ECON-ECONOMICS – 2005-07
College
ECON 200 Special Problems for Undergraduates
(1–2)
Individual
investigation, research, studies, or surveys of selected problems. Total credit limited to 4 units, with a maximum of 2
units per quarter. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and consent of department
head.
ECON 201 Survey of Economics (4) GE D2
(Also listed as HNRS 201)
Basic
principles of microeconomics and macroeconomics. Emphasis on applications to current
national and global economic issues. For majors
requiring one quarter of economics. Not open to students having previous
credit in ECON 222 or equivalent. 4 lectures.
ECON 221 Microeconomics (4)
Microeconomic
principles. Marginal and equilibrium
analysis of commodity and factor markets in determination of price and output.
Normative issues of efficiency and equity. 4 lectures.
ECON 222 Macroeconomics (4) GE D2
Introduction
to economic problems. Macroeconomic analysis and principles. Aggregate
output, employment, prices, and economic policies for changing these variables.
International trade and finance. Issues
of economic growth and development. Comparative
economic systems and economies in transition. 4
lectures.
ECON 303 Economics of Poverty, Discrimination
and Immigration (4) (Also listed as HNRS 303) GE
D5 USCP
Economic analysis of the
cause, extent and impact of poverty, discrimination and immigration and of the
policies designed to address these socioeconomic issues. Emphasis
on the experience of African-Americans, Latinos, and women in the
ECON 304 Comparative Economic Systems (4) GE D5
Analysis
of economic systems as a set of mechanisms and institutions for decision
making, and the implementation of decisions regarding income distribution, the
levels of consumption and production, and the level of economic welfare. 4 lectures. Prerequisite:
Completion of GE Areas A, D3, and ECON 201 or 222. Economics majors will not
receive GE Area D5 credit.
ECON 310 Quantitative Methods in Economics (4)
Applications
of quantitative techniques to topics in microeconomic and macroeconomic theory. Use of multivariate calculus and
linear algebra in formulating static economic models. Applications
of statistical inference, estimation and forecasting in economic models.
4 lectures. Prerequisite: MATH 221, STAT 252, ECON
221, ECON 222.
ECON 311, 312 Intermediate
Microeconomics I, II (4) (4)
Economics
of prices and markets. Demand and supply. Returns and costs,
factor pricing and income distribution, welfare and economic progress. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: ECON 310. For ECON 312: ECON 311.
ECON 313, 314 Intermediate
Macroeconomics I, II (4) (4)
Analysis
of national income, price level, employment, international trade and economic
growth. Development
of the theory of national income determination. Evaluation
of roles of monetary and fiscal policy. Applications
of computer simulation for analysis, forecasting and control. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: ECON 222, MATH 221, STAT 252. For
ECON 314: ECON 313.
ECON 322 Economic History of the Advanced World
(4) GE D5
Analysis
of the growth of economic institutions from about 600. Includes the spread of economic
structures and institutions to colonies. Analyzes the
internal development of the industrial economy in
ECON 324 American Economic History (4)
Topical
and statistical analysis of the major trends and events of American economic
history. Examines
the causes and evolution of the
ECON 325 Economics of Development and Growth
(4)
Analysis of the economy of
less developed countries, and a survey of public policies designed to stimulate
economic growth and reduce poverty. Topics include financing development,
technology, population problems, human capital, rural and urban development,
trade policy and the economic relationships between developed and developing
nations. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: ECON 201 or ECON
221 or ECON 222.
ECON 337 Money, Banking and Credit (4)
Financial
markets and institutions. Structure of the banking industry and impacts of technological
change in banking. Structure and operations of the
Federal Reserve. Impacts of monetary policy on the
economy. 4
lectures. Prerequisite: ECON 222.
ECON 339 Econometrics (4)
Application
of statistical methods useful in economics. General linear regression model.
Specific issues and problems related to economic models: multicollinearity,
autocorrelation, heteroscedasticity, dummy variables,
lagged variables, and simultaneous equation estimation. Application
and evaluation of selected examples of empirical economic research. Microcomputer applications. 3 lectures, 1
activity. Prerequisite: MATH 221, MATH 222, STAT 251, STAT 252, or
consent of instructor.
ECON 340 Advanced Econometrics (4)
Advanced
topics in undergraduate econometrics.
