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Economics Spring 2020

Undergraduate

100-Level Courses in ECON

ECON 100: Economics for the Citizen (3 Credits)

Not available to economics majors. Broad introduction to economic concepts and how they can contribute to a better understanding of the world around us. Applies and develops concepts to current economic and social problems and issues. Less formal modeling than in the 103-104 sequence. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Social/Behavioral Sciences
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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1 Section Currently Scheduled

  • - 001 — Nicholas K Cooper — 10:30 AM to 01:10 PM F — Innovation Hall 204

ECON 103: Contemporary Microeconomic Principles (3 Credits)

Introduces microeconomics in the context of current problems. Explores how market mechanism allocates scarce resources among competing uses; uses supply, demand, production, and distribution theory to analyze problems. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Social/Behavioral Sciences
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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ECON 104: Contemporary Macroeconomic Principles (3 Credits)

Introduces macroeconomics in the context of current problems. National income analysis, money and banking, economic growth and stability, unemployment, inflation, and role of government. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Social/Behavioral Sciences
Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 103.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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ECON 105: Environmental Economics for the Citizen (3 Credits)

Introduction to economic concepts and how they can be applied to environmental policy issues such as air and water pollution, climate change, natural resource use, and sustainability. Focus is on concepts, policy, and case studies rather than formal modeling exercises. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Social/Behavioral Sciences, Encore: Sustainability
Specialized Designation: Green Leaf Focused Course
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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1 Section Currently Scheduled

300-Level Courses in ECON

ECON 306: Intermediate Microeconomics (3 Credits)

Basic factors of price and distribution theory: analysis of demand, costs of production and supply relationships, and price and output determination under various market structures. Limited to three attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 103 and 104 and MATH 108 or 113.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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ECON 308: Managerial Economics and Strategy (3 Credits)

Analysis of major strategic business situations including pricing strategy, incentives and contracts, game theory, and vertical and horizontal integration. Limited to three attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 306.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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2 Sections Currently Scheduled

ECON 309: Economic Problems and Public Policies (3 Credits)

Economic problems in light of current and proposed public policies. Topics include environmental issues, international trade policies, and regulatory issues and their historical roots. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Synthesis
Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 100 or 103 and 104 or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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3 Sections Currently Scheduled

ECON 310: Money and Banking (3 Credits)

Monetary, commercial, and central banking systems, with particular emphasis on their relationship with American government programs, fiscal policies, and controls. Limited to three attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 103, 104 or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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3 Sections Currently Scheduled

  • - 008 — Lawrence H White — 07:20 PM to 10:00 PM T — Enterprise Hall 174
  • - 004 — Jay Cochran — 12:00 PM to 01:15 PM TR — Robinson Hall B111
  • - 005 — Clara E Jace — 10:30 AM to 11:20 AM MWF — Art & Design Building 2026

ECON 311: Intermediate Macroeconomics (3 Credits)

Aggregate economic accounts, including measuring national income; determinants of levels of income and output; and causes and solutions for problems of unemployment, inflation, and economic growth. Limited to three attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 103 and 104 or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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3 Sections Currently Scheduled

  • - 003 — Stuart A Paul — 03:00 PM to 04:15 PM TR — Robinson Hall B111
  • - 004 — Peter J Jacobsen — 07:20 PM to 10:00 PM T — Robinson Hall B111
  • - 002 — Dillon A Tauzin — 09:00 AM to 10:15 AM MW — Robinson Hall B220

ECON 335: Environmental Economics (3 Credits)

Microeconomic analysis of environmental problems. Topics include externalities and market failure, alternative solutions and policies, problems in monitoring and enforcement, economic analysis of development of legislation and regulation, and applications to current policy issues. Limited to three attempts.
Specialized Designation: Green Leaf Focused Course
Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 103 and 104.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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1 Section Currently Scheduled

  • - 001 — 01:30 PM to 02:20 PM MWF — Nguyen Engineering Building 1103

ECON 340: Introduction to Mathematical Economics (3 Credits)

Mathematical treatment of theory of firm and household behavior, stabilization policy, growth theory, input-output analysis, and linear programming. Limited to three attempts.
Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisites: (ECON 306C, 311C and MATH 113C).
C Requires minimum grade of C.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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1 Section Currently Scheduled

