Economics (ECON)

May not be substituted for ECON 200, ECON 201, or ECON 244. Economics primarily concerned in a broad social science context. Adequate amount of basic theory introduced. Cannot be used to satisfy major or minor requirements in economics. (Formerly 3250:100)

No credit if ECON 244 already taken. Analysis of behavior of the firm and household, and their impact on resource allocation, output and market price. (Formerly 3250:200)

Prerequisite: ECON 200. No credit if ECON 244 already taken. Study of the economic factors which affect the price level, national income, employment, economic growth. (Formerly 3250:201)

Prerequisites: ECON 100 or ECON 200 or ECON 244. Application of word processing, spreadsheets, presentation packages, SAS, the Internet, library resources, and other computer tools in communicating economic analysis. (Formerly 3250:226)

Prerequisite: ECON 100, or ECON 200 and ECON 201, or ECON 244 or permission of the instructor. Investigation of selected labor and social policy issues. Examples include health care, economic demography, anti-poverty programs, immigration, discrimination, and the impact of unemployment and inflation. (Formerly 3250:230)

This course is not open to students in the College of Business. No credit to a student who has completed ECON 200 and ECON 201. Recommended for engineering and mathematical science majors. Intensive introduction to analysis of modern industrial society and formulation of economic policy. Structure of economic theory and its relation to economic reality. (Formerly 3250:244)

Prerequisites: ECON 200 or ECON 244. Application of economic analysis to management problems; the organization of enterprises and the allocation of their resources; decision making under uncertainty; strategic behavior. (Formerly 3250:310)

Prerequisites: [STAT 261 and STAT 262] or STAT 401 or STAT 461 or MGMT 304. Students learn SAS coding and the foundations of data science. Course covers multiple regression estimation and inference analysis and concludes with a research paper. (Formerly 3250:325)

Prerequisite: ECON 325. Violations of the classical assumptions of the regression model and corrections are explored along with regression analysis of time series data. Culminates with a research paper. (Formerly 3250:326)

Prerequisites: ECON 200, ECON 201, or ECON 244. Labor economics, principles and public policy. Study of structure of labor market and impact unions have on labor management relations. (Formerly 3250:330)

Prerequisite: ECON 200 or ECON 244. Theoretical tools used in analysis of problems of labor in any modern economic system. Emphasis given to examination of determinants of demand for and supply of labor. (Formerly 3250:333)

Prerequisite: ECON 100 or ECON 200 or ECON 244 or permission of the department. An economic analysis of the role gender plays in decisions (family formation, fertility, childcare, work) and outcomes (the gender wage gap, economic development). (Formerly 3250:350)

Prerequisites: ECON 200 or ECON 244. Role of industrial structure and firm conduct in performance of industry and way in which antitrust policy is designed to provide remedies where performance is unsatisfactory. (Formerly 3250:360)

Prerequisite: ECON 201. Institutions of money, banking and credit, monetary expansion and contraction, public policies affecting this process, development of our money and banking system. (Formerly 3250:380)

Prerequisite: ECON 100 or ECON 200 or ECON 244 or permission. Introduction to economic analysis of use of natural resources and economics of environment. Problems of water and air pollution, natural environments, natural resource scarcity, conservation, economic growth. (Formerly 3250:385)

Prerequisites: ECON 201 and [MATH 145 or higher math]. Changes in national income, production, employment, price levels, long-range economic growth, short-term fluctuations of economic activity. (Formerly 3250:400)

Prerequisites: [ECON 200 and ECON 201] or ECON 244. Considers nature and scope of government activity, rationale for government intervention, problems of public choice, taxation and revenue-raising, cost-benefit analysis, program development and evaluation. (Formerly 3250:405)

Prerequisite: ECON 410; recommended: ECON 405. Examines economic rationale and problems for provision of goods and services by different governmental units. Considers alternative revenue sources and special topics. (Formerly 3250:406)

Prerequisites: [ECON 200 or ECON 244] and [MATH 145 or higher math]. Advanced analysis of consumer demand, production costs, market structures, determinants of factor income. (Formerly 3250:410)

Prerequisites: [ECON 200 and ECON 201] or ECON 244. Introduction to tool for public project evaluation. Includes development of analytical framework and methods of determining benefits and costs over time. Stresses application of techniques. (Formerly 3250:415)

Prerequisite: ECON 200. Application of the basic concepts of game theory (analysis of strategic behavior) to relevant economics issues including bargaining, cartels, voting, conflict resolution and non-competitive pricing. (Formerly 3250:423)

