300
Labor economics examines the organization, functioning and outcomes of labor markets; the decisions of prospective and present labor market participants; and the public policies relating to the employment and payment of labor resources.
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisites
ECO 204 and
ECO 205.
This course will cover current topics in income inequality and poverty within both developed and developing countries. For both inequality and poverty, students will study the various methods of economic measurement and identify recent dynamic trends. Empirical evidence will be used to scrutinize and explore current theoretical arguments aimed at explaining the trends. The course will also analyze contemporary policies at both the country level and within global institutions (IMF, World Bank, bilateral aid programs) aimed at alleviating poverty and lessening inequality, and examine the linkages among inequality, poverty, growth, education, technology and globalization.
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisites
ECO 205.
The course teaches students to use economic concepts to critically evaluate social, political and business decisions regarding environmental resource use, environmental regulation and environmental degradation. Students will gain insight into how to respond as business decision-makers to environmental regulations and to increased global competition for scarce resources.
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisites
ECO 204.
This course is designed to provide students with an introduction and overview of development economics. The course will focus on the economies of countries other than the United States, explore the interaction between the developed and the less-developed economies of the world, and examine international trade and environmental issues in developing countries.
Credit Hours: 4
(IG) (NW)
Prerequisites
ECO 204 and
ECO 205.
This course analyzes consumer choice theory; the theory of production; competitive, oligopolistic and monopolistic market structures; and behavioral economics.
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisites
ECO 204,
ECO 205 and
MAT 225 (or equivalent).
This course is designed to analyze the domestic and international impacts of public policy on GDP, employment, inflation, the trade deficit and budget surplus, the international flow of capital, foreign exchange rate variations and international competitiveness.
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisites
ECO 204,
ECO 205 and
MAT 225 (or equivalent).
The course explores U.S. antitrust law. Economic analysis is used to understand the motivations behind antitrust laws and to evaluate their success. Students will: 1) explore the social losses that can accompany market-power and why American society has chosen antitrust to deal with those consequences; 2) learn that collusive price fixing and market allocation communications and agreements are per se felony offenses, and that violators have been and continue to be sentenced to jail terms; and 3) analyze recent antitrust cases to understand the broad structure of antitrust law and to show the relevance of antitrust in the American business environment.
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisites
ECO 204.