Economics
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EC 200 Introduction to Economics |
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4.00 |
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Covers the overall economy. Includes the basic reasons for and the problems of recession, inflation, and stagflation; the use of monetary, fiscal, and incomes policies; and other economic management tools. Recommended: MTH 95 and EC 201. Prerequisites: WR 115, RD 115 and MTH 20 or equivalent placement test scores. Audit available. |
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EC 201 Principles of Economics: Microeconomics |
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4.00 |
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Introduces the principles of microeconomics. Enhances the ability to recognize and analyze economic problems in the United States. Covers the American microeconomic system, which includes a familiarization with the basis of the price system and resource allocation; the operation of the firm; market concentration; regulation and antitrust policies. Recommended: MTH 95. Prerequisites: WR 115, RD 115 and MTH 20 or equivalent placement test scores. Audit available. |
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EC 202 Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics |
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4.00 |
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Covers the overall economy. Includes the basic reasons for and the problems of recession, inflation, and stagflation; the use of monetary, fiscal, and incomes policies; and other economic management tools. Recommended: MTH 95 and EC 201. Prerequisites: WR 115, RD 115 and MTH 20 or equivalent placement test scores. Audit available. |
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EC 203 Principles of Economics: Applications to Economic Issues |
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4.00 |
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An economic issues course that covers specific topics in some depth. Topics covered change with current events and instructor interest and may include: International trade and finance; energy and resource economics; poverty, discrimination, and income distribution in national economies and the global economy; economic development; financial market instability; environmental and sustainability issues; government and central bank policies and competing ideologies; other current or relevant topics. Prerequisites: WR 115, RD 115, and MTH 95 or equivalent placement test scores, and EC 200 or EC 201 or EC 202. Audit available. |
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EC 216 Labor Markets: Economics of Gender, Race, and Work |
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4.00 |
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The study of labor markets with emphasis on the economic status of women and their decisions about work and family. Topics of study include: recent developments in the labor market; the gender pay gap and women-men occupational differences; labor supply decisions; human capital theory; racial discrimination; economics of marriage and household decisions. Recommended: MTH 95. Prerequisites: WR 115, RD 115 and MTH 20 or equivalent placement test scores. Audit available. |
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EC 230 Contemporary World Economic Issues: International Economics |
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3.00 |
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Selected issues and problems related to international economics and international economic institutions. Includes trade and the balance of payments, trade competition between Japan and the U.S., reform and restructure of the Russian and Eastern European economies, economic development and problems of developing nations. Audit available. |
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EC 285 Introduction to Political Economy |
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4.00 |
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Examines the United States economy from a systems/ institutional perspective. With this approach, students will explore the key institutions that make up the U.S. economy including corporations, government, the market system, labor unions, monetary and financial institutions, and others. Students will also examine three problem areas: environmental degradation and resource depletion; social and political inequality; and economic instability. Also introduces possible solutions based on institutional change and development. Students will deepen their understanding of capitalism in America, as well as gain insights into developing viable economic alternatives based on principles of environmental sustainability, equity and economic stability. Recommended: MTH 95 and WR 115. Audit available. |
