ECO 502
WORKSHOP IN ECONOMIC EDUCATION
3/3,0
Prerequisite: Graduate status.
New trends in economic education; various models of participatory and active learning; examination of an economics curriculum; hands-on practice in applying computer based and participatory pedagogical techniques in economics. Designed to aid teachers in developing pedagogical tools for enhancing education, especially at the secondary level.
Semesters Offered: Based on staff availability
ECO 505
HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: B.A./B.S. with background in economics or instructor permission; graduate students in other fields must have completed 6 credits in economic theory (micro- and macroeconomics).
The attempts of key economic thinkers from Aristotle to the present to analyze economic phenomena and to provide guidance for economic policy; history of methodology and methodological controversies in economics and their impact on the development of economic theory; study of the writings of the major economic theorists in their original published form.
Semesters Offered: Spring
ECO 507
APPLIED MICROECONOMIC THEORY
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: B.A./B.S. with background in economics or instructor permission.
Microeconomic theories and their application to specific areas of economic analysis; regulatory and environmental policy; financial decision making; firms’ response to uncertainty; consumer demand; microeconomic modeling; theories of the consumer and the firm; capital and labor markets; international trade; social welfare theory. Employs numerous analytical techniques in identifying the nature and scope of microeconomic problems and policy analysis. Students use the models developed in this course to understand real-world examples and learn how to apply economic theory in practice.
Semesters Offered: Fall
ECO 508
APPLIED MACROECONOMIC THEORY
Prerequisite: B.A./B.S. with background in economics or instructor permission.
Macroeconomic theories and their application to specific areas of economic analysis; financial forecasting and policy analysis in the public and private spheres; macroeconomic modeling; international and open-border macroeconomics; monetary and fiscal policy; labor market institutions; determination of wages and prices; interest, inflation, and exchange rates; income and output. Employs numerous analytical techniques in identifying the nature and scope of macroeconomic problems and in the analysis of macroeconomic policy. Students use the models developed in this course to understand real-world examples and learn how to apply economic theory in practice.
Semesters Offered: Fall
ECO 510
ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION
3, 3/0
Economic dimensions of education and the role of the education system in the economy; sources of school finance; education as an investment in human capital; economic implication of different education reform proposals; the school system as an influence on unemployment/employment patterns in the United States.
Semesters Offered: based on staff availability
ECO 524
APPLIED ECONOMETRICS
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: B.A./B.S. with background in economics or instructor permission.
Statistical methods used in economic analysis by practitioners in government, business, finance, and the nonprofit sector; analysis and display of data using statistical and computer packages. Students will be able to employ statistics to solve practical problems and present data in a business or government setting.
Semesters Offered: Spring
ECO 590
INDEPENDENT STUDY
3, 0/0
ECO 600
LABOR ECONOMICS
3, 0/0
Prerequisite: One core course required for M.A. program or instructor permission.
Labor market theory, process, outcomes, and U.S. labor market policies; U.S. labor relations systems (labor unions, labor law, collective bargaining) compared with systems in other industrialized nations.
Semesters Offered: Based on staff availability
ECO 604
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: Graduate status.
Alternatives in processing, equipment selection, operation, and output compared with the various methods of production available currently or in the future.
ECO 604
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: Eco507 and Eco508, or instructor permission.
This course undertakes in-depth examination of issues related with economic development. Various theories of development will be discusses with regard to historical experiences of advanced economies, developing economies, and backward countries. Topics include economic growth, poverty, unequal development, development policy, international aid, and the role of international organizations.
Semesters Offered: Based on staff availability
ECO 650
PUBLIC FINANCE
Prerequisite: ECO 507 and ECO 508 or ECO 505 or ECO 524 or instructor permission.
Political economy of urban and community problems and policy: housing, poverty, environment; local government finance; strategies for the development of urban economies. Employs numerous analytical techniques in identifying the nature and scope of urban economic problems and analyzing urban policy.
Semesters Offered: Based on staff availability
ECO 650
PUBLIC FINANCE
Prerequisites: ECO 507 and ECO 508 or ECO 505 or ECO 524 or instructor permission.
Mechanics and economic costs and benefits of different modalities of federal, state, and local government finance; evaluating government programs; incidence and burden of taxes and their growth and distributional effect.
Semesters Offered: Based on staff availability
ECO 660
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
3, 3/0
Methods of estimating and comparing benefits and costs for the purpose of policy analysis and project evaluation in the public, private, and not-for-profit spheres. Topics include present-value calculations a, 3/0nd estimating monetary values of nonmarketed, qualitative benefits and costs, such as health, education, environmental impact, recreation, and quality of life.
Semesters Offered: Based on staff availability
ECO 690
MASTER"S PROJECT
3, 0/0
ECO 695
MASTER'S THESIS
3, 0/0
FIN 619
RISK MANAGEMENT
3, 3/0
Prerequisites: B.A./B.S. with background in financial economics and ECO 507 or instructor permission.
Prepares students to take the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) exam. Risk management: measurement of risk for financial securities, portfolios, managers, and firms; various measurements of risk as mandated by the
International Basel Accord on Bank Capital Requirement and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
FIN 622
CAPITAL MARKETS
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: B.A./B.S. with background in economics or instructor permission.
Fundamental characteristics of capital market securities: bonds, swaps, futures, options, and their combinations. Emphasizes the understanding, creation, and combination of basic securities to create new securities (circus swaps, primes, scores), new products (portfolio insurance), and new strategies (money spreads, hedges).
FIN 630
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
3, 3/0
Applied analysis of international financial institutions, capital markets, exchange rate determination, and techniques for managing foreign exchange rate risk. Evaluate exchange rate risk management from both the institutional investor and the multinational corporate management perspectives.
FIN 645
ESTATE PLANNING AND TAXATION
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: B.A./ B.S. with background in economics or finance.
Principles, concepts, techniques, and tax attributes of lifetime financial planning for the use, conservation, and efficient transfer of individual wealth; traditional planning techniques and major advanced methods,
including various living trusts, irrevocable trusts, charitable remainder trusts, and family limited partnership.
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