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ECN 410 - History of Literary Economics
Credits:
4.00
An examination of the contributions of fiction writers to
the history of economic thought. Novels and short stories
are analyzed in conjunction with studying influential and
heterodox schools of economic thought. Fiction writers will
vary by semester (e.g., Mark Twain, Edith Wharton,
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Theodore Dreiser, Jack London,
Ayn Rand, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Louisa May Alcott).
Schools of economic thought examined include critics as
well as advocates of free market capitalism. Writing
intensive.
ECN 411 - Introduction to Macroeconomic Principles
Credits:
4.00
Studies how an economy functions. Develops measures and
theories of economic performance to study such issues as
unemployment, inflation, international trade and finance,
and the level of national production. Examines government
policies designed to correct for unemployment and inflation
with close attention to the use of fiscal and monetary
policies in the U.S. No credit for students who have
received credit for ECON 401.
ECN 411W - Introduction to Macroeconomic Principles
Credits:
4.00
Studies how an economy functions. Develops measures and
theories of economic performance to study such issues as
unemployment, inflation, international trade and finance,
and the level of national production. Examines government
policies designed to correct for unemployment and inflation
with close attention to the use of fiscal and monetary
policies in the U.S. No credit for students who have
received credit for ECON 401. Writing Intensive.
ECN 412 - Introduction to Microeconomic Principles
Credits:
4.00
Studies the behavior and interaction of fundamental
decision-making units in an economy, especially consumers
and business firms. Applies such economic principles as
scarcity, supply and demand, and elasticity to a variety of
social issues. Topics include the resource allocation
problems of households and business firms, economic
theories of social problems (such as crime, divorce, and
discrimination), and the economic implications of
government policies affecting the environment, the
workplace, and industrial organization. No credit for
students who have received credit for ECON 402.
ECN 412W - Introduction to Microeconomic Principles
Credits:
4.00
Studies the behavior and interaction of fundamental
decision-making units in an economy, especially consumers
and business firms. Applies such economic principles as
scarcity, supply and demand, and elasticity to a variety of
social issues. Topics include the resource allocation
problems of households and business firms, economic
theories of social problems (such as crime, divorce, and
discrimination), and the economic implications of
government policies affecting the environment, the
workplace, and industrial organization. No credit for
students who have received credit for ECON 402. Writing
Intensive.
ECN 635 - Money, Banking and Macroeconomic Activity
Credits:
4.00
A study of the financial sector of the economy including
commercial banks, thrifts, and other depository
institutions. Examines the meaning and determinants of the
money supply, credit and interest rates. Close attention
paid to the role of the Federal Reserve and the economic
effects of its monetary policy. Prereq: ECN 411, ECN 412.
ECN 640 - Business Law and Economics
Credits:
4.00
A study of the legal environment of business. Emphasis is
on using economic analysis to examine laws of property,
contract, and tort affecting business. Includes the ethical
foundations of law and ethical issues involving business.
Specific topics may include commercial free speech, white
collar crime and managerial responsibility, product
liability, cyberlaw, copyright, trademark and patent law.
Prereq: ADM 400, ECN 412, and sophomore standing or
permission of the instructor. Writing intensive.
ECN 650 - Economics for Managers
Credits:
4.00
Examines how economic principles can be applied to
resource allocation problems confronted by managers in a
variety of industry settings. Emphasis on both theory and
application. Topics include cost analysis, production
decisions, and pricing policies of business managers within
perfectly competitive, monopolistic, oligopolistic, and
monopolistically competitive environments. Prereq: ADM
400, ECN 412 and sophomore standing or permission of
instructor.