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504. ECONOMIC ISSUES IN AMERICAN HISTORY.
Trends and issues in American economic history from the colonial period to
the present. Prerequisite: Minimum in ECON 202 and ECON 203. (3).
505. PUBLIC FINANCE. Economics of taxation
and government spending. Impact of government fiscal operations on
employment, price levels, resource allocation, income distribution, and
economic growth. Prerequisite: minimum in ECON 202 and ECON 203. (3).
506. PUBLIC FINANCE ADMINISTRATION.
Federal budgeting practices and policies,
intergovernmental fiscal relations, cost-benefit studies, economics of
state and local governments. Prerequisite: ECON 505. (3).
510. INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND COMMERCIAL POLICY.
Reason for trade; analysis of U.S. exports and imports; balance of trade;
commercial policy, foreign exchange, gold problems; changing trends.
Prerequisite: ECON 403 or ECON 407, and a minimum in both ECON 202 and
ECON 203. (3).
520. SPECIAL TOPICS IN ECONOMICS.
Selected issues, problems, research techniques,
materials and policies; content varies. Prerequisite: consent of
instructor. (Credit not available for degrees in Economics or Business
Administration). (3).
530. STATISTICAL METHODS FOR ECONOMICS AND FINANCE.
A coverage of statistical methods to prepare students for future study of
econometrics. ECON 530 is prerequisite to ECON 630. Prerequisite: MATH
262. (3).
540. SEMINAR IN ECONOMICS.
Selected topics in economics; content varies. (May be repeated for
credit). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (3).
581. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
Prerequisite: MGMT 371, MGMT 383, and senior standing or higher. (Same as
MGMT 581). (3).
583. LABOR RELATIONS. (Same
as MGMT 583). (3).
601. INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION.
Theoretical and applied microeconomics to aid in understanding the
operation and performance of markets; analysis of market structures and
their effects on pricing practices; economic impact of antitrust laws and
government regulation upon businesses. (3).
602. MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS.
Economic principles applicable to the solution of selected problems facing
business decision makers; emphasis upon demand theory and estimation,
production theory and cost estimation, pricing decisions, and capital
budgeting. (3).
603. BUSINESS CONDITIONS ANALYSIS.
The macroeconomic environment in which business firms must operate and
foundations of governmental policy; issues and evidence pertaining to the
development and implementation of these policies including the rate of
economic growth, interpretation of economic trends, and forecasting
business conditions. (3).
604. STATISTICAL METHODS FOR BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS.
Statistical foundations and applications of nonparametric and multivariate
analysis in business and economics. (Same as BUS 604). (3).
605. MICROECONOMIC THEORY.
Development of theories of consumption, production, and market
interdependence which influence price, output and resource allocation.
Prerequisite: ECON 609 or consent of the instructor. (3).
606. MACROECONOMIC THEORY.
Determination of income and employment; analysis of theories of
consumption, investment and money holdings in the light of classical,
Keynesian and post-Keynesian macroeconomic theories. Prerequisite: ECON
404 and ECON 609 or consent of instructor. (3).
607. SEMINAR. Guided
individual research in current economic and business problems including
research methodology. (3).
609. METHODS OF MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS.
Mathematical techniques for use in business and economics; methodology for
investigation of empirical problems arising in business and economics.
(3).
610. PUBLIC CHOICE. The
theory of nonmarket decision making in a representative democracy. Topics
include voting rules, legislative processes, bureaucracy, public goods,
and the growth of government. (3).
612. OPERATIONS RESEARCH.
Quantitative techniques for decision making; Baysian analysis, Markov
process, game theory, inventory control, queuing theory, and mathematical
programming. Prerequisite: ECON 604 or ECON 609 or consent of instructor.
(3).
613. HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT.
Economic thought from Renaissance to the 20th century, with special
emphasis on the development of economic doctrines since the 18th century.
(3).
614. ADVANCED MICROECONOMICS.
Multi-input, multi-output models; alternatives to
the profit maximization objective; welfare theory. (Continuation of ECON
605). (3).
615. PUBLIC FINANCE.
Expenditure, revenue, and debt operations at the various levels of
government; fiscal theories and programs designed to achieve economic
goals. (3).
616. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
A survey of the economic theory of development. Topics covered will
include early approaches to development theory, the neoclassical reaction,
newer planning models, research and infrastructure, urban and rural labor
markets, population, trade, and the political context. (3).
617. LABOR ECONOMICS.
Advanced study of wage and employment theory; discussion of theory and
empiricism associated with labor supply and mobility. (3).
619. MONETARY THEORY. The
ideal and practical role of money in the determination of economic
activity. (3).
620. PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS.
A doctoral seminar on the analysis of selected public policy issues.
Prerequisite: consent of the instructor. (3).
621. THEORY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE.
Theory of international trade; theories of comparative advantage and
effects of tariffs and other trade policies. Recent theories of trade in
the presence of scale economics and/or imperfect competition.
Prerequisite: ECON 605 or ECON 609 or consent of instructor. (3).
623. INTERNATIONAL MACROECONOMICS.
Behavior of output and employment under fixed and
flexible exchange rates. Static and dynamic models of the balance of
payments, current account, and exchange rate determination. Prerequisite:
ECON 606 or consent of instructor. (3). (Z Grade).
624. ECONOMICS OF HUMAN RESOURCES.
Labor force concepts and their measurements; labor
force participation, problem groups, and employment trends (regional and
national); analysis of the human capital investment decision; growth of
human capital and its effect on the economy. (3).
625. LABOR AND MANPOWER POLICIES AND PROBLEMS.
Advanced seminar on selected topics of current
interest in labor and manpower; various techniques in analyzing particular
types of problems in labor and manpower economics; special related
research topics. (3).
628. ADVANCED MACROECONOMIC ANALYSIS.
Recent developments and major issues in contemporary macroeconomic theory
and empirical research. Topics include equilibrium analysis, inflation
theory, dynamic analysis, and growth models. (3).
630. ECONOMETRICS I.
Econometric methods, including estimation and testing of single equation
models using classical least-squares, generalized least-squares, and
maximum likelihood procedures. Problems related to single equation
methods: serial correlation, heteroscedasticity, etc. Prerequisite: 530 or
consent of instructor. (3).
631. ECONOMETRICS II.
Advanced econometric methods and applications, including time-series
analysis, multivariate regression, and simultaneous equation estimation
and related problems. Prerequisite: ECON 630. (3).
650. RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM IN ECONOMICS AND FINANCE.
Presentation and discussion of current research in economics and finance.
May be repeated for credit. (1). (Z Grade).
697. THESIS. (1-12).
797. DISSERTATION. (1-18).
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