| ECON 111-01 |
Introduction to Microeconomics
Instructor: Ye Jiang
Course Description:
A study of the fundamentals of economic analysis and of basic economic institutions, with particular emphasis upon consumer demand and upon the output and pricing decisions of business firms. The implications of actions taken by these decision-makers, operating within various market structures, upon the allocation of resources and the distribution of income are examined. Special attention is given to the sociopolitical environment within which economic decisions are made.
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03:00 PM-04:15 PM, MR
ALTHSE 201 |
| ECON 111-02 |
Introduction to Microeconomics
Instructor: Andrew Farrant
Course Description:
A study of the fundamentals of economic analysis and of basic economic institutions, with particular emphasis upon consumer demand and upon the output and pricing decisions of business firms. The implications of actions taken by these decision-makers, operating within various market structures, upon the allocation of resources and the distribution of income are examined. Special attention is given to the sociopolitical environment within which economic decisions are made.
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08:30 AM-09:20 AM, MWF
DENNY 317 |
| ECON 111-03 |
Introduction to Microeconomics
Instructor: Andrew Farrant
Course Description:
A study of the fundamentals of economic analysis and of basic economic institutions, with particular emphasis upon consumer demand and upon the output and pricing decisions of business firms. The implications of actions taken by these decision-makers, operating within various market structures, upon the allocation of resources and the distribution of income are examined. Special attention is given to the sociopolitical environment within which economic decisions are made.
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09:30 AM-10:20 AM, MWF
DENNY 317 |
| ECON 111-04 |
Introduction to Microeconomics
Instructor: Ye Jiang
Course Description:
A study of the fundamentals of economic analysis and of basic economic institutions, with particular emphasis upon consumer demand and upon the output and pricing decisions of business firms. The implications of actions taken by these decision-makers, operating within various market structures, upon the allocation of resources and the distribution of income are examined. Special attention is given to the sociopolitical environment within which economic decisions are made.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, MR
ALTHSE 201 |
| ECON 111-05 |
Introduction to Microeconomics
Instructor: Nicky Tynan
Course Description:
A study of the fundamentals of economic analysis and of basic economic institutions, with particular emphasis upon consumer demand and upon the output and pricing decisions of business firms. The implications of actions taken by these decision-makers, operating within various market structures, upon the allocation of resources and the distribution of income are examined. Special attention is given to the sociopolitical environment within which economic decisions are made.
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10:30 AM-11:20 AM, MWF
ALTHSE 201 |
| ECON 111-06 |
Introduction to Microeconomics
Instructor: Nicky Tynan
Course Description:
A study of the fundamentals of economic analysis and of basic economic institutions, with particular emphasis upon consumer demand and upon the output and pricing decisions of business firms. The implications of actions taken by these decision-makers, operating within various market structures, upon the allocation of resources and the distribution of income are examined. Special attention is given to the sociopolitical environment within which economic decisions are made.
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09:30 AM-10:20 AM, MWF
ALTHSE 201 |
| ECON 112-01 |
Introduction to Macroeconomics
Instructor: Andrew Farrant
Course Description:
A study of the fundamentals of economic analysis and of basic economic institutions, with particular emphasis upon national output, employment, and price levels. The monetary and financial system is explored together with problems of economic stability. Monetary and fiscal policy procedures are analyzed and evaluated in light of the current economic climate. Special attention is given to the historical development of major economic institutions.Prerequisite: 111.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, TF
DENNY 317 |
| ECON 214-01 |
Economic Development: Theories, Policies, and Challenges
Instructor: Fatou Thioune
Course Description:
Cross-listed with INST 290-01. This course examines the key theories, issues, and challenges related to international economic development. It introduces students to different perspectives on the concept of economic development and provides them with a comprehensive understanding of the economic, social, and political factors that shape the development of countries and regions across the globe. We will study countries in Africa and Asia at differing development levels and analyze the policies and reforms that led to their respective trajectories.
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10:30 AM-11:20 AM, MWF
DENNY 103 |
| ECON 226-01 |
Global Economy
Instructor: Fatou Thioune
Course Description:
Cross-listed with INST 200-01. The course introduces economic theory that builds on ideas from introductory microeconomics and macroeconomics. It uses that theory as a framework for examining developments in the changing global system. Developments include the revolution in information technology; the dynamics of human population growth; the implications of climate change; challenges to human security; and emerging patterns of organizational interdependence and collaboration. Those developments provide the context for business managers and for government officials responsible for shaping strategies and implementing policies.
Prerequisite: ECON 111 and 112; concurrent enrollment in ECON 112 by permission of the instructor. This course is cross-listed as INST 200.
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09:30 AM-10:20 AM, MWF
DENNY 103 |
| ECON 228-01 |
Economic Analysis of Policy
Instructor: Tricia Hawks
Course Description:
This course introduces the basic economic techniques used in the analysis of public policy and applies these techniques to a variety of social problems and policies. The economic techniques taught include the analysis of market failure, benefit-cost analysis, and economic impact analysis. Applied topics vary, but are likely to include education and job training, public assistance, transportation policy, and environmental protection. Prerequisite: 111 or permission of the instructor.
