Economics (ECO)
ECO 301 Introduction to Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the structure and functioning of the aggregate economy and specific markets, including the labor market, housing market, and financial markets. Basic concepts of market regulation and monetary and fiscal policy. Concepts used in the social and behavioral sciences for measuring and interpreting economic data. May not be counted toward a major in economics. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 080
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
ECO 101S Professional Development and Career Planning 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Discuss issues surrounding career planning implementation and evaluation in order to establish a job search, including resumes, networking, and interviewing techniques. Focus on career management as a lifelong process. Only one of the following may be counted: Economics 101S, Liberal Arts 101M, Liberal Arts Honors 104H. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to economics majors.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
ECO 304K Introduction to Microeconomics 3 Hours
(TCCN: ECON 2302)
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Analysis of the economic behavior of individual consumers, firms, and workers. Demand, supply, and market equilibrium. Impact of taxes, externalities, and market power on equilibrium. Three lecture hours a week for one semester, with additional hours to be arranged.
Core Curriculum: 080
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
ECO 304L Introduction to Macroeconomics 3 Hours
(TCCN: ECON 2301)
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Analysis of the economy as a whole. Measurement of output, the price level, and employment. Basic theories of the determination of Gross domestic product, investment and growth, and inflation. Introduction to fiscal policy and monetary policy. Three lecture hours a week for one semester, with additional hours to be arranged.
Core Curriculum: 080
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 304K with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
ECO 318Q Supervised Research 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
May be repeated once for credit when the research topics vary. Individual instruction.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 304K and 304L with a grade of at least C- in each.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
ECO 119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S Topics in Economics 1-9 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Economics. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
ECO 420K Microeconomic Theory 4 Hours
4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Economic theory of the behavior of individuals, households, firms, and markets. Roles of relative prices and information, with a focus on constrained optimization. Only one of the following may be counted: Finance 321K, Economics 420K, 420S, 421K. Four lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 304K and 304L with a grade of at least a C- in each; Mathematics 408D, 408L, 408S or 408Q with a grade of at least C-; Economics 329 or Biomedical Engineering 335 or Chemical Engineering 253K or Electrical and Computer Engineering 351K or Mathematics 358K or 378K or Mechanical Engineering 335 or Statistics and Data Sciences 378 or 431 with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 320L Macroeconomic Theory 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Theories of the determination of output, employment, and the price level. Basic models of growth. Design of monetary and fiscal policies, and the mechanisms by which they affect the economy. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 420K, 420S, or 421K with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 420S Mathematical Microeconomic Theory with Advanced Applications 4 Hours
4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine mathematical treatment of microeconomic theory with application to real world subjects. Explore mathematical methods used by economists and apply them to analyze consumer behavior, choice under uncertainty, theory of the firm, game theory and general equilibrium. Only one of the following may be counted: Economics 420K, 420S, 421K, Finance 321K. Four lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 304K and 304L with a grade of at least a C- in each; Mathematics 408D, 408L or 408S with a grade of at least C-; and one of the following with a grade of at least C-: Economics 329, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Electrical and Computer Engineering 351K, Mathematics 358K, 378K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Statistics and Data Sciences 378, or 431.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 321 Public Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Study of appropriate allocations of economic activity between government (federal, state, and local) and the private sector. The workings of social security, welfare, education, pollution control, deregulation, taxation; and proposals for reform. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 420K, 420S, 421K, or Finance 321K with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 322 Money and Banking 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Theories of financial intermediation and the role played by money. Financial policy and monetary policy in theory and practice. Economics 322 and Finance 354 may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 420K, 420S, 421K or Finance 321K with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 322N Economics of Money: from the Past to Bitcoin 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Analyze assets that function as money through time, including the pricing of money in terms of interest rates and exchange rates, the economics of financial innovations, and the evolution of money markets. Economics 322N and 330T (Topic: Eco of Money: Past to Bitcoins) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 304K with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 323L Political Economy 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Economic issues in the political arena. Use of microeconomic tools to study issues associated with collective decision-making, including the role of government in a market economy, and the formulation and implementation of government policies. Economics 323L and 330T (Topic: Political Economy) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: One of the following with a grade of at least C-: Economics 301 or 304K.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 324 Introduction to Labor Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Labor markets in modern economies. Role of institutions and policies in shaping labor market outcomes for individuals and businesses. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 420K, 420S, 421K, or Finance 321K with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 325K Health Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explores medical care as a commodity, demand for health and medical services, economic behavior of medical care providers, and the functioning of medical insurance markets. Government regulation and provision of health care and health insurance. Only one of the following may be counted: Economics 325K, 325L, 330T (Topic 1), 350K (Topic 9). