ECON 5090 - (Y)
Introduction to Mathematical Economics I
Prerequisite: One semester of calculus plus one additional semester of college mathematics or permission of instructor
Topics in univariate and multivariate calculus and linear algebra. Applications to the theory of economic statics. (This course is fully completed in the two-and-a-half weeks immediately preceding the start of fall semester classes.)
ECON 5100 - (Y)
Introduction to Mathematical Economics II
Prerequisite: ECON 5090 or permission of instructor
Topics in the theories of difference and differential equations and dynamic optimization. Applications to the theory of economic dynamics.
ECON 5352 - (IR)
British Economic History Since 1850
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Structure, performance and policy in the British economy since 1850, focusing on the causes and consequences of Britain's relative economic decline.
Econ 5520 - (IR)
SPECIAL TOPICS IN ECONOMICS
Prerequisite: Instructor permission
Graduate students combine course work in an upper-level undergraduate economics course with additional special assignments. Restricted to graduate students. Graduate students in economics must have permission of the Director of Graduate Studies. Because topics vary with instructor, the course may be taken more than once.
ECON 5720 - (Y)
Introductory Econometrics
Prerequisite: ECON 3710 or the equivalent and one semester of calculus
Meets concurrently with Econ 3720. The application of statistical methods to the testing and estimation of economic relations. Development of the linear regression model including hypothesis testing, specification, instrumental variables, generalized least squares. Introduction to identification and estimation of simultaneous equation models.
ECON 7010 - (4) (Y)
Microeconomic Theory I
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of instructor
Theory of consumer and producer choice. Partial equilibrium analysis of competitive and imperfectly competitive markets.
ECON 7020 - (4) (Y)
Macroeconomic Theory I
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of instructor
Introduction to macroeconomic theory, with an emphasis on economic growth and the business cycle.
ECON 7030 - (4) (Y)
Microeconomic Theory II
Prerequisite: ECON 7010 or permission of instructor
General equilibrium analysis, welfare economics, externalities and public goods.
ECON 7040 - (4) (Y)
Macroeconomic Theory II
Prerequisite: ECON 7020 or permission of instructor
Advanced topics in the theory of money and income.
ECON 7710 - (4) (Y)
Econometrics I
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of instructor
Concepts and basic techniques of probability theory and statistical inference.
ECON 7720 - (4) (Y)
Econometrics II
Prerequisite: ECON 7710 or permission of instructor
Development of the linear and non-linear regression models including hypothesis testing, specification, instrumental variables, generalized least squares, and asymptotic distribution theory. Introduction to identification and estimation of simultaneous equation models.
ECON 7810, 7820 - (Y)
Guided Study in Economic Theory and Policy
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Selected topics in economics.
ECON 8010 - (Y)
Microeconomic Theory III
Prerequisite: ECON 7030 or permission of instructor
Advanced topics in microeconomic theory such as uncertainty, imperfect information, imperfect competition, game theory, capital theory and dynamic analysis.
ECON 8030 - (Y)
Advanced Economic Theory I
Prerequisite: ECON 7030 or permission of instructor
Advanced topics in economic theory. Specific topics vary from year to year. Recent examples are models of Bayesian learning, the economics of uncertainty, and game theory.
ECON 8040 - (Y)
Advanced Economic Theory II
Prerequisite: ECON 7030 or permission of instructor
Advanced topics in economic theory. Specific topics vary from year to year. Recent examples are models of financial intermediation, endogenous growth, and alternatives to expected utility theory.
ECON 8050 - (IR)
American Economic History
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of instructor
Economic evolution of the United States.
ECON 8060 - (IR)
Topics in Economic History
Prerequisite: ECON 8050 or permission of instructor
Selected topics in economic history.
ECON 8110 - (IR)
Foundations of Modern Economic Thought
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of instructor
Development of classical economic thought from Adam Smith to Karl Marx.
ECON 8120 - (IR)
Seminar in History of Thought
Prerequisite: ECON 7010 or permission of instructor
Selected topics in the history of economic thought.
ECON 8150 - (Y)
Economics of Labor Markets
Prerequisite: ECON 7030 and ECON 7720 or permission of instructor
Introduction to labor economics, including economic aspects of employment, wages, schooling, labor unions, and discrimination.
ECON 8160- (Y)
Seminar in Labor Economics and Development
Prerequisite: ECON 8150 and ECON 7720
Advanced topics in labor economics, with an emphasis on applications to developing countries. Cross listed with Econ 8190.
ECON 8170 - (Y)
Industrial Organization I
Prerequisite: ECON 7030 or permission of instructor
Industrial structure of the economy and its effect on the allocation of resources.