Prerequisites: STAT 261, STAT 262, and ([ECON 200 and ECON 201] or ECON 244). Application of regression analysis to economic and social sciences data. Discusses typical problems from applied research, including estimation technique, hypothesis testing, and modeling framework. (Formerly 3250:426)

Prerequisites: [(STAT 261 and STAT 262) or STAT 401 or STAT 461 or MGMT 304] and [(ECON 200 and ECON 201) or ECON 244]. Methods for building, identifying, fitting and checking dynamic economic models and use of these models for forecasting. Emphasis on application of available computer software systems. (Formerly 3250:427)

Prerequisite: [ECON 200 and ECON 201] or ECON 244 or permission of instructor. Intensive study of current labor and social policy issues (e.g., discrimination, poverty, migration, education, demographic and labor market changes, impact of international trade on employment). (Formerly 3250:430)

Prerequisite: ECON 200 or ECON 244. Principles and organization of collective bargaining, collective bargaining agreements, issues presented in labor disputes and settlements, union status and security, wage scales, technological change, production standards, etc. (Formerly 3250:432)

Prerequisites: A minimum of 12 credits of 300- or 400-level economics coursework that includes ECON 325, ECON 326 and ECON 410. Applied labor market research using specialized techniques. Employment, health, education, and other current policy issues and programs analyzed and evaluated. Original research project required. (Formerly 3250:434)

Prerequisites: ECON 100 or ECON 200 or ECON 244 or permission of instructor. Economic analysis of health care. Stresses health policy issues, includes study of demand and supply of medical services and insurance, analysis of health care industries. (Formerly 3250:436)

Prerequisites: ECON 100 or ECON 200 or ECON 244 or permission of instructor. Sports franchises as profit maximizing firms; costs and benefits of a franchise to a city; labor markets in professional sports; the economics of college sports. (Formerly 3250:438)

Prerequisite: [ECON 200 and ECON 201] or ECON 244 or permission of department. Opportunity to study special topics and current issues in economics. (Formerly 3250:440)

Prerequisites: [ECON 200 and ECON 201] or ECON 244. Basic problems in economic development. Theories of economic development, issues of political economy and institutions. Topics include poverty, population, migration, employment, finance, international trade and environment. (Formerly 3250:460)

Prerequisites: [ECON 200 and ECON 201] or ECON 244, or permission of the Economics department. International trade and foreign exchange, policies of free and controlled trade, international monetary problems. (Formerly 3250:461)

Prerequisites: [ECON 200 and ECON 201] or ECON 244, or permission of the Economics department. Evolution of theory and method, relation of ideas of economists contemporary to conditions. (Formerly 3250:475)

Prerequisites: ECON 380, ECON 400; or permission of the Economics department. Control over currency and credit, policies of control by central banks and governments, United States Treasury and Federal Reserve System. (Formerly 3250:481)

Prerequisites: [ECON 200 and ECON 201] or ECON 244, or permission of instructor. Analysis of urban issues from an economic perspective. Emphasis on urban growth, land-use patterns, housing, income distribution, poverty and urban fiscal policy. (Formerly 3250:487)

(May be repeated for a total of six credits) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Independent study in economics under supervision and evaluation of selected faculty member. (Formerly 3250:490)

(May be repeated) Prerequisite: Permission of the Economics department. Group studies of special topics in economics. May not be used to meet undergraduate or graduate major requirements in economics. May be used for elective credit only. (Formerly 3250:491)

Prerequisites: ECON 200, ECON 201 and at least three additional courses in economics at the 300- or 400-level. Supervised placement in appropriate position in public or private sector organizations. Reports and written assignments required. (Formerly 3250:495)

Prerequisites: Admission to a major in Economics and a minimum of 21 credits of 300- or 400-level economics coursework that includes ECON 325, ECON 326, ECON 400 and ECON 410. The capstone course is designed to help students develop and further integrate the knowledge and skills they have acquired as an economic major and demonstrate their mastery of critical thinking and research skills in an original research project. Students work on an applied economics research project that demonstrates the ability to theoretically develop and quantitatively analyze a specific research problem as a capstone experience. (Formerly 3250:496)

(May be repeated for a total of six credits) Prerequisite: Senior standing in Honors College. Individual senior honors thesis on a creative project relevant to economics, approved and supervised by faculty member of the department. (Formerly 3250:497)