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 420K, 420S, 421K, or Finance 321K with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 325L Economics of Health 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the application of basic microeconomics to the study of health and issues arising in the provision of medical care. Examine the demand for and the supply of medical care. Discuss the roles of the private sector and government in the provision of medical insurance. Analyze the regulation of health care and health insurance. Only one of the following may be counted: Economics 325K, 325L, 330T (Topic: Health Economics), 330T (Topic 1), 350K (Topic: Health Economics), and 350K (Topic 9). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 304K with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 326L Economics of Education 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Applications of economic principles and empirical methods to education, including the concept of human capital, economic returns to education, the determinants and measurement of teacher impact, the roles of school inputs and factors outside of school, and the market for higher education. Methodology for evaluating education policy. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 420K, 420S, 421K, or Finance 321K with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 327 Comparative Economic Systems 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Economic systems in theory and practice. Role of government and regulation. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 304K and 304L with a grade of at least C- in each.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 328 Industrial Organization 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Organization of industries and markets; competition, monopoly, and oligopoly. Introduction to antitrust policy, regulatory policy, and other alternatives. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 420K or 420S with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 329 Economic Statistics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Interpretation of economic data. Introduction to statistical models, estimation, and inference in economics. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 304K and 304L with a grade of at least a C- in each; Mathematics 408Q, or Mathematics 408K and 408L, or 408C and 408D, or 408C and 408L, or 408N and 408S, or 408K and 408S, or 408C and 408S, or 408L and 408R, or 408R and 408S, or 408L and 408N, with a grade of at least C- in each.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S Topics in Economics 1-9 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Economics. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
ECO 330T Topics in Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Topics cover aspects of economic theory, applications, and policy. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 304K with a grade of at least C-; additional prerequisites may vary with the topic.
Restrictions: Open to nonmajors.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
Topic 1: Economics of Health. Only one of the following may be counted: Economics 325K, 330T (Topic: Health Economics), 330T (Topic 1), 350K (Topic: Health Economics), 350K (Topic 9).
Topic 2: Introduction to Law and Economics. Only one of the following may be counted: Economics 330T (Topic 2), 349K (Topic: Law and Economics), 349K (Topic 1).
ECO 330T.2 Introduction to Law and Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Economics 330T (Topic 2), 349K (Topic: Law and Economics), 349K (Topic 1).
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 333K Development Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to theories of economic development. Economic analysis of leading issues. Only one of the following may be counted: Economics 333K, Urban Studies 351 (Topic 4), 321D. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: URB 321D
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 420K, 420S, 421K, or Finance 321K with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 333L Development and Population 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Microeconomics of economic development, population growth and the age structure of the population, and their impact on the environment. Economics 333L and 372M (Topic: Development and Population) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours per week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 420K, 420S, 421K, or Finance 321K with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 334K Urban Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Economic analysis of urban areas, emphasizing current problems, such as spatial concentration of poverty, lack of access to jobs and financial services, and transportation systems. Examines the role of policy in addressing these problems. Only one of the following may be counted: Economics 334K, Urban Studies 322E, 351 (Topic 2). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: URB 322E
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 420K, 420S, 421K, or Finance 321K with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 334L Regional Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Spatial aspects of economics, including concepts, theories, and policy applications. Economics 334L and Urban Studies 351 (Topic 3) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 420K, 420S, 421K, or Finance 321K with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 334M Migration Economics and Policy 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Immigration policy of the United States compared to that of other countries. Determinants of migration. Characteristics of migrants. Effects of migration on the country of origin and the receiving country. Unauthorized immigration to the United States. Economics 334M and 349K (Topic: Migration Economics and Policy) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: The following with a grade of at least C-: Economics 420K, 420S, 421K, or Finance 321K, and Economics 341K or 441K.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 335K Energy Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Economic analysis of the markets for resources that supply energy, including coal, oil, natural gas, and shale gas, and the market for electricity. Principles of valuation and optimal dynamic allocation of energy resources. Financial contracts and risk management in energy markets. Regulation of energy markets. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 420K, 420S, 421K, or Finance 321K with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 335L Energy and Environmental Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Apply the tools of economics to examine the energy sector and current energy policy issues. Learn about the environmental and public health impacts of energy production, energy consumption, industrial activity, and the role of government regulation. Economics 330T (Topic: Energy and Environmental Econ) and 335L may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 304K with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 336M Economics of Auctions 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore auctions as a mechanism for allocating resources. Analyze bidders' strategic interactions using game theory. Investigate market rules designed to attain specific policy objectives. Utilize empirical methods to analyze auction data. Economics 336M and 350K (Topic: Economics of Auctions) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 420K or 420S with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 339K International Trade and Investment 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Theories explaining the location of production facilities and patterns in international trade. Implications of international trade for per capita income, growth, and inequality. Only one of the following may be counted: Economics 339K, European Studies 348 (Topic 2), International Business 320F, 350, 350S. