Graduate Courses

The faculty has approval to offer the following courses in the academic years 2013–2014 and 2014–2015; however, not all courses are taught each semester or summer session. Students should consult the Course Schedule to determine which courses and topics will be offered during a particular semester or summer session. The Course Schedule may also reflect changes made to the course inventory after the publication of this catalog.

 

Economics: ECO

ECO 380. Research Course.

May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor and the graduate adviser in economics.

ECO 380K. Economic Development.

Topics include theories of economic development; planning. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. With consent of instructor, may be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, six semester hours of upper-division coursework in economics, and six additional semester hours of upper-division coursework in social science or business.

Topic 1: Economic Development Theory.
Topic 2: Economic Development Topics.
Topic 3: Political Economy of Southeast Asia.

ECO 380L. Seminar in Economic Systems.

Analyses of various types of economic systems, including comparative studies. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. With consent of instructor, may be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, six semester hours of upper-division coursework in economics, and six additional semester hours of upper-division coursework in social science or business.

ECO 380M. Regional Economics.

Survey of theoretical and empirical literature related to location theory, regional development, regional disparities, growth and function of cities, and political economy of spatial planning. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, six semester hours of upper-division coursework in economics, and six additional semester hours of upper-division coursework in social science or business.

ECO 380N. Urban Economics.

Provides an economic analysis of pressing urban problems such as poverty, housing, transportation, environment, and finance. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. With consent of instructor, may be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, six semester hours of upper-division coursework in economics, and six additional semester hours of upper-division coursework in social science or business.

ECO 381K. Seminar in Money and Banking.

Topics include monetary policy and problems, theory of central banking, and money and banking history. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester. With consent of instructor, may be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

ECO 382L. Theories of Public Finance.

Topics include public expenditure analysis and taxation. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester. With consent of instructor, may be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, and Economics 387L (Topic 1: Microeconomics I) or consent of instructor.

Topic 1: Foundations of Public Finance.
Topic 2: Empirical Public Finance.
Topic 3: Local Public Finance.

ECO 383K. Seminar in General Economic History.

Same as History 383L. A historical study of economic development and economic policy. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester. With consent of instructor, may be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, six semester hours of upper-division coursework in economics or related history or government, and six additional semester hours of upper-division coursework in social science or business.

ECO 384K. Industrial Organization.

Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

Topic 1: Introduction to Industrial Organization.
Topic 2: Industrial Organization and Regulation.

ECO 384N. Resource Economics.

Definition, measurement, production, and conservation of renewable and exhaustible resources; models of economic growth and resources; world distribution and consumption; United States resource policy. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.

Topic 1: Natural Resource Economics.
Topic 2: Environmental Economics.

ECO 385K. Labor Economics.

Analysis of the empirical and theoretical factors that influence labor markets. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

Topic 1: Introduction to Labor Economics.
Topic 2: Topics in Labor Economics.

ECO 387K. Monetary Theory.

Theories, based on microeconomic foundations, covering such topics as the usefulness of monetary exchange, optimal central bank policy, the interaction of monetary and fiscal policy, and the role of financial intermediation in the macroeconomy. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

ECO 387L. Studies in Contemporary Economic Theory.

Three lecture hours a week for one semester. With consent of instructor, may be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.

Topic 1: Microeconomics I.
Topic 2: Macroeconomics I.
Topic 3: Microeconomics II.
Topic 4: Macroeconomics II.
Topic 5: Dissertation Seminar I.
Topic 6: Dissertation Seminar II.
Topic 7: Research Seminar.
Topic 10: Endogenous Economic Growth.
Topic 11: Computable General Equilibrium Theory.
Topic 12: Empirical Macroeconomics and Control.
Topic 13: Dynamic Macroeconomic Theory.
Topic 14: Banking and Financial Intermediation.
Topic 15: Advanced Macroeconomic Analysis.
Topic 18: Introduction to Marxian Economics.
Topic 19: Marxian Theories of Economic Crisis.
Topic 20: Autonomous Marxism.
Topic 21: Marxist Theories of Socialism and Communism.
Topic 24: Mathematical Economics.
Topic 25: General Equilibrium and Welfare Analysis.
Topic 26: Advanced Microeconomic Analysis.
Topic 27: Introduction to Game Theory.
Topic 28: Applications of Game Theory.
Topic 29: Economics of Uncertainty and Information.
Topic 30: Research Seminar. Offered on the credit/no credit basis only.

ECO 387M. Writing Seminar in Economics.

The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.

ECO 187N. Survey of Fields in Economics.

Introduction to the questions, methods, and scope of research in different fields in economics. One lecture hour a week for one semester. Offered on the credit/no credit basis only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.

ECO 390L. Seminar in the History of Economic Thought.

Survey and analysis of principal contributions and historical influences in the evolution of contemporary economic thought from the late eighteenth through the early twentieth century. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. With consent of instructor, may be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, and completion of core courses in economic theory or consent of instructor.

ECO 391K. Seminar in Latin American Economics.