ECON 345: Introduction to Econometrics (3 Credits)

Modern statistical techniques in estimating economic relations. Limited to three attempts.
Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisites: (ECON 306D and 311D) and (STAT 250D and 350D or STAT L350) or (STAT 344D and 354D).
D Requires minimum grade of D.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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2 Sections Currently Scheduled

  • - 002 — Gregory Golino — 12:00 PM to 01:15 PM MW — Robinson Hall B368
  • - 005 — Thomas Stratmann — 07:20 PM to 10:00 PM W — Van Metre Hall (formerly Founders Hall) 307

ECON 360: Economics of Developing Areas (3 Credits)

Economic growth characteristic of developing countries. Economic development, obstacles to development, policies, and planning. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Global Understanding
Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 103 and 104 or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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3 Sections Currently Scheduled

  • - 003 — Henry Thompson — 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM TR — Robinson Hall B224
  • - 002 — 03:00 PM to 04:15 PM TR — Robinson Hall B203
  • - 004 — Noel D Johnson — 07:20 PM to 10:00 PM W — Robinson Hall B111

ECON 361: Economic Development of Latin America (3 Credits)

Economic development, institutions, and problems of Latin America. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Global Understanding
Specialized Designation: Non-Western Culture
Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 103 and 104 or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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1 Section Currently Scheduled

ECON 365: Topics in Economic History (3 Credits)

Possible topics include ancient, medieval, modern European, and American economic history, using econometric analysis as necessary. Notes: May be repeated when topic is different. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 6 credits.
Specialized Designation: Writing Intensive in Major
Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 103 and 104.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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1 Section Currently Scheduled

ECON 385: International Economic Policy (3 Credits)

Introduces economic way of thinking on trade and international finance. Presents historical and current information on consequences of trade and protectionism. Notes: May not be applied toward the elective course requirement needed for a major or minor in economics. Limited to three attempts.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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3 Sections Currently Scheduled

  • - 003 — Jonathan F Schulz — 07:20 PM to 10:00 PM T — Innovation Hall 204
  • - 002 — Jason Dunick — 01:30 PM to 02:45 PM TR — Robinson Hall B111
  • - 001 — John T Kroencke — 10:30 AM to 11:20 AM MWF — Robinson Hall B220

ECON 390: International Economics (3 Credits)

Foreign exchange market, balance of payment, foreign trade policies, and theories of international trade. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Global Understanding
Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 306 and ECON 311 or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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1 Section Currently Scheduled

  • - 002 — Jeffrey Bridges — 09:30 AM to 10:20 AM MWF — Robinson Hall B111

ECON 395: Effective Writing in Economics (3 Credits)

Develops students' ability to express economic arguments effectively through writing. Applies the basic principles of economics to teach students to think critically about economic problems. Limited to two attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 103 and ECON 104 or permission of instructor
Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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1 Section Currently Scheduled

  • - 001 — James T Bennett — 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM TR — Buchanan Hall (formerly Mason Hall) D180

400-Level Courses in ECON

ECON 403: Austrian Economics (3 Credits)

Microeconomic and macroeconomic models and misallocation of resources. Alternative economic tools from noted Austrian economists. Limited to three attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 306 and 311.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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1 Section Currently Scheduled

  • - 002 — Luai A. AlSadiq — 01:30 PM to 04:10 PM T — Buchanan Hall (formerly Mason Hall) D001

ECON 412: Game Theory and Economics of Institutions (3 Credits)

Introduces game theory and its relevance for analyzing framework of rules and institutions within which economic processes occur. Applies game theoretical concepts to comparative analysis of causes and effects of alternative institutional arrangements. Limited to three attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 306 or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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2 Sections Currently Scheduled

ECON 415: Law and Economics (3 Credits)

Economic analysis of the law. Topics include introduction to legal institutions and legal analysis; application of economic concepts to the law of property, contracts and torts, criminal and constitutional law; economic efficiency of common law; and public choice perspective on the evolution of the law. Limited to three attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 306 or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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1 Section Currently Scheduled

  • - 002 — Robin D Hanson — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM W — Carow Hall 01