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 420K, 420S, 421K, or Finance 321K with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 339L International Finance 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Exchange rates and foreign exchange markets; reasons for financial globalization; open-economy macroeconomics; exchange rate regimes (fixed and floating exchange rates, currency boards, and currency areas such as the euro zone); central bank accumulation of foreign exchange reserves; and sovereign debt crises and currency crashes. Reasons for different exchange rate arrangements and other policies are explored. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 420K, 420S, 421K, or Finance 321K with a grade of at least C-, and Economics 320L with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 341K, 441K Introduction to Econometrics 3-4 Hours
3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Parameter estimation and inference in regression models. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 304K and 304L with a grade of at least C-; a grade of at least C- or registration in Economics 420K, 420S, 421K, or Finance 321K; Mathematics 408D, 408L, 408S or 408Q with a grade of at least C-; Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Economics 329, Mathematics 358K or 378K, Mechanical Engineering 335, or Statistics and Data Sciences 378 or 431 with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 342L Advanced Econometrics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore advanced methods of causal inference and prediction. Economics 342L and 348K (Topic 1) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 420K or 420S, and 341K or 441K with a grade of at least C- in each.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 342M Applied Econometrics and Data Analysis 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore advanced regression analysis, maximum likelihood, discrete choice models, nonparametric methods, causality, and regression discontinuity design. Evaluate the use of these techniques in applied research and apply them in a variety of data sets. Economics 342M and 348K (Topic: Applied Econometrics/Data) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 341K or 441K, and 420K or 420S with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 342N Time Series Econometrics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore models and econometric considerations related to time series data. Apply time series methods in the fields of economics and finance. Economics 342N and 348K (Topic: Time Series Econometrics) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 341K or 441K, and 420K or 420S with a grade of at least C- in each.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 343K Causal Inference 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to how economists infer causality from data. Economics 343K and 348K (Topic: Causal Inference) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 341K or 441K, and 420K or 420S with a grade of at least C- in each.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 348K Advanced Topics in Econometrics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Topics in econometric modeling and estimation. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 341K or 441K, and 420K or 420S with a grade of at least C- in each.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
Topic 1: Advanced Econometrics. Advanced econometric models for economic data and approaches to estimation and inference for those models. Economics 348K (Topic 1) and 350K (Topic 4) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
ECO 350K Advanced Topics in Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore advanced topics in economic theory, and the application of theory to empirical models. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 420K or 420S with a grade of at least C-; additional prerequisites may vary with the topic.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
Topic 1: Business Trends in the United States Economy. Economics 350K (Topic 1) and 350K (Topic: Economic Change and Creativity) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Economics 304K (or 303) and 304L (or 302) with a grade of at least C in each, and six additional semester hours of social science; or consent of instructor.
Topic 2: Current Issues in Business Economics.
Topic 3: Political Economy of International Crisis. Additional prerequisite: Economics 304K (or 303) and 304L (or 302) with a grade of at least C in each, and six additional semester hours of social science; or consent of instructor.
Topic 4: Advanced Econometrics. Theory of the linear regression model used widely in economic applications, including model specification, least squares and maximum likelihood estimation, hypothesis testing, multicollinearity, dummy variables, heteroskedasticity, and discrete choice models. Additional prerequisite: Economics 341K with a grade of at least C-.
Topic 5: Advanced Macroeconomics. Advanced macroeconomic theory. Subjects may include dynamic general equilibrium models, real business cycle theory, and macroeconomic models with money and a financial intermediary sector. Economics 350K (Topic: Advanced Macroeconomics) and Economics 350K (Topic 5) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Economics 320L with a grade of at least C-.
Topic 6: Advanced Microeconomic Theory. Advanced theory of individual behavior and organizations. Subjects may include decision-making under uncertainty, insurance, optimal contracts, and institutions. Additional prerequisite: Economics 329 with a grade of at least C-.
Topic 7: Applied Economic Analysis. Major issues in applied economics, including relevant theoretical and empirical models. Additional prerequisite: Economics 341K with a grade of at least a C-; Mathematics 408D or 408M; and Mathematics 340L or 341.
Topic 8: Applied Macroeconomics. Advanced study of macroeconomics with a focus on the economics and the politics of the subject and the mathematical and computational models that are used to develop macroeconomic policy. Economics 350K (Topic: Applied Macroeconomics) and 350K (Topic 8) may not both be counted.
Topic 9: Health Economics. Examines the role and justification for government involvement in the medical care system. Subjects include the special features of medical care as a commodity, the demand for health and medical services, the economic explanations for the behavior of medical care providers, the functioning of insurance markets, federal health insurance programs, and regulation. Only one of the following may be counted: Economics 330T (Topic: Health Economics), 330T (Topic 1), 350K (Topic: Health Economics), 350K (Topic 9).