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10:30 AM-11:45 AM, TR
ALTHSE 110 |
| ECON 268-01 |
Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
Instructor: Shamma Alam
Course Description:
Neoclassical theories of economic behavior in the aggregate. Models will be used as a framework for analyzing the determination of the level of national output and for explaining fluctuations in employment, the price level, interest rates, productivity, and the rate of economic growth. Policy proposals will be appraised.
Prerequisite: 111 and 112; MATH 170.
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10:30 AM-11:45 AM, TR
STERN 103 |
| ECON 278-01 |
Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
Instructor: Ebru Kongar
Course Description:
Neoclassical theory of relative prices of commodities and productive services under perfect and imperfect competition. The role of prices in the allocation and distribution of resources and commodities. Economic behavior of individual economic units like consumers, firms, and resource owners.
Prerequisite: 111 and MATH 170.
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09:00 AM-10:15 AM, TR
ALTHSE 109 |
| ECON 278-02 |
Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
Instructor: Ebru Kongar
Course Description:
Neoclassical theory of relative prices of commodities and productive services under perfect and imperfect competition. The role of prices in the allocation and distribution of resources and commodities. Economic behavior of individual economic units like consumers, firms, and resource owners.
Prerequisite: 111 and MATH 170.
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10:30 AM-11:45 AM, TR
ALTHSE 109 |
| ECON 288-01 |
Contending Economic Perspectives
Instructor: Edward McPhail
Course Description:
A study of major heterodox economic theories such as Marxian, institutional, feminist, post-Keynesian, or Austrian economics. Students will study these contending economic perspectives through their historical evolution, methods and theoretical structures, and/or current policy debates.
Prerequisites: 111 and 112.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, TF
ALTHSE 207 |
| ECON 298-01 |
Econometrics
Instructor: Anthony Underwood
Course Description:
This course is an introduction to econometrics in which the tools of economic theory, mathematics, and statistical inference are applied to the analysis of economic data. Students will develop foundational knowledge of applied statistics and econometrics through exploration of empirical techniques relevant to quantitative economics including probability, estimation, hypothesis testing, correlation, modeling, simple and multiple linear regression analysis, and time series analysis. In addition, this course will cover basic extensions of a multiple linear regression model such as dummy variables and interaction terms. Students will use Stata, or other statistical analysis software widely used in economics, to understand and apply empirical work.Prerequisite: ECON 111 and ECON 112; MATH 170 and (MATH 121 or MATH 225 or INBM 220 or COMP 180 or DATA 180 or MATH 180)
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09:30 AM-10:20 AM, MWF
STERN 11 |
| ECON 298-02 |
Econometrics
Instructor: Anthony Underwood
Course Description:
This course is an introduction to econometrics in which the tools of economic theory, mathematics, and statistical inference are applied to the analysis of economic data. Students will develop foundational knowledge of applied statistics and econometrics through exploration of empirical techniques relevant to quantitative economics including probability, estimation, hypothesis testing, correlation, modeling, simple and multiple linear regression analysis, and time series analysis. In addition, this course will cover basic extensions of a multiple linear regression model such as dummy variables and interaction terms. Students will use Stata, or other statistical analysis software widely used in economics, to understand and apply empirical work.Prerequisite: ECON 111 and ECON 112; MATH 170 and (MATH 121 or MATH 225 or INBM 220 or COMP 180 or DATA 180 or MATH 180)
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10:30 AM-11:20 AM, MWF
STERN 11 |
| ECON 314-01 |
Development Economics
Instructor: Shamma Alam
Course Description:
Prerequisites: One or more of the core intermediate theory courses (268, 278, 288, 298) depending on the topic.
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09:00 AM-10:15 AM, TR
STERN 103 |
| ECON 314-02 |
Ethics and Economics
Instructor: Edward McPhail
Course Description:
This course explores the complex and subtle relationship between ethics and economics, challenging the view that economics is a purely "value-free" science. Over the semester, we shall examine the historical roots of economics in religion and moral philosophy, the formation and development of ethical reasoning in the history of economic ideas, the role ethical assumptions (explicit and implicit) played in pivotal debates, the ethical enabling conditions of economic performance and the effect that performance plays in creating and sustaining ethical behavior, the ethical properties of economic expertise and advice-giving, how the incorporation of explicit ethical terms in our models might improve predictive economics, and the use of ethics in evaluating behavior and policy. Along the way, we will critically assess the rational actor model, homosocialis, homoeconomicus, and similar concepts in terms of their ethical plausibility and empirical adequacy, aiming to provide a more nuanced understanding of human motivation and to develop a more comprehensive and relevant economic theory.