ECON 421: Financial Economics (3 Credits)

Provides a survey of financial economics including a brief overview of the U.S. and international financial system and the role of different financial institutions. Covers the leading theoretical models in the field. Limited to three attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 103, ECON 104, ECON 306, ECON 311.
Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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1 Section Currently Scheduled

  • - 001 — Denver Michael Casey — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM M — Robinson Hall B368

ECON 435: Economics of Energy (3 Credits)

Examines various issues in the energy industry using tools from microeconomic theory, law and economics and public choice. Topics include issues related to oil, historical and current energy regulation, and environmental issues associated with energy. Limited to three attempts.
Specialized Designation: Writing Intensive in Major
Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 306.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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1 Section Currently Scheduled

  • - 001 — Michael J Webb — 07:20 PM to 10:00 PM M — Robinson Hall B218

ECON 460: Senior Seminar in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (3 Credits)

Covers issues in the philosophy, economics, and political science of institutions, information, and collective action. Through case studies of existing legal and political institutions, applies the insights to problems in politics, policy making, social-choice theory, and social, moral, and political philosophy. (Specific content varies). Notes: Serves as the capstone course for the PPE program. Equivalent to GOVT 469, PHIL 460.
Recommended Prerequisite: PHIL 358 and ECON 412 or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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1 Section Currently Scheduled

ECON 471: Airline Economics (3 Credits)

Economic theory as it is applied to commercial airlines. Limited to three attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 306 or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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1 Section Currently Scheduled

  • - 001 — Basil Ben Baldanza — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM M — Buchanan Hall (formerly Mason Hall) D003

ECON 481: The Development of Economic Thought (3 Credits)

Developments in economic thought from 1500 to the present. Emphasizes historical origins, impact on contemporary economics, and theoretical validity. Limited to three attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 306 and 311 or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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1 Section Currently Scheduled

ECON 486: Smithian Political Economy II (3 Credits)

Studies the thought of Adam Smith. As the second in a two-course sequence, course focuses on The Wealth of Nations. Limited to three attempts.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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1 Section Currently Scheduled

  • - 001 — Donald J Boudreaux — 07:20 PM to 10:00 PM W — Buchanan Hall (formerly Mason Hall) D180

ECON 495: RS: Honors Thesis in Economics (3-6 Credits)

Honors-level research on a self-selected topic in economics culminating in a substantial research paper and an oral presentation. Notes: Requirements for departmental honors in the major are in addition to the coursework required for the major. ECON 495 credit may not be applied toward the elective course requirement needed for a major or minor in economics. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.
Specialized Designation: Research/Scholarship Intensive
Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 494 with minimum grade of B or permission from the instructor with an approved research proposal.
Schedule Type: Independent Study
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Special scale.

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1 Section Currently Scheduled

  • - 002 — Jason Dunick — 10:30 AM to 01:10 PM F — David King Hall 2054

ECON 496: Special Topics in Economics (3 Credits)

Subject matter varies. Notes: May be repeated when topic is different. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 24 credits.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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ECON 498: Internship (3-6 Credits)

Students find economics-related internship with assistance from Career Services. Pre-internship proposal and final reflections paper required. Limited to three attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: 6 upper-level hours in economics, Junior standing, and permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Internship
Grading:
This course is graded on the Satisfactory/No Credit scale.

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2 Sections Currently Scheduled

Topics in ECON

ECON 365: Topics in Economic History (3 Credits)

Possible topics include ancient, medieval, modern European, and American economic history, using econometric analysis as necessary. Notes: May be repeated when topic is different. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 6 credits.
Specialized Designation: Writing Intensive in Major
Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 103 and 104.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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1 Section Currently Scheduled

ECON 496: Special Topics in Economics (3 Credits)

Subject matter varies. Notes: May be repeated when topic is different. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 24 credits.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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4 Sections Currently Scheduled »

Graduate

500-Level Courses in ECON

ECON 535: Survey of Applied Econometrics (3 Credits)