Selected economic problems in Latin America, with particular reference to current developmental policy in specific national economies. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. With consent of instructor, may be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, six semester hours of upper-division coursework in economics, and six additional semester hours of upper-division coursework in social science or business.

Topic 1: Seminar on the Mexican Economy. Same as Latin American Studies 391K (Topic 1: Seminar on the Mexican Economy).
Topic 2: Current Issues in Latin American Economics. Same as Latin American Studies 391K (Topic 2: Current Issues in Latin American Economics). Only one of the following may be counted: Economics 391K (Topic 2), Latin American Studies 391K (Topic: Current Economic Issues in Latin America), 391K (Topic 2).
Topic 3: Latin American Economic Models. Same as Latin American Studies 391K (Topic 3: Latin American Economic Models).
Topic 4: Entrepreneurship and Development in Latin America. Same as Latin American Studies 391K (Topic 4: Entrepreneurship and Development in Latin America).
Topic 5: Privatization and Development in Latin America.
Topic 6: Inflation Stabilization and Liberalization in Latin America.
Topic 7: Latin American Marxism.

ECO 492L. Quantitative Methods in Economics.

Topics include optimization methods, probability theory, and statistical inference. Four lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.

ECO 392M. Seminar in Quantitative Economics.

The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester. With consent of instructor, may be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.

Topic 2: Econometrics I.
Topic 3: Econometrics II.
Topic 4: Applied Microeconometrics.
Topic 5: Time-Series Analysis.
Topic 6: Advanced Econometric Theory I.
Topic 7: Advanced Econometric Theory II.
Topic 8: Mathematics for Economists I.
Topic 9: Mathematics for Economists II.
Topic 10: Economics of Control Theory.
Topic 11: Resource Systems Modeling.
Topic 12: Computational Economics I.
Topic 13: Mathematical Programming.
Topic 14: Stochastic Control Theory.
Topic 15: Applied Macroeconometrics.
Topic 18: Econometrics III.
Topic 19: Probability and Statistics.
Topic 20: Computational Economics II.

ECO 393. Seminar in Industrial Organization.

The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester. With consent of instructor, may be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

ECO 394C. Mathematics for Economists.

Restricted to master's students in the economics option III program. Mathematical tools widely used for economic analysis, including advanced calculus, optimization methods, linear algebra, and dynamic systems. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

ECO 394D. Probability and Statistics.

Restricted to master's students in the economics option III program. Probability theory and statistical methods used in economics and econometrics. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

ECO 394K. Microeconomics.

Restricted to master's students in the economics option III program. Rigorous introduction to the methods of microeconomic theory, including consumer and producer theory, decision under uncertainty, markets and competition, and general equilibrium. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

ECO 394L. Macroeconomics.

Restricted to master's students in the economics option III program. Dynamic optimization concepts and methods used in modern macroeconomics. General equilibrium applications in the areas of economic growth, business cycles, and the role of monetary and fiscal policy. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

ECO 394M. Econometrics.

Restricted to master's students in the economics option III program. Identification and estimation of linear and nonlinear regression models; inference and hypothesis testing. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

ECO 395K. Topics and Applications in Microeconomics.

Restricted to option III economics master's degree students. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

Topic 1: Game Theory. Restricted to master's students in the economics option III program. Introduction to game theoretic concepts and analyses and their application to study strategic interactions between individuals, firms, and other economic agents. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Offered on the letter-grade basis only.

ECO 395L. Topics and Applications in Macroeconomics.

Restricted to master's students in the economics option III program. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

ECO 395M. Topics and Applications in Quantitative Methods.

Restricted to master's students in the economics option III program. Three lecture hours per week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

ECO 396. Studies in Economic History.

The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester. With consent of instructor, may be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, six semester hours of upper-division coursework in economics, and six additional semester hours of upper-division coursework in social science or business.

ECO 397. Seminar in International Economic Problems.

The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester. With consent of instructor, may be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

ECO 297K. Specialized Topics in Microeconomics.

Restricted to option III economics master's degree students. Two lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

ECO 297L. Specialized Topics in Macroeconomics.

Restricted to option III economics master's degree students. Two lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

ECO 297M. Specialized Topics in Quantitative Methods.

Restricted to option III economics master's degree students. Two lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

ECO 698. Thesis.

The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for two semesters. Offered on the credit/no credit basis only. Prerequisite: For 698A, graduate standing in economics, twelve semester hours of upper-division or graduate coursework in economics, and consent of the graduate adviser; for 698B, Economics 698A.

ECO 398T. Supervised Teaching in Economics.

Teaching under the close supervision of the course instructor; weekly group meetings, individual consultations, and reports. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Offered on the credit/no credit basis only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and appointment as a teaching assistant.

ECO 399R, 699R, 999R. Dissertation.

Offered on the credit/no credit basis only. Prerequisite: Admission to candidacy for the doctoral degree and consent of the graduate adviser.

ECO 399W, 699W, 999W. Dissertation.

Offered on the credit/no credit basis only. Prerequisite: Economics 399R, 699R, or 999R.