ECON 880. Explores the market-process approach to analyzing capital accumulation and growth; money and credit institutions; inflation and unemployment; and industrial fluctuations. Offered by Economics. May not be repeated for credit.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 880, or permission of instructor.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate or Non-Degree.
Designed for graduate students to learn how experimental methods can be used to inform economic research and practice. Students expected to have working understanding of basic economic concepts and multivariate calculus. Offered by Economics. May not be repeated for credit.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 611 or 811 or permission of instructor.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate or Non-Degree.
Research in experimental design. Topics represent basic tools to build, test, and implement exchange mechanisms in an applied setting. Offered by Economics. May not be repeated for credit.Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 885 or permission of instructor.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate or Non-Degree.
Topics vary according to interests of instructor. Emphasizes new areas of discipline. Offered by Economics. May be repeated within the term.Specialized Designation: Topic VariesRegistration Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate or Non-Degree.
Independent reading and research paper on a topic agreed on by student and faculty member. Offered by Economics. May be repeated within the term.Specialized Designation: Topic VariesRegistration Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate or Non-Degree.
Research on prospective dissertation topic. Notes: For students who have completed course work but have not yet advanced to candidacy. Offered by Economics. May be repeated within the degree.Recommended Prerequisite: Admission to PhD economics program, and completed at least 48 credits of coursework, and passed required doctoral exams, and permission of dissertation advisor.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
Research on approved dissertation topic under direction of dissertation committee. Notes: 24 credits may be applied to doctoral degree requirement. Offered by Economics. May be repeated within the degree.Registration Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy.