Applied introduction to estimating economic relationships. Includes simple equation and simultaneous equation system estimation. Non-Degree students are permitted to enroll based on space availability determined one week before the first day of classes AND on meeting the prerequisites AND with permission of instructor. May not be repeated for credit.
Recommended Prerequisite: Admission to master’s program in economics or OM 210 or STAT 250 and 350, and ECON 306 and 311, and MATH 113; or permission of instructor.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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1 Section Currently Scheduled

600-Level Courses in ECON

ECON 612: Microeconomic Theory II (3 Credits)

Nature of the firm; theory of supply; and production functions, factor pricing, and supplies. Introduces microeconomic foundations of theories of public finance and public choice. Notes: Non-Degree students are permitted to enroll based on space availability determined one week before the first day of classes AND on meeting the prerequisites AND with permission of instructor. May not be repeated for credit.
Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 611.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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1 Section Currently Scheduled

  • - 001 — Cesar A Martinelli — 07:20 PM to 10:00 PM T — Van Metre Hall (formerly Founders Hall) 111

ECON 615: Macroeconomic Theory (3 Credits)

Survey course covering monetary theory, theories of consumption and saving, budget deficits, economic growth, international finance, and monetary and fiscal policies. Notes: Non-Degree students are permitted to enroll based on space availability determined one week before the first day of classes AND on meeting the prerequisites AND with permission of instructor. May not be repeated for credit.
Recommended Prerequisite: Admission to master's program in economics, or ECON 306 and 311, and MATH 113; or permission of instructor.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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1 Section Currently Scheduled

ECON 637: Econometrics I (3 Credits)

Techniques of estimating relationships between economic variables. Introduces multiple regression and problems associated with single equation model-autocorrelation, multicollinearity, and heteroscedasticity. Notes: Non-Degree students are permitted to enroll based on space availability determined one week before the first day of classes AND on meeting the prerequisites AND with permission of instructor. May not be repeated for credit.
Recommended Prerequisite: Acceptance to PhD program in economics, or permission of instructor.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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1 Section Currently Scheduled

  • - 001 — Thomas Stratmann — 07:20 PM to 10:00 PM M — Enterprise Hall 274

ECON 695: Special Topics in Economics (3 Credits)

Topics vary according to interests of instructor. Emphasizes new areas of discipline. Notes: May be repeated when topic is different. May be repeated within the term.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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800-Level Courses in ECON

ECON 812: Microeconomic Theory II (3 Credits)

Examines nature of firm; theory of supply; and production functions, factor pricing, and supplies. Introduces microeconomic foundations of theories of public finance and public choice. Notes: Non-Degree students are permitted to enroll based on space availability determined one week before the first day of classes AND on meeting the prerequisites AND with permission of instructor. May not be repeated for credit.
Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 811.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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1 Section Currently Scheduled

  • - 001 — Peter J Boettke — 07:20 PM to 10:00 PM T — Planetary Hall (formerly Science & Tech I) 224

ECON 816: Macroeconomic Theory II (3 Credits)

Aggregate economic activity and price levels with emphasis on dynamic models. Notes: Non-Degree students are permitted to enroll based on space availability determined one week before the first day of classes AND on meeting the prerequisites AND with permission of instructor. May not be repeated for credit.
Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 715 and 811 or permission of instructor.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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1 Section Currently Scheduled

  • - 001 — Lawrence H White — 07:20 PM to 10:00 PM W — Enterprise Hall 274

ECON 820: History of Economic Thought (3 Credits)

Explores major figures in history of economic thought and tools of analysis they created. Emphasizes classical, neoclassical, and Keynesian theories. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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1 Section Currently Scheduled

ECON 823: Topics in Economic History (3 Credits)

Offers economic analysis of various historical epochs including Industrial Revolution, evolution of political reform, rise of unions, and growth of government. May not be repeated for credit.
Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 611 and 615, or ECON 715 and 811; or permission of instructor.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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ECON 827: Economic Philosophy (3 Credits)

Analyzes philosophical organization, including interrelations between economics and legal and political institutions; philosophical presuppositions of capitalist economy under constitutional democracy; alternative presuppositions for non-capitalist economies; and critical evaluation of history of ideas in social and moral philosophy. May not be repeated for credit.
Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 611 or 811 or permission of instructor.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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1 Section Currently Scheduled

