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ECON 401 - Principles of Economics (Macro)
Credits:
4.00
Basic functions of the United States economy viewed as a
whole; policies designed to affect its performance.
Economic scarcity, supply and demand, the causes of
unemployment and inflation, the nature of money and
monetary policy, the impact of government taxation and
spending, the federal debt, and international money
matters. ECON 401A emphasizes applications to the
international economy. ECON 401H is open to students in the
Honors Program. No credit for students who have received
credit for ECON 401A, ECON 401H, ECN 411, or equivalent.
ECON 401A - Principles of Economics (Macro) International
Credits:
4.00
Basic functions of the United States economy viewed as a
whole; policies designed to affect its performance.
Economic scarcity, supply and demand, the causes of
unemployment and inflation, the nature of money and
monetary policy, the impact of government taxation and
spending, the federal debt, and international money
matters. ECON 401A emphasizes applications to the
international economy. ECON 401H is open to students in the
Honors Program. No credit for students who have received
credit for ECON 401, ECON 401H, ECN 411, or equivalent.
ECON 401H - Honors/Principles of Economics (Macro)
Credits:
4.00
Basic functions of the United States economy viewed as a
whole; policies designed to affect its performance.
Economic scarcity, supply and demand, the causes of
unemployment and inflation, the nature of money and
monetary policy, the impact of government taxation and
spending, the federal debt, and international money
matters. ECON 401A emphasizes applications to the
international economy. ECON 401H is open to students in the
Honors Program. No credit for students who have received
credit for ECON 401, ECON 401A, ECN 411, or equivalent.
ECON 402 - Principles of Economics (Micro)
Credits:
4.00
Functions of component units of the economy and their
interrelations. Units of analysis are the individual
consumer, the firm, and the industry. Theory of consumer
demand and elasticity, supply and costs of production,
theory of the firm under conditions of perfect and
imperfect competition, demand for and allocation of
economic resources, general equillibrium, and basic
principles and institutions of international trade. ECON
402A emphasizes applications to the international economy.
ECON 402H is open to students in the Honors Program. No
credit for students who have received credit for ECON 402A,
ECON 402H, EREC 411, ECN 412, or equivalent.
ECON 402A - Principles of Economics (Micro) International
Credits:
4.00
Functions of component units of the economy and their
interrelations. Units of analysis are the individual
consumer, the firm, and the industry. Theory of consumer
demand and elasticity, supply and costs of production,
theory of the firm under conditions of perfect and
imperfect competition, demand for and allocation of
economic resources, general equillibrium, and basic
principles and institutions of international trade. ECON
402A emphasizes applications to the international economy.
ECON 402H is open to students in the Honors Program. No
credit for students who have received credit for ECON 402,
ECON 402H, EREC 411, ECN 412, or equivalent.
ECON 402H - Honors/Principles of Economics (Micro)
Credits:
4.00
Functions of component units of the economy and their
interrelations. Units of analysis are the individual
consumer, the firm, and the industry. Theory of consumer
demand and elasticity, supply and costs of production,
theory of the firm under conditions of perfect and
imperfect competition, demand for and allocation of
economic resources, general equillibrium, and basic
principles and institutions of international trade. ECON
402A emphasizes applications to the international economy.
ECON 402H is open to students in the Honors Program.
Writing intensive.
No credit for students who have received
credit for ECON 402, ECON 402A, EREC 411, ECN 412, or
equivalent.
ECON 444 - Life in a Small Town: The Economics of Local Politics
Credits:
4.00
Examines the economic implications of public policy
decisions made at the local level. Explores questions such
as: Why are property taxes so high in New Hampshire? Why
does everyone pay to support education? How do local zoning
regulations contribute to the high cost of housing in a
town? Does local economic development improve or harm the
quality of life? Students apply basic economic analysis to
these and other questions.
ECON 501 - Business and Economic History
Credits:
4.00
This course studies the historical influence of business
enterprises on the development of capitalist economies,
with an emphasis on the United States after the Civil War.
Business enterprises touch virtually every aspect of our
lives. The primary objective of this class is for students
to gain an intimate knowledge of the historical development
of business as the major economic agent in our lives.
ECON 515 - Economic History of the United States
Credits:
4.00
U.S. economy from colonial times to the present. Models of
economic development applied to the U.S. How social,
political, technological, and cultural factors shape
economy; development and influence of economic
institutions. Prereq: ECON 401 or 402;/or permission.