Single equation estimation topics including: distributed lag models, causality,
cointegration and error correction models and
nonlinear estimation. Forecasting with a single equation
model. Simultaneous equation estimation, including instrumental
variables, two stage least squares and seemingly unrelated regression. 3 lectures, 1 activity. Prerequisite: ECON 339.
ECON 400 Special Problems for Advanced
Undergraduates (1–4)
Individual
investigation, research, studies, or surveys of selected problems. Total credit limited to 4 units. Prerequisite:
Consent of department head.
ECON 401 International Trade (4)
Theory of comparative
advantage, gains from trade, and recent developments in trade theory;
examination of tariffs, quotas, exchange controls, other trade barriers and
underlying policy issues; review of U.S. commercial policy, GATT, the common
market, regional and world economic organizations. 4
lectures. Prerequisite: ECON 221.
ECON 403 Industrial Organization (4)
Application
of basic tools of economics to American Industry. Case studies of individual firms and industries. Performance of various business structures, such as monopoly and
oligopoly. Effects of government regulation and
antitrust policy. 4 lectures. Prerequisite:
ECON 221.
ECON 404 International Trade Theory (4)
Theory of comparative
advantage, neoclassical model of trade, offer curves and terms of trade, edgeworth boxes, valuation of factor inputs, effects of
migration and mobility of funds, emerging growth and trade distortions, welfare
effects of trade, and recent developments in trade theory. 4
lectures. Prerequisite: ECON 312 or equivalent.
ECON 405 International Monetary Economics (4)
Nature of
international payments,
ECON 406 Applied Forecasting (4)
Causes
and measurement of business fluctuations. Techniques of forecasting with microcomputer
applications. 3 lectures, 1 activity.
Prerequisite: ECON 201 or ECON 222, and STAT 252.
ECON 410 Public Finance and Cost-Benefit
Analysis (4)
Principles
of rational decision making with respect to government revenues and spending. Measurement of costs and benefits,
and criterion selection. Taxation, user fees, deficit
financing, public goods, neighborhood effects and zoning. Microcomputer applications. 4 lectures.
Prerequisite: ECON 201 or ECON 221.
ECON 413 Labor Economics (4)
Wage determination theory,
basic economic factors that affect the labor movement, economic impact of union
activities on employment, output, income, wages, prices, and national economic
policy. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: ECON 221.
ECON 417 Development of Economic Analysis (4)
Analysis of ideas related
to the development of economic theory in the Western civilization from the
Greeks through the classical, neoclassical, and Keynesian to the current
post-Keynesian concepts. 4 lectures. Prerequisite:
ECON 221, ECON 222.
ECON 430 Internship (2–8) (CR/NC)
Placement
of student for part-time supervised work experience in a business enterprise or
government agency approved by the area chair. Collateral reading correlated with work assignments
and periodic written progress reports required. Credit/No Credit grading only.
Prerequisite: Junior standing.
ECON 431 Environmental Economics (4)
Economic dimensions of
environmental abuse and protection. Use of simple economic
models in developing and evaluating environmental policies. Overview of current environmental problems. Issues related
to the sustainability of economic growth at the national and international
levels. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: ECON 201 or ECON
221.
ECON 432 Economics of Energy and Resources (4)
Economic theory and public
policies as applied to problems of natural resources and energy. Dynamic
resource and energy models developed with reference to public and private
sector growth. Application of the principles of capital theory emphasized. Case studies. Computer software
applications in the study of natural resources and energy under uncertainty.
4 lectures. Prerequisite: ECON 201 or ECON 222.
ECON 433 Transportation Economics (4)
Analysis
of the allocation of resources to the
ECON 434 Urban Economics (4)
Application
of basic tools of economic analysis to problems of urban regions. Causes and possible cures for inadequate growth rate,
income levels, and the quality of life in urban regions. 4
lectures. Prerequisite: ECON 201 or ECON 221.
ECON 461, 462 Senior Project I,
II (2) (2)
Selection
and analysis of a problem under faculty supervision. Problems typical of those which
graduates must solve in their fields of employment. Formal report is
required. Minimum 120 hours total time.
ECON 470 Selected Advanced Topics (1–4)
Directed
group study of selected topics for advanced students. Open to undergraduate and graduate students. Class Schedule will list topic selected.
Total credit limited to 8 units. 1 to 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Consent of
instructor.
ECON 500 Independent Study (1–4)
Advanced study planned and
completed under the direction of a departmental faculty member. Open only to
graduate students demonstrating ability to do independent work. Enrollment by petition. Prerequisite: Consent of department
head.