  • - 001 — Daniel B Klein — 01:30 PM to 04:10 PM F — Buchanan Hall (formerly Mason Hall) D180

ECON 840: Law and Economics I (3 Credits)

Uses economics to analyze U.S. Common-law system, evaluating efficiency and logic of evolution. Notes: No prior knowledge of law required. May not be repeated for credit.
Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 611 or 811; or permission of instructor.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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1 Section Currently Scheduled

  • - 001 — Robin D Hanson — 07:20 PM to 10:00 PM R — Carow Hall 01

ECON 845: Smithian Political Economy II (3 Credits)

Explores the political economy of Adam Smith, with a focus on The Wealth of Nations, which is studied cover-to-cover in "Great Books" fashion. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate or Non-Degree.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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1 Section Currently Scheduled

  • - 001 — Donald J Boudreaux — 07:20 PM to 10:00 PM W — Buchanan Hall (formerly Mason Hall) D180

ECON 846: Industrial Organization and Public Policy II (3 Credits)

Covers relationship of law, economics, and theories of social control of property rights. Includes theories of market structure and industrial performance. May not be repeated for credit.
Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 844, and ECON 535 or 637; or permission of instructor.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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ECON 856: Non-Market Decision Making (3 Credits)

Explores the economics of non-market decision making. Considers the application of rational choice theory to decision making by a variety of persons who are neither traditional buyers nor sellers in a variety of contexts that are not traditional markets. May not be repeated for credit.
Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 852 or permission of instructor.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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1 Section Currently Scheduled

  • - 001 — Peter T. Leeson — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM R — Buchanan Hall (formerly Mason Hall) D100

ECON 881: Theory of Market Process II (3 Credits)

Continuation of ECON 880. Explores the market-process approach to analyzing capital accumulation and growth; money and credit institutions; inflation and unemployment; and industrial fluctuations. May not be repeated for credit.
Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 880, or permission of instructor.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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1 Section Currently Scheduled

  • - 001 — Richard E Wagner — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM M — Buchanan Hall (formerly Mason Hall) D180

ECON 885: Experimental Economics (3 Credits)

Designed for graduate students to learn how experimental methods can be used to inform economic research and practice. Students expected to have working understanding of basic economic concepts and multivariate calculus. May not be repeated for credit.
Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 611 or 811 or permission of instructor.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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1 Section Currently Scheduled

  • - 001 — Kevin A McCabe — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM W — Innovation Hall 135

ECON 886: Experimental Economics II (3 Credits)

Research in experimental design. Topics represent basic tools to build, test, and implement exchange mechanisms in an applied setting. May not be repeated for credit.
Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 885 or permission of instructor.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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1 Section Currently Scheduled

  • - 001 — Cesar A Martinelli — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM R — Van Metre Hall (formerly Founders Hall) 324

ECON 895: Special Topics in Economics (3 Credits)

Topics vary according to interests of instructor. Emphasizes new areas of discipline. May be repeated within the term.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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900-Level Courses in ECON

ECON 998: Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Research. (1-9 Credits)

Research on prospective dissertation topic. Notes: For students who have completed course work but have not yet advanced to candidacy. May be repeated within the degree.
Recommended Prerequisite: Admission to PhD economics program, and completed at least 48 credits of coursework, and passed required doctoral exams, and permission of dissertation advisor.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Schedule Type: Dissertation
Grading:
This course is graded on the Satisfactory/No Credit scale.

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1 Section Currently Scheduled

ECON 999: Doctoral Dissertation Research (1-15 Credits)

Research on approved dissertation topic under direction of dissertation committee. Notes: 24 credits may be applied to doctoral degree requirement. May be repeated within the degree.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Schedule Type: Dissertation
Grading:
This course is graded on the Satisfactory/No Credit scale.

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1 Section Currently Scheduled

Topics in ECON

ECON 695: Special Topics in Economics (3 Credits)

Topics vary according to interests of instructor. Emphasizes new areas of discipline. Notes: May be repeated when topic is different. May be repeated within the term.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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ECON 895: Special Topics in Economics (3 Credits)

Topics vary according to interests of instructor. Emphasizes new areas of discipline. May be repeated within the term.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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