经济学小

This course will survey the scope and methods of the study of economics; the principles underlying the production, 交换, distribution and consumption of wealth along with various economic problems. The systematic investigation of the market structure of American capitalism, encompassing the production and distribution of income, welfare economics and current domestic problems.

This is a course covering principles of microeconomics. Topics will include decision‐making by households and firms, 供求关系, operation of markets and the determination of prices, 国际贸易, elements of industrial organization and varying degrees of competition, and the evaluation of social welfare within alternative economic systems.

This is a survey course of the history of economic thought from 1600 to 2000, focusing on primary works and discussion of their historical context. Major authors covered will include Smith, Marx, Marshall, and Keynes. Specific policy areas surveyed include internal improvements, 货币与银行业, 关税, 贸易, 反垄断, 和监管. 推荐的先决条件:ECO 201.

This course is the study of Econometrics, providing techniques for the quantitative measurement and analysis of actual economic and business phenomena. Prerequisites: fulfillment of the general education math requirement, ECO 201 and ECO 202 and (MTH 252 or MTH 271).

This course is an overview of financial markets and institutions, 货币市场, 股票, 债券, 外币, 和衍生品. 前提条件:ECO 201或ECO 202.

This course uses principles of economic and statistical analysis in management decision making and practical problem solving; demand evaluation and sales forecasting; cost and profitability analysis; pricing policy; uncertainty and risk, 案例研究的运用. Prerequisites: fulfillment of general education math requirement and ECO 202.

This course uses economic methodology to evaluate the economic methods used in, 以及驱动的目的, the development of economic public policies in the U.S., focusing on the role of government in shaping social policy and its impact on individuals. Students will (a) complete an essay describing a recent U.S. 经济政策事件, and (b) an essay describing the economic justification for recent public policy in one (1) of the following three (3) topics: Environmental and Natural Resource 经济学; 经济学 of Health; or 经济学 of Education. Prerequisites: fulfillment of general education math requirement and ECO 201 and ECO 202 and (MTH 252 or MTH 271).

This course is an overview of topics surrounding the assessment of humankind’s interaction and use of the environment, 对气候的影响, and assessment of long term sustainability. Using environmental and economics concepts and methods, the course will cover topics such as means to value natural resources, methods for appropriately mitigating externalities (such as pollution), 评估发展活动. The course will also evaluate the availability and use of natural resources, 耗竭和可再生, 比如能源, 水, 土地, 和森林. 最后, the course will assess relevant topics surrounding 气候 change, 包括它的测量, 原因, effects (magnitude and geographic distribution), 以及潜在的反应. Throughout the course students will learn the relevant government agencies and legal processes surrounding the environment, 气候, 和可持续性. Recommended 前提条件:ECO 201或ECO 202.