printer friendly pageECON 51: Economic Analysis II
Neoclassical analysis of general equilibrium, welfare economics, imperfect competition, externalities and public goods, intertemporal choice and asset markets, risk and uncertainty, game theory, adverse selection, and moral hazard. Multivariable calculus is used. Prerequisite: 50.
Terms: Aut, Win, Sum
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-FR, WAY-SI
ECON 52: Economic Analysis III
Long-run economic growth and short-run economic fluctuations. Focus on the macroeconomic tools of government: fiscal policy (spending and taxes) and monetary policy and their effect on growth, employment, and inflation. Prerequisites: 1B, 50.
Terms: Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-SI
Instructors:
Desmet, K. (PI)
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Garg, M. (PI)
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Jaimovich, N. (PI)
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Desmet, K. (PI)
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Garg, M. (PI)
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Jaimovich, N. (PI)
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Klenow, P. (PI)
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Yedid Levi, Y. (PI)
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Blocksom, D. (TA)
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Garg, M. (TA)
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Nadeem, S. (TA)
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Nguyen, H. (TA)
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Wang, Y. (TA)
ECON 90: Introduction to Financial Accounting (ECON 190)
How to read, understand, and use corporate financial statements. Oriented towards the use of financial accounting information (rather than the preparer), and emphasizes the reconstruction of economic events from published accounting reports.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-AQR
ECON 91: Introduction to Cost Accounting (ECON 191)
The use of internal financial data for managerial decision making.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-AQR
Instructors:
Stanton, F. (PI)
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Ghuman, A. (TA)
ECON 101: Economic Policy Analysis
Economic policy analysis, writing, and oral presentation. Topics vary with instructor. Limited enrollment. Prerequisites: 51 and 52, 102B, and two field courses. Some sections require additional prerequisites.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-SI
| Repeatable
for credit
ECON 102A: Introduction to Statistical Methods (Postcalculus) for Social Scientists
Description and examples of the use of statistical techniques relevant to economics. Basic rules of probability, conditional probability, discrete and continuous probability distributions. Point estimation, tests of hypotheses, confidence intervals, and linear regression model. Prerequisite:
MATH 41 or equivalent.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Math, WAY-AQR, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Steiner, F. (PI)
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Banwarth, P. (TA)
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Pekelis, L. (TA)
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Steiner, F. (PI)
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Banwarth, P. (TA)
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Pekelis, L. (TA)
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Wu, D. (TA)
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Yamashita, T. (TA)
ECON 102B: Introduction to Econometrics
Descriptive statistics. Regression analysis. Hypothesis testing. Analysis of variance. Heteroskedasticity, serial correlation, errors in variables, simultaneous equations. Prerequisites: 50, 102A or equivalent. Recommended: computer experience.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-AQR, WAY-SI
ECON 102C: Advanced Topics in Econometrics
Identification and estimation of the effect of human capital variables on earnings (such as the return to education, tenure), and identification and estimation of labor supply models, focusing on microeconomic data. Topics: instrumental variable estimation, limited dependent variable models (probit, logit, and Tobit models), and panel data techniques (fixed effect and random effect models, dynamic panel data models).
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-AQR, WAY-SI
ECON 103: Applied Econometrics
The construction and use of econometric models for analyzing economic phenomena. Students complete individual projects and core material. Topics vary with the instructor. Enrollment restricted to Juniors and Seniors. Limited enrollment. Prerequisites: 52, 102B.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Bloom, N. (PI)
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Wang, C. (TA)
ECON 104: Econometrics Applied to Macroeconomics and Finance
Seminar in quantitative analysis of issues relating to the overall performance of the American and global economies. Emphasis on the recent economic crisis. Requires the execution and presentation of an original research paper using econometric techniques. Prerequisites:
Econ 51, 52, 102B. Recommended:
Econ 140. Limited enrollment.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-AQR, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Hall, R. (PI)
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Banwarth, P. (TA)
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