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03:00 PM-04:15 PM, TF
ALTHSE 207 |
| ECON 314-03 |
Microeconomic Modeling in Excel
Instructor: Steve Erfle
Course Description:
Cross-listed with INBM 300-04. The class will initially explore a series of consumer theory, producer theory, and market structure topics in greater depth than was covered in intermediate level microeconomics classes (ECON 278 and INBM 220). These topics will be explored using Excel files that were created to examine the comparative static properties of the various models. Ultimately, each student will work with the instructor to build out the analysis of a specific model with the goal of creating an annotated Excel file, paper, or blended learning video on a topic of their choosing.
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10:30 AM-11:45 AM, TR
STERN 11 |
| ECON 314-04 |
Applied Empirical Data Analysis
Instructor: Steve Erfle
Course Description:
Cross-listed with INBM 300-05. This course provides students with the opportunity to undertake their own empirical investigation on topics of their choice. Students are welcome to use the information that I have gathered but they are also encouraged to obtain and analyze data of their choosing, subject to professor approval. Students have access to start of year and end of year physical activity and stature measures for more than 10,000 middle school students, two thirds of whom had daily PE, as well as school district level data for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and APFT data from West Point Cadets. Various statistical software packages are used. The class culminates in presenting your own findings in a poster presentation that is open to the public.
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01:30 PM-04:30 PM, W
ALTHSE 204 |
| ECON 351-01 |
Gender and Development
Instructor: Ebru Kongar
Course Description:
Cross-listed with INST 351-01 and WGSS 350-01. This course examines the gender dimensions of economic development and globalization from the perspective of feminist economics. This perspective implies foregrounding labor, broadly defined to include paid and unpaid work, and examining gender differences in work, access to resources, and wellbeing outcomes, and how these are affected by macroeconomic policies and how gender inequalities are relevant for societal wellbeing. Since the early 1980s economic globalization has been achieved on the basis of a common set of macroeconomic policies pursued in industrial and developing countries alike. These policies frame both the gender-differentiated impacts of policy and the initiatives that are implemented to reduce inequalities between men and women. The main objective of the course is to examine the impact of these policies on men and women in the global South (a.k.a. developing countries/Third World) on gender inequalities and to evaluate the policies/strategies for reducing gender inequalities and promoting the well-being of all people. The pursuit of these objectives will entail first a brief examination of the central tenets of feminist economics and an historical overview of the policy-oriented field of gender and development. Gender-differentiated statistics will be reviewed as they pertain to the topics under discussion.
Prerequisite: For ECON 351: ECON 288; For INST 351: ECON 288 or ECON 226/INST 200 or INBM 200; For WGSS 350: at least one WGSS course or ECON 288. This course is cross-listed as INST 351 & WGSS 350.
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01:30 PM-04:30 PM, W
ALTHSE 109 |
| ECON 496-01 |
Economic Demography and Sustainable Development
Instructor: Anthony Underwood
Course Description:
Permission of Instructor Required. Demography is the study of the determinants and consequences of population change. It is concerned with effectively everything that influences or can be influenced by population size, population growth or decline, population processes, population spatial distribution, population structure, and population characteristics. As we go from the historical pattern of high birth and death rates to the increasingly common pattern of low birth and death rates, we pass through the demographic transition. This is actually a whole set of transitions relating to changes in health and mortality, fertility, migration, age structure, urbanization, and family and household structure. Each of these separate, but interrelated, changes have serious consequences for the way societies and economies work and the natural environment they are built upon.
Thus, the objectives of this course are threefold: (1) to develop knowledge of the underlying demographic theories explaining these transitions; (2) to use this knowledge to understand the interrelationships between these transitions; and (3) to determine the implications of these transitions for sustainable development, that is, for social, economic, and environmental sustainability. Some questions we will consider include (but are not limited to): Why are so many adults living alone? Why are women having fewer babies? What impact do sub-replacement birth rates have on economies and societies? What role do the rights of women have in demographic transitions? Why are adults waiting so long to get married or not getting married at all? What happens when the population ages? Why are more and more people choosing to live in cities? Is this expected growth of cities sustainable?
Often for familiarity and simplicity we will use data and readings focused on the United States, but since these transitions have evolved in ways that vary from one part of the world to another, this course will often have a necessarily international focus. Naturally, given the expansive subject matter, this course will require much from you it is reading and writing intensive.
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01:30 PM-04:30 PM, W
ALTHSE 206 |
| ECON 496-02 |
Economic History of the United States
Instructor: Nicky Tynan
Course Description:
Permission of Instructor Required. This seminar explores episodes in the history of the United States from an economics perspective, investigating the historical roots of current economic issues. Issues include institutional and technological change; immigration, migration, and urbanization; economic growth and improvements in living standards; rising educational opportunity; racial and gender differences in earnings; the Great Depression, financial markets, and monetary and fiscal policy; and infrastructure and public health.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, TF
ALTHSE 201 |