ECO 350K.6 Advanced Microeconomic Theory 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Advanced theory of individual behavior and organizations. Subjects may include decision-making under uncertainty, insurance, optimal contracts, and institutions.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 329 with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 350L Advanced Macroeconomics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Investigate advanced macroeconomic theory. Examine dynamic general equilibrium models, real business cycle theory, and macroeconomic models with a financial intermediary sector, financial crises, and monetary and fiscal policy. Economics 350K (Topic 5) and 350L may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 320L and 420K or 420S with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 351K Current Issues in Business Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Economic analysis of government regulation and policy and business responses. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 420K, 420S, 421K, or Finance 321K with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 351M Managerial Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Use of economic analysis and optimization as tools for improving managerial decision-making in business. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 420K or 420S, and Economics 329 or Mathematics 362K, with a grade of at least C- in each.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 351N Economic Principles of Managerial Decisions 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Use of economic concepts and models to make strategic business decisions (adverse selection, game theory, price discrimination, strategic commitment, barriers to entry, network effects). Economics of strategic responses to the legal environment (regulations, antitrust policies, intellectual property, fiduciary duty, liability). Only one of the following may be counted: Economics 350K (Topic: Econ Prins of Decisions), 351N, Finance 372 (Topic 10), 372T (Topic 10). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: FIN 372T.10
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 420K, 420S, 421K, or Finance 321K with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 352K Business Strategy 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Economic analysis of business strategy, including introducing new products, vertically integrating, bundling goods, pricing, distribution, mergers, and product differentiation. Relevant aspects of antitrust law. Case studies of specific firms. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 420K, 420S, 421K, or Finance 321K with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 352R Economics of Entrepreneurship 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the application of economics to the practice of starting or expanding a business. Examine evaluation of the market; strategic decisions, including pricing, advertising, location, and deterring competitors; raising capital; and employee compensation. Economics 349K (Topic: Economics of Entrepreneurship) and 352R may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 341K or 441K, and 420K or 420S with a grade of at least C- in each.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 353K Antitrust Law and Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Economic analysis of antitrust law intended to deter firms from engaging in anti-competitive conduct that harms consumers, including mergers that impede competition, price-fixing, and anti-competitive practices by a dominant firm in an industry. Focus on various industries and select antitrust cases. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 420K, 420S, 421K, or Finance 321K with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 353L Economic Analysis and the Law 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine how economic principles influence, and are influenced by legal rules and procedures, evidentiary standards, and legislative approaches to social issues. Economics 350K (Topic: Econ Analysis and the Law) and 353L may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 420K or 420S with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 353M Empirical Public Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Use of data to evaluate public policy issues. Issues considered include the effect of having health insurance on health outcomes; the relationship between earning power and the type of college attended; charter schools and educational outcomes; the effect of an increase in the minimum wage on employment; and the welfare effects of bank bailouts. Only one of the following may be counted: Economics 353M, 361 (Topic: Empirical Public Economics), 361 (Topic 1) Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: The following with at least a grade of C-: Economics 420K, 420S, 421K or Finance 321K, and Economics 341K or 441K.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 354K Introductory Game Theory 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the formal study of interdependent decision making. Applications of game theory include pricing and advertising strategies, labor-management bargaining, and tariff negotiations. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 329 and 420K, 420S, 421K, or Finance 321K with a grade of at least C- in each.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 354M Experimental Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine what economic theory has to say about economic choices and strategic interactions and what people actually do when faced with strategic decisions. Conduct experiments to either identify systematic deviations or confirm theoretical predictions. Explore how economic experiments are useful in reshaping economic thinking. Economics 330T (Topic: Experimental Economics) and 354M may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 304K with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 355 Development Problems and Policies in Latin America 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Analysis of the economies of Latin America. Issues may include the structure and functioning of cities, rural-urban migration, the sectoral composition of GDP and employment, and determinants of growth. Only one of the following may be counted: Economics 355, Latin American Studies 355 (Topic 1), Urban Studies 351 (Topic 1). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: LAS 355.1
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 304K and 304L with a grade of at least C- in each.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 358R Supervised Research 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Economics 358Q and 358R may not both be counted. May be taken twice for credit. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 329 and 420K or 420S with a grade of at least C- in each and consent of advisor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (02 times)