ECON 8180 - (Y)
Industrial Organization II
Prerequisite: ECON 8170 or permission of instructor
Advanced study of selected problems in industrial organization.
ECON 8190 - (Y)
Economics of Underdeveloped Areas
Cross listed as Econ 8160.
ECON 8210 - (Y)
International Trade Theory
Prerequisite: ECON 7030 or permission of instructor
The theory of international trade and analysis of the economic effects of tariffs, quotas, and other departures from free trade.
ECON 8220 - (Y)
International Finance
Prerequisite: ECON 7020 or permission of instructor
Balance of payments, long-term and short-term capital movements, the international money market, international monetary standards, international equilibrium and the mechanism of adjustment, exchange variations, and the objectives of international monetary policies.
ECON 8310 - (Y)
Public Economics I
Prerequisite: ECON 7030 or permission of instructor
Justifications for government activities; principles of program analysis; illustrative theoretical and empirical analyses of expenditure programs; theories of political processes.
ECON 8320 - (Y)
Public Economics II
Prerequisite: ECON 7030 or permission of instructor
Foundations of excess burden, incidence analysis, and optimal taxation; studies of taxation; general equilibrium analysis for tax policy; study of tax reform.
ECON 8330 - (Y)
Theory of Financial Markets
Prerequisite: Econ 7710 or permission of instructor
The theory and operation of financial markets.
ECON 8340 - (Y)
Derivative Securities
Prerequisite: ECON 7010, 7710 or permission of instructor.
Theory of the pricing of options and other derivative assets.
ECON 8350 - (Y)
Advance Macroeconomics Theory
Prerequisite: ECON 7040 or permission of instructor
Advanced study of selected topics in macro-and monetary economics, with an emphasis on theoretical and computational issues.
ECON 8360 - (Y)
Empirical Macroeconomics
Prerequisite: ECON 7040 or permission of instructor
Advanced study of selected topics in macro- and monetary economics, with an emphasis on empirical issues.
ECON 8410 - (Y)
Applied Microeconomics Workshop
Prerequisite: Third-year status or permission of instructor
Current research in applied microeconomics.
ECON 8420 - (Y)
Macroeconomics Workshop
Prerequisite: Third-year status or permission of instructor
Current research in macroeconomics.
ECON 8430 - (Y)
Economic Theory Workshop
Prerequisite: Third-year status or permission of instructor
Current research in economic theory.
ECON 8440 - (Y)
International Trade and Development Workshop
Prerequisite: Third-year status or permission of instructor
Current research in finance.
ECON 8450 - (Y)
Public Economics Workshop
Prerequisite: Third-year status or permission of instructor
Current research in public economics.
ECON 8460 - (Y)
Econometrics Workshop
Prerequisite: Third-year status or permission of instructor
Current research in econometrics
ECON 8510 - (Y)
Topics in Growth Theory
Prerequisite: ECON 7040 or permission of instructor
An empirical and theoretical study of the issues related to economic development, with an emphasis on endogenous growth models. Topics covered include human capital, R&D, learning by doing, fiscal policy, trade, and financial development.
ECON 8710 - (Y)
Cross-Section Econometrics
Prerequisite: ECON 7720 or permission of instructor
Econometric tools for the analyses of cross-section and qualitative data.
ECON 8720 - (Y)
Time-Series Econometrics
Prerequisite: ECON 7720 or permission of instructor
Econometric techniques for the analysis of economic time series.
ECON 8820 - (Y)
Experimental Economics
Prerequisite: ECON 7010 or permission of instructor
The use of laboratory methods to study economic behavior. Experimental design, laboratory technique, and nonparametric analysis of data. Emphasis on using controlled observations to evaluate alternative economic theories and policies. Applications include: bargaining, auctions, oligopoly, asymmetric information, voting, public goods, financial markets, and tests of expected utility and game theories.
Economics 8998 - (1-12)
NON-TOPICAL RESEARCH, PREPARATION FOR RESEARCH
For Master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected.
ECON 8999 - (1-12)
NON-TOPICAL RESEARCH
For Master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director.
ECON 9550 -
SELECTED RESEARCH PROBLEMS IN ECONOMICS I
Advanced research into specific economic problems under detailed faculty supervision.
ECON 9560 -
SELECTED RESEARCH PROBLEMS IN ECONOMICS II
Continuation of Economics 9950.
ECON 9998 - (1-12)
NON-TOPICAL RESEARCH, PREPARATION FOR DOCTORAL RESEARCH
For Doctoral research, to be taken only in the first semester after passing a field exam, and before a dissertation director has been selected.
ECON 9999 - (1-12)
NON-TOPICAL RESEARCH
For doctoral research taken under the supervision of the first reader or prospective first reader.