Areas of Emphasis
Beyond the introductory courses in microeconomics and macroeconomics, the department offers courses in a number of areas of emphasis. These areas of emphasis are listed below, along with their respective course offerings.
MICROECONOMICS
EC 251H - Microeconomics and Public Policy
EC 301 - Intermediate Microeconomics
EC 401 - Advanced Microeconomics
MACROECONOMICS AND MONETARY THEORY
EC 252H - Macroeconomics and Public Policy
EC 302 - Intermediate Macroeconomics
EC 330 - Money, Banking, and Financial Markets
EC 332 - Monetary Policy Analysis for Fed Challenge
EC 402 - Advanced Macroeconomics
DEVELOPMENT
EC 310 - Economics of Developing Countries
EC 410 - Issues in the Economics of Developing Countries (W)
EC 413 - Economic Analysis of Asia (W)
EC 414 - Economic Analysis of Sub-Saharan Africa (W)
ECONOMETRICS
EC 420 - Introduction to Econometric Methods
EC 421 - Advanced Econometric Methods
EC 422 - Advanced Data Analysis in Economics
ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION
EC 485 - Economics of Education (W)
URBAN ECONOMICS
EC 438 - Urban Economics (W)
ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
EC 450 - Economics of Environmental Policy (W)
BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS
EC 404 - Behavioral Economics (W)
PUBLIC ECONOMICS
EC 335 - Taxes, Government Spending and Public Policy
EC 435 - Public Expenditures (W)
EC 436 - Public Revenues (W)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
EC 340 - Survey of International Economics
EC 440 - International Trade (W)
EC 441 - International Finance (W)
INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION
EC 360 - Private Enterprise and Public Policy
EC 460 - American Industry: Structure and Behavior (W)
LABOR ECONOMICS
EC 380 - Labor Relations and Labor Market Policy
EC 480 - Analysis of Labor Markets (W)
LAW AND ECONOMICS
EC 425 - Law and Economics (W)
HEALTH AND WELFARE
EC 495 - Economics of Poverty and Income Distribution (W)
EC 498 - Economics of Health Care (W)
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
EC 499 - Senior Seminar for Economics Majors (W)