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 359M Environmental and Natural Resource Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Optimal use of exhaustible and renewable resources, including fuels, minerals, fisheries, forests, and water; resource scarcity and economic growth; valuation of nonmarketed environmental amenities; the economics of pollution control instruments, including taxes, permits, direct regulation, and negotiation; environmental quality and international trade; the economics of global climate change; pollution control policy in practice. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 329 and 420K or 420S with a grade of at least C- in each.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 359N Methods of Environmental Policy Analysis 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine current environmental policy questions and debates and learn how data can be used to answer these questions. Economics 330T (Topic: Methods of Environmental Polic) and 359N may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 304K with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 361S Artificial Intelligence and Public Policy 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Analyze and apply tools from machine learning and artificial intelligence to policy problems. Explore the benefits and concerns that can arise in doing so. Economics 350K (Topic: AI and Public Policy) and 361S may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 420K or 420S with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 363C Computational Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 320L and 420K or 420S with a grade of at least C- in each.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 367R Monetary Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Theories explaining the role of money in the economy. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 420K, 420S, 421K, or Finance 321K with a grade of at least C-, and Economics 320L with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 368 Survey of the History of Economic Thought 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 368M Evolution of Economic Thought 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Discuss the evolution of economic thought over the last several centuries and apply the idea's of history's greatest economists to contemporary economic problems. Economics 330T (Topic: The Evolution of Econ Thought) and 368M may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 304K with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 369F Financial Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Economic analysis of the operation of financial markets, including arbitrage theory, asset pricing, and corporate finance. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 329 and 420K or 420S with a grade of at least C- in each.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 370E Economics of Gender, Race, and Ethnicity 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Study large and persistent differences in economic outcomes across genders and between major racial and ethnic groups in the United States. Examine empirical evidence for, and gaps in, economic models explaining these differences. Economics 330T (Topic: Econ: Gender/Race/Ethnicity) and 370E may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Forty-five semester credit hours and Economics 304K with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 370M Behavioral Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explaining how heuristics result in biases in individual decisions and anomalies in the market place. Applications to choice under uncertainty, intertemporal choice, choice in a strategic environment, and behavioral finance. Only one of the following can be counted: Economics 330T (Topic: Behavioral Economics), 350K (Topic: Behavioral Economics), 370M. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 301 or 304K with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 370N Financial Literacy 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Study the personal financial planning process. Apply economic principles along with analytical tools and approaches as they pertain to financial literacy. Economics 330T (Topic: Financial Literacy) and 370N may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 304K with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 371M Social Economics: Outside the Market 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore concepts of social welfare, fairness, and social choice procedures. Discuss economic analysis of social interactions that take place outside of markets. Economics 330T (Topic: Socl Eco: Eco Outside the Mkt) and 371M may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Forty-five semester credit hours and Economics 304K with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 376N Personnel Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Use of microeconomic theory to analyze how firms make decisions involving human resources, including recruiting and hiring strategies, training and investment in worker skills, evaluating and motivating worker performance, and job design. Economics 376M (Topic 1) and 376N may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 420K, 420S, 421K, or Finance 321K with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 378H Honors Tutorial Course I 3 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Supervised individual reading, research, and writing of a substantial paper on a special topic in the field of economics. Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing, admission to the Economics Honors Program, and consent of the honors adviser.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 379C Individual Conference Course 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Supervised individual study of selected problems in economics. May not be counted toward the twenty-four semester hours in economics required for the major in economics. Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and consent of instructor. Students should ordinarily have completed six semester hours of upper-division coursework in economics and coursework with supervising instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 379E Internship in Economics 3 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 10 Lab Hours
Conduct research while working in an appropriate government agency or private business. May be taken twice for credit. Ten hours of fieldwork a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Consent of advisor. Economics 420K or 420S with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: Yes (02 times)
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 379H Honors Tutorial Course II 3 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Supervised individual reading, research, and writing of a substantial paper on a special topic in the field of economics. Conference course.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 378H.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ECO 180, 380, 680, 980 Research Course 1,3,6,9 Hours
1,3,6,9 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor and the graduate advisor in economics.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 180D, 380D Internship in Economics 1,3 Hours
1,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Practical working involvement with an appropriate business, government or research agency, or similar institution. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester; additional hours to be arranged.
Pre/Corequisites: Consent of the program adviser.
Restrictions: Restricted to Master's students in the Economics Option III program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 380M Regional Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
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.
Pre/Corequisites: 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.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 380N Urban Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Provides an economic analysis of pressing urban problems such as poverty, housing, transportation, environment, and finance. With consent of instructor, may be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: 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.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 180P, 380P Internship in Economics 1,3 Hours
1,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Practical working involvement with an appropriate business, government or research agency, or similar institution. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester; additional hours to be arranged.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser.