ECON 551 - Careers in Economics - Seminar
Credits:
2.00
This career seminar is designed to provide economics majors
with an opportunity to learn more about potential careers
in the field. Students take a number of self-assessments
and are exposed to the full depth of career opportunities.
Prereq: ECON 401, ECON 402. Cr/F.
ECON 552 - Careers in Economics - Field Experience
Credits:
2.00
This career seminar is the second course in the ECON
551/552 sequence. It is designed to give students an
opportunity to observe real work environments and then
share those experiences with other students enrolled in the
course. Prereq: ECON 401, ECON 402, ECON 551. Cr/F.
ECON 605 - Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis
Credits:
4.00
Analysis of supply and demand. Determination of prices,
production, and the distribution of income in
noncompetitive situations and in the purely competitive
model. General equilibrium. Prereq: ECON 402.
ECON 605W - Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis
Credits:
4.00
Analysis of supply and demand. Determination of prices,
production, and the distribution of income in
noncompetitive situations and in the purely competitive
model. General equilibrium. Prereq: ECON 402. Writing
intensive.
ECON 611 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis
Credits:
4.00
Macroeconomic measurement, theory, and public policy
determination. Prereq: ECON 401 and 402.
ECON 615 - History of Economic Thought
Credits:
4.00
Examination and critical appraisal of the work of major
economists, including the work of contemporary economists,
and major schools of economists, particularly with
reference to the applicability of their theories to current
economic problems. Prereq: ECON 401 and 402. Writing
intensive.
ECON 635 - Money and Banking
Credits:
4.00
Study of interest rates, financial markets, financial
institutions, monetary institutions, the supply of money,
the demand for money, monetary theory, and monetary policy.
Prereq: ECON 401 and 402.
ECON 641 - Public Economics
Credits:
4.00
Alternative prescriptions and explanations concerning the
role of government in contemporary market economies.
General principles of public expenditure analysis. Selected
case studies of public spending programs, e.g., welfare,
defense, education. Analysis of various federal, state, and
local taxes. Prereq: ECON 401; 605;/ or permission.
ECON 642 - Health Economics
Credits:
4.00
Theoretical and empirical analysis of the U.S. health care
delivery sector. Topics include health insurance markets
and their effects on patient demand, uninsured populations
and their access to health care services, breakdowns in the
principal/agent relationship between patient and providers,
competition in the medical sector, technology,
pharmaceuticals and the scope and effect of government
involvement in the delivery of health care. Prereq: ECON
402. (Also listed as HMP 642.)
ECON 645 - International Economics
Credits:
4.00
Covers both international trade theory and open-economy
macroeconomics. Some of the major issues include whether
free trade is always preferred to restricted trade, the
controversy over industrial policy and how best to
structure the international financial system. Students gain
an understanding of topics including currency exchange rate
movements, macroeconomic adjustment mechanisms and trade
policy, among others. Prereq: ECON 401 and 402.
ECON 651 - Governmental Regulation of Business
Credits:
4.00
Mergers, competition, monopoly, and the regulated
industries. Prereq: ECON 402.
ECON 653 - Law and Economics
Credits:
4.00
Introduces the field of Law and Economics. Focuses on the
legal system and the economic consequences of property,
contract, tort, criminal law and mediation. Prereq: ECON
402. Writing intensive.
ECON 656 - Labor Economics
Credits:
4.00
Functioning of labor markets from theoretical and policy
perspectives. Labor demand and supply, wages and
employment. Welfare programs, human capital, discrimination
in the labor market, unions, wage differentials. Prereq:
ECON 401; ECON 402; ECON 605 recommended.
ECON 668 - Economic Development
Credits:
4.00
Theories of development/underdevelopment. Trade, growth,
and self-reliance. The role of agriculture (land tenure,
food crisis, Green Revolution). World Bank policy,
industrialization strategies. Role of the state. Prereq:
ECON 401; ECON 402;/or permission. Writing intensive.
ECON 669 - Women and Economic Development
Credits:
4.00
Examines the position, roles, and contributions of women
in economic development as interpreted though different
discourses (feminisms, modernity, post modernity) and in
theoretical conceptualizations (neoclassical
integrationist, liberal feminism, class and gender,
feminist ecology). Applied analyses on Africa, South Asia
and Latin America. Prereq: permission. Writing intensive.
ECON 685 - Study Abroad
Credits:
1.00 to 16.00
Open to students studying abroad in the discipline as
approved by the economics program director. Cr/F.
ECON 686 - Study Abroad
Credits:
1.00 to 16.00
Open to students studying abroad in the discipline as
approved by the economics program director. Cr/F.
