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Course Descriptions

Below is a list of all the courses available in the Department of Economics. The links will take you to an official description of the course (if available), its prerequistes and history.

103B Introduction to Political Economy: Microeconomics.


104B Introduction to Political Economy: Macroeconomics.

110 Introduction to Computing.

123 Introductory Research Seminar in Microeconomics.

124 Principles of Macroeconomics Seminar with Computing Applications

176B Introduction to International Economics.

Note: 200-level classes do not count toward the Economics major.

201 International Development. (Identical with Political Science 328BQ and History 330BQ.)

231 Economic Statistics.

239 Economic Anthropology. (Identical with Anthropology 439.)

2610 Principles of Accounting I. (Staffed by the Business School.)

2620 Principles of Accounting II. (Staffed by the Business School.)

299 Internship in Economics.


313 Economies in Transition and Development. (Identical with U07-313.)

3171 Economics of Sports

324 Comparative Economic Organization. (Identical with International Studies 325.)


326 American Economic History. (Identical with History 3261.)


327 African American Economic History. (Identical with AFAS 329.)


330 Consumer Economics, Finance and Investment.


332 Interest Rate and Stock Market Futures.


335 Money and Banking.


337 Financial Intermediaries in the Market Economy. (Identical with U07 Econ 337.)


350 Politics, Economics and Welfare.


352 Health Economics.


353 The Economics of Law.

3531 Law and Economics. (Identical with U07 ECON 3531.)

354 Economics of Education. (Identical with Education 463.)
Does not count towards an Economics major.

371 Economic Development: An Interdisciplinary Approach. (Identical with
Anthropology 4500.)


371W Institutions and Problems of Economic Development and Organization.

380 Labor and the Economy.

381 Economics of Human Resources.

382 Socio-Economic Perspectives on Inequality. (Identical with Social Thought and Analysis 381.)

383 Economics of Education.

400 Impact of Government on Business. (Identical with Management 400B.)

401 Price Theory.

402 Income and Employment Theory.

409* Advanced Topics in Economic Analysis.

413 Introduction to Econometrics.

418* Mathematical Economics.


421* Historical Development of Economic Ideas.

423* Western Economic History. (Identical with International Studies 4231 and History 4231.)

424* Comparative American Economic History.

426* Economic Systems in Theory and Practice
.

428* Capital Market Imperfections and Entrepreneurial Finance.


432* Economics of Public Policy.


434 Normative Political Economy. (Ident ical with Philosophy 431.)

435* Open Economy Macroeconomics.

440 Economics of Social Policy.

445* Public Finance.

448W* Current Macroeconomic Issues.

450* Political Economy of Regulation.

451 Environmental Policy/Business and the Environment.

452* Industrial Organization
.

453* Economics of Environment and Resources
.

4541* Institutions of Production and Exchange.

456 Business, Government, and the Public.

458* The Theory of Property Rights
.


460* Urban Economics.

462* The Economics of Technological Change and Dynamics.
Exploration of the large and growing literature using a variety of models that illuminate different features of technology and its application by industrial enterprises. New concepts such as the technological trajectory and theories of evolutionary change complement standard neoclassical analysis; the role of governmental and other institutional features of the environment analyzed to help understand the possibilities for public policy as well as the choices that private agents make in terms of organization. Applications to the telecommunications, electronics, semiconductor, computer, and pharmaceutical industries. Prerequisite: Econ 401 with a grade of B- or better. Credit 3 units.

465* Economic Choices Under Uncertainty
.

466* Economic Models of Bargaining and Negotiation
.
Examines the theory and practice of economic bargaining and negotiation. To provide ananalytical framework, course opens with a basic introduction to game theory. Standard theories of cooperative and noncooperative bargaining are then presented and analyzed, with an emphasis placed on the role that information plays in the bargaining process. These theories are subsequently examined with respect to specific types of economic bargaining, including intra- firm, inter-firm and firm-to-state negotiations. Prerequisite: Econ 401. Credit 3 units.

467* Game Theory.

475 International Trade. (Identical with International Studies 475.)

480* Labor Economics.

485* Labor-Management Relations in Modern Economies. (Identical with Legal Studies 485.)

486* Modern Macroeconomic Research.

488 Seminar in Political Economy
. (Identical with Political Economy 498.)

490 Independent Work.

496 Teaching Practicum in Economics.

497 Research in Economics.

498 Honors Seminar in Economics.

499 Senior Honors Thesis.

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