Restrictions: Restricted to economics PhD students.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 381K Seminar in Money and Banking 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Topics include monetary policy and problems, theory of central banking, and money and banking history. With consent of instructor, may be repeated for credit when the topics vary. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 383K Seminar in General Economic History 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
A historical study of economic development and economic policy. With consent of instructor, may be repeated for credit when the topics vary. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HIS 383L
Pre/Corequisites: 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.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 384G Topics in Seminar in International Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: International Trade. Economics 384G (Topic 1) and 397 (Topic: International Trade) may not both be counted.
Topic 2: International Finance. Economics 384G (Topic 2) and 397 (Topic: International Finance) may not both be counted.
ECO 384G.1 International Trade 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Economics 384G (Topic 1) and 397 (Topic: International Trade) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 384G.2 International Finance 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Economics 384G (Topic 2) and 397 (Topic: International Finance) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 384H Topics in Seminar in Public Finance 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Analysis of public expenditure and taxation. Economics 382L and 384H may not both be counted unless the topics vary. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Seminar in Public Economics. Introduction to public finance subjects and research methods. Cover recent research ranging from tax incidence to social insurance programs. Economics 384H (Topic: Seminar in Public Finance) and 384H (Topic 1) may not both be counted.
ECO 384H.1 Seminar in Public Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to public finance subjects and research methods. Cover recent research ranging from tax incidence to social insurance programs. Economics 384H (Topic: Seminar in Public Finance) and 384H (Topic 1) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 384J Topics in Seminar in Development Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Analysis includes theories of economic development and planning. Economics 380K and 384J may not both be counted unless the topics vary. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 384K Topics in Industrial Organization 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Introduction to Industrial Organization.
Topic 2: Industrial Organization and Regulation.
ECO 384K.1 Introduction to Industrial Organization 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 384K.2 Industrial Organization and Regulation 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 384N Topics in Resource Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
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.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Natural Resource Economics.
Topic 2: Environmental Economics.
ECO 384N.1 Natural Resource Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 384N.2 Environmental Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 385C Probability and Statistics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Economics 385C and 392M (Topic 19) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 385D Mathematics for Economists 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Economics 385D and 392M (Topic 8) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 385K Topics in Labor Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Analysis of the empirical and theoretical factors that influence labor markets. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Introduction to Labor Economics.
Topic 2: Topics in Labor Economics.
Topic 3: Advanced Labor Economics. Economics 385K (Topic 2) and 385K (Topic 3) may not both be counted.
ECO 385K.1 Introduction to Labor Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 385K.3 Advanced Labor Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Economics 385K (Topic 2) and 385K (Topic 3) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 386C Microeconomics I 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Economics 386C and 387L (Topic 1) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 386D Microeconomics II 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Economics 386D and 387L (Topic 3) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 386E Topics in Seminar in Advanced Microeconomics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Economics 386E and 387L may not both be counted unless the topics vary. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Introduction to Game Theory. Economics 386E (Topic 1) and 387L (Topic 27) may not both be counted.
Topic 2: Applications of Game Theory. Economics 386E (Topic 2) and 387L (Topic 28) may not both be counted.
Topic 3: Advanced Microeconomic Analysis. Economics 386E (Topic 3) and 387L (Topic 26) may not both be counted.
Topic 4: Mathematical Economics. Economics 386E (Topic 4) and 387L (Topic 24) may not both be counted.
Topic 5: Experimental Methods in Economics.
Topic 6: Health Economics. Economics 386E (Topic: Health Economics) and Economics 386E (Topic 6) may not both be counted.
ECO 386E.1 Introduction to Game Theory 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Economics 386E (Topic 1) and 387L (Topic 27) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 386E.2 Applications of Game Theory 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Economics 386E (Topic 2) and 387L (Topic 28) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 386E.3 Advanced Microeconomic Analysis 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Economics 386E (Topic 3) and 387L (Topic 26) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 386E.4 Mathematical Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Economics 386E (Topic 4) and 387L (Topic 24) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 386E.5 Experimental Methods in Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 386E.6 Health Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Economics 386E (Topic: Health Economics) and Economics 386E (Topic 6) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 387C Macroeconomics I 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Economics 387C and 387L (Topic 2) may not both be counted. Three lectures a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 387D Macroeconomics II 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Economics 387D and 387L (Topic 4) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 387E Topics in Seminar in Advanced Macroeconomics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Advanced Macroeconomic Analysis I. Economics 387E (Topic 1) and 387L (Topic 15) may not both be counted.
Topic 2: Advanced Macroeconomic Analysis II.
Topic 3: Advanced Macroeconomic Labor I. Economics 387E (Topic: Adv Macro Labor I) and 387E (Topic 3) may not both be counted.
Topic 4: Advanced Macroeconomic Labor II. Economics 387E (Topic: Adv Macro Labor II) and 387E (Topic 4) may not both be counted.
