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2025-2026 Academic Year

Fall 2025

ECON 111 Intro to Microeconomics
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.

ECON 214 Behavioral Economics
This course introduces students to the relatively new field of behavioral economics in which the ideas of psychology, sociology and, to a lesser degree, neurobiology, are reintroduced to economic models. Predictions of economic behavior are reconsidered by replacing or augmenting traditional theoretical economic assumptions with more realistic assumptions based on real-world observed behavior and experimental results. Special attention is paid to how such changes affect our theory of markets, social welfare and public policy. Topics include nudge theory, biases and heuristics, prospect theory, concepts of happiness as well as numerous forms of 'mis-behaving'.

Spring 2026

ECON 111 Intro to Microeconomics
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.

ECON 228 Economic Analysis of Policy
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.