ECON 695 - Independent Study
Credits:
2.00 to 12.00
Individual research projects that are student designed.
Initial sponsorship of an economics faculty member must be
obtained, and approval of WSBE adviser and dean. For
juniors and seniors in high standing. Up to 4 credits may
be used as a major elective.
ECON 695W - Independent Study
Credits:
2.00 to 12.00
Individual research projects that are student designed.
Initial sponsorship of an economics faculty member must be
obtained, and approval of WSBE adviser and dean. For
juniors and seniors in high standing. Up to 4 credits may
be used as a major elective. Writing intensive.
ECON 696 - Supervised Student Teaching Experience
Credits:
1.00 to 8.00
Participants are expected to perform such functions as
leading discussion groups, assisting faculty in
undergraduate courses that they have successfully
completed, or working as peer advisers in the advising
center. Enrollment is limited to juniors and seniors who
have above-average G.P.A.s. Reflective final paper is
required. Prereq: permission of instructor, department
chair, and director of undergraduate programs. No more than
4 credits may be earned as a teaching assistant in any one
course. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 credits. Cr/F.
ECON 698 - Topics
Credits:
4.00
Special topics. May be repeated. Prereq: permission.
Writing intensive.
ECON 707 - Economic Growth and Environmental Quality
Credits:
4.00
Analysis of the interrelationships among economic growth,
technological change, population increase, natural
resource use, and environmental quality. Application of
alternative theoretical approaches drawn from the social
and natural sciences. Focus on specific environmental
problems, e.g., affluence and waste disposal problems, and
loss of biodiversity. Prereq: ECON 605; 611;/or permission.
ECON 726 - Introduction to Econometrics
Credits:
4.00
Introduces regression techniques as used in economics and
management; estimation and statistical inference in the
context of the general linear model; discussion of problems
encountered and their solutions; extensions of the general
linear model. Prereq: ADMN 420 or equivalent.
ECON 736 - Seminar in Monetary Theory and Policy
Credits:
4.00
Contemporary developments in monetary theory and the
evaluation of policy measures. Prereq: ECON 635. Writing
intensive.
ECON #745 - International Trade
Credits:
4.00
Contemporary issues in international economic theory and
policy. Analysis of trade theory, dynamics of world trade
and exchange, and international commercial policy. Prereq:
ECON 605; ECON 645.
ECON #746 - International Finance
Credits:
4.00
International monetary mechanism; balance of payments,
international investment, exchange rates, adjustment
systems, international liquidity, foreign aid,
multinational corporations. Prereq: ECON 611; ECON 645.
Writing intensive.
ECON 747 - Multinational Enterprises
Credits:
4.00
Internationalization of economies. Growth and implications
of multinational corporations at the level of systems.
Theories of imperialism, international unity/rivalry;
theories of direct investment, exercise of influence and
conflict, technology transfer, bargaining with host
country; effects on U.S. economy. Prereq: permission.
Writing intensive.
ECON 768 - Seminar in Economic Development
Credits:
4.00
Advanced reading seminar. Topics include methodologies
underlying economic development theory, industrialization
and post-import substitution, state capitalist development,
stabilization policies, appropriate technologies, the
capital goods sector, agricultural modernization schemes,
and attempts at transition to socialism. Prereq: permission.
ECON 775 - Applied Research Skills for Economists
Credits:
4.00
Capstone course for students enrolled in B.S. in
economics. Uses analytical and problem-solving skills plus
data-analysis and computer skills from earlier classes to
study and analyze the U.S. economy, sector by sector.
Topics will include time-series and simultaneous-equations
models. Research paper combines theory and data-analysis
skills. Prereq: ECON 605, 611, 726; MATH 424A or
equivalent. Writing intensive.
ECON 795 - Internship
Credits:
1.00 to 16.00
On-the-job skill development through fieldwork in an
organization (business, industry, health, public service,
etc.). Normally, supervision is provided by a qualified
individual in the organization, with frequent consultation
by a faculty sponsor. Written report required. Internships
may be part or full time, with course credits assigned
accordingly. May not be used as a major elective. Cr/F.
ECON 798 - Economic Problems
Credits:
2.00 or 4.00
Special topics; may be repeated. Prereq: permission of
adviser and instructor. Writing intensive.
ECON 799 - Honors Thesis
Credits:
4.00 to 8.00
Supervised research leading to the completion of an honors
thesis; required for graduation from the honors program in
economics. Prereq: permission of director of undergraduate
programs and department chair. Writing intensive.