ECO 387E.1 Advanced Macroeconomic Analysis I 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Economics 387E (Topic 1) and 387L (Topic 15) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 387E.2 Advanced Macroeconomic Analysis II 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 387E.3 Advanced Macroeconomic Labor I 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Economics 387E (Topic: Adv Macro Labor I) and 387E (Topic 3) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 387E.4 Advanced Macroeconomic Labor II 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Economics 387E (Topic: Adv Macro Labor II) and 387E (Topic 4) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 387K Monetary Theory 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
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.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 387M Writing Seminar in Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 187N Survey of Fields in Economics 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the questions, methods, and scope of research in different fields in economics. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 388C Econometrics I 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Economics 388C and 392M (Topic 2) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 388D Econometrics II 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Economics 388D and 392M (Topic 3) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 388E Topics in Seminar in Advanced Econometrics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Economics 388E and 392M may not be both be counted unless the topics vary. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Advanced Econometric Theory I. Economics 388E (Topic 1) and 392M (Topic 6) may not both be counted.
Topic 2: Advanced Econometric Theory II. Economics 388E (Topic 2) and 392M (Topic 7) may not both be counted.
Topic 3: Applied Microeconometrics. Economics 388E (Topic 3) and 392M (Topic 4) may not both be counted.
Topic 4: Time-Series Analysis. Economics 388E (Topic 4) and 392M (Topic 5) may not both be counted.
Topic 5: Applied Macroeconometrics. Economics 388E (Topic 5) and 392M (Topic 15) may not both be counted.
ECO 388E.1 Advanced Econometric Theory I 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Economics 388E (Topic 1) and 392M (Topic 6) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 388E.2 Advanced Econometric Theory II 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Economics 388E (Topic 2) and 392M (Topic 7) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 388E.3 Applied Microeconometrics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Economics 388E (Topic 3) and 392M (Topic 4) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 388E.4 Time-Series Analysis 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Economics 388E (Topic 4) and 392M (Topic 5) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 388E.5 Applied Macroeconometrics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Economics 388E (Topic 5) and 392M (Topic 15) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 390L Seminar in the History of Economic Thought 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
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. With consent of instructor, may be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, and completion of core courses in economic theory or consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 492L Quantitative Methods in Economics 4 Hours
4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Topics include optimization methods, probability theory, and statistical inference. Four lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 393 Seminar in Industrial Organization 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
With consent of instructor, may be repeated for credit when the topics vary. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 394C Mathematics for Economists 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
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.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Restrictions: Restricted to master's students in the economics Option III program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
ECO 394D Probability and Statistics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Probability theory and statistical methods used in economics and econometrics. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Restrictions: Restricted to master's students in the economics Option III program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
ECO 394K Microeconomics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
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.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Restrictions: Restricted to master's students in the economics Option III program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
ECO 394L Macroeconomics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
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.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Restrictions: Restricted to master's students in the economics Option III program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
ECO 394M Econometrics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Identification and estimation of linear and nonlinear regression models; inference and hypothesis testing. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Restrictions: Restricted to master's students in the economics Option III program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
ECO 395K Topics and Applications in Microeconomics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Restrictions: Restricted to Option III economics master's degree students.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Master's
Topic 1: Game Theory. Introduction to game theoretic concepts and analyses and their application to study strategic interactions between individuals, firms, and other economic agents. Restrictions: Restricted to master's students in the economics Option III program.
Topic 2: Labor Economics. Explore major theoretical and empirical models for understanding behavior and outcomes in the labor market. Economics 395K (Topic: Labor Economics) and (Topic 2) may not both be counted.
Topic 3: Industrial Organization. Explore the organization of industries and markets, including competition, monopoly, and oligopoly. Examine the effect that strategic interactions have on production, pricing, investment, advertising, and other decisions. Discuss antitrust policy, regulatory policy, and other alternatives. Economics 395K (Topic: Industrial Organization) and (Topic 3) may not both be counted.
Topic 4: Markets for Electricity. Examine the design and performance of electricity markets and the challenges confronting these markets. Only one of the following may be counted: Economics 386E, 395K (Topic: Markets for Electricity), (Topic 4).
Topic 5: Economics of Auctions. Explore theoretical models of auctions as a mechanism for allocating resources and empirical methods to analyze auction data. Analyze bidders' strategic interactions using game theory and investigation of market rules designed to attain specific policy objectives. Economics 395K (Topic: Economics of Auctions) and (Topic 5) may not both be counted.
ECO 395K.1 Game Theory 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to game theoretic concepts and analyses and their application to study strategic interactions between individuals, firms, and other economic agents.
