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*Econ. 301: Intermediate Macroeconomics. 3 Credit Hours. Introduces the concepts of aggregate demand and aggregate supply. After developing theoretical foundations for these, policy applications are discussed, including such policy issues as unemployment, inflation, government and international trade deficits and interest rates. Prerequisites: Econ. 201Q, 202Q and junior standing. |
*Econ. 340: Money and Banking. 3 Credit Hours. A study of the financial sector of the U.S. economy, emphasizing the role of money in determining inflation, interest rates, and the level
of economic activity. Includes the commercial banking and Federal Reserve systems, credit markets, interest rate theory, and monetary policy. Prerequisites: Econ. 201Q and junior standing. |
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*Econ. 302: Intermediate Microeconomics. 3 Credit Hours. Theory of resource allocation by means of prices and markets. Economic choice, production, cost, supply, demand and market structure are discussed, as well as efficiency conditions in consumption, production, distribution, and exchange. Prerequisites: Econ. 201Q, 202Q and junior standing. |
*Econ. 403: Business and Economics Forecasting. 3 Credit Hours. An application of statistical method to business and economics forecasting using real world data. Includes collection of data, survey of business indicators, and application of forecasting techniques such as moving averages, smoothing, regression, time series decomposition, and ARIMA. Prerequisites: Econ. 201Q, 202Q, 231, and junior standing. |
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*Econ. 304: Managerial Economics. 3 Credit Hours. Applies concepts from microeconomic theory to problems in business management and decision making. Includes demand analysis, pricing, production costs, effects of market structure on business decision making, and decision making with risk. Prerequisites: Econ. 202Q and 231. |
*Econ. 481: Cooperative Education. 1 - 3 Credit Hours.
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*Econ. 310: Economics of E-Business. 3 Credit Hours. Covers the fundamental economic principles explaining the growth of e-business and the Internet: transaction costs, costs of producing and distributing information, network externalities, lock-in, and information pricing. Examines current state and practice of e-business and the effects of e-business and the Internet on society outside the business realm. Prerequisites: Econ. 202Q or instructor's consent. |
*Econ. 491: Directed Study. 1 - 3 Credit Hours. Individual study of various aspects and problems of economics. Repeatable for credit. Cr/NCr only. Prerequisites: junior standing, departmental consent, and 2.75 GPA in economics.
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