Restrictions: Restricted to master's students in the economics Option III program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
ECO 395K.2 Labor Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore major theoretical and empirical models for understanding behavior and outcomes in the labor market. Economics 395K (Topic: Labor Economics) and (Topic 2) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
ECO 395K.3 Industrial Organization 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the organization of industries and markets, including competition, monopoly, and oligopoly. Examine the effect that strategic interactions have on production, pricing, investment, advertising, and other decisions. Discuss antitrust policy, regulatory policy, and other alternatives. Economics 395K (Topic: Industrial Organization) and (Topic 3) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
ECO 395K.4 Markets for Electricity 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the design and performance of electricity markets and the challenges confronting these markets. Only one of the following may be counted: Economics 386E, 395K (Topic: Markets for Electricity), (Topic 4).
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
ECO 395K.5 Economics of Auctions 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore theoretical models of auctions as a mechanism for allocating resources and empirical methods to analyze auction data. Analyze bidders' strategic interactions using game theory and investigation of market rules designed to attain specific policy objectives. Economics 395K (Topic: Economics of Auctions) and (Topic 5) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
ECO 395L Topics and Applications in Macroeconomics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Restrictions: Restricted to master's students in the economics Option III program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Master's
Topic 1: International Economics. Explore theoretical models in international trade with applications to the current international economic environment. Economics 395L (Topic: International Economics) and 395L (Topic 1) may not both be counted.
ECO 395L.1 International Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore theoretical models in international trade with applications to the current international economic environment. Economics 395L (Topic: International Economics) and 395L (Topic 1) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
ECO 395M Topics and Applications in Quantitative Methods 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours per week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Restrictions: Restricted to master's students in the economics Option III program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Master's
Topic 1: Real Analysis. Explore a rigorous, proof-based approach to mathematics, including properties of Euclidean spaces, metric spaces, compactness, continuity, single- variable differentiation and integration, and sequences and series of real-valued functions. Economics 395M (Topic: Real Analysis) and 395M (Topic 1) may not both be counted.
Topic 2: Data Mining and Statistical Learning. Examine modeling and prediction techniques using the tools of statistical learning and machine learning. Economics 395M (Topic: Data Mining/Stat Learning) and 395M (Topic 2) may not both be counted.
Topic 3: Time Series Econometrics. Examine time series models with applications in macroeconomics and finance. Economics 395M (Topic: Time Series Econometrics) and 395M (Topic 3) may not both be counted.
Topic 4: Causal Inference. Examine research strategies and econometric estimators for inferring causal effects in observational data. Economics 395M (Topic: Causal Inference) and 395M (Topic 4) may not both be counted.
ECO 395M.1 Real Analysis 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore a rigorous, proof-based approach to mathematics, including properties of Euclidean spaces, metric spaces, compactness, continuity, single- variable differentiation and integration, and sequences and series of real-valued functions. Economics 395M (Topic: Real Analysis) and 395M (Topic 1) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
ECO 395M.2 Data Mining and Statistical Learning 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine modeling and prediction techniques using the tools of statistical learning and machine learning. Economics 395M (Topic: Data Mining/Stat Learning) and 395M (Topic 2) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
ECO 395M.3 Time Series Econometrics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine time series models with applications in macroeconomics and finance. Economics 395M (Topic: Time Series Econometrics) and 395M (Topic 3) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
ECO 395M.4 Causal Inference 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine research strategies and econometric estimators for inferring causal effects in observational data. Economics 395M (Topic: Causal Inference) and 395M (Topic 4) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
ECO 396 Studies in Economic History 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
With consent of instructor, may be repeated for credit when the topics vary. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: 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.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 397 Seminar in International Economic Problems 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
With consent of instructor, may be repeated for credit when the topics vary. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 297K Specialized Topics in Microeconomics 2 Hours
2 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Two lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Restrictions: Restricted to Option III economics master's degree students.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Master's
ECO 297L Specialized Topics in Macroeconomics 2 Hours
2 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Two lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Restrictions: Restricted to Option III economics master's degree students.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Master's
ECO 297M Specialized Topics in Quantitative Methods 2 Hours
2 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Two lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Restrictions: Restricted to Option III economics master's degree students.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Master's
ECO 698 Thesis 6 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for two semesters.
Pre/Corequisites: 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.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
ECO 198K Specialized Topics in Microeconomics 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Option III economics master's degree program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Master's
ECO 198L Specialized Topics in Macroeconomics 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Option III economics master's degree program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Master's
ECO 198M Specialized Topics in Quantitative Methods 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Option III economics master's degree program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Master's
ECO 398T Supervised Teaching in Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Teaching under the close supervision of the course instructor; weekly group meetings, individual consultations, and reports. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and appointment as a teaching assistant.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ECO 399W, 699W, 999W Dissertation 3,6,9 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Pre/Corequisites: Admission to candidacy for the doctoral degree.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral