2024-2025 Academic Catalog

THE FIRST PART OF THE COURSE WILL EXAMINE VARIABLES SUCH AS OUTPUT, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND INFLATION, WHICH ARE IMPORTANT IN EXAMINING HOW THE ECONOMY IS DOING. THEN THE COURSE WILL EXAMINE THE BUSINESS CYCLE: WHY THE ECONOMY MIGHT ENTER A RECESSION, WHAT POLICY OPTIONS THE GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING THE FEDERAL RESERVE, HAS AT ITS DISPOSAL TO AFFECT THE BUSINESS CYCLE. AFTER THIS COURSE, STUDENTS WILL BE BETTER ABLE TO ANALYZE ECONOMIC DISCUSSIONS AND HAVE A BETTER COMPREHENSION OF ECONOMIC EVENTS AS THE

THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO BASIC PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS AND TO DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE BEHAVIOR OF INDIVIDUAL AGENTS AND HOW THEIR ACTIONS MAY BE COORDINATED IN FIRMS AND MARKETS. TOPICS INCLUDE INTERNATIONAL TRADE, SUPPLY AND DEMAND, CONSUMER BEHAVIOR, PRODUCTION, MARKET STRUCTURES, LABOR MARKET AND POVERTY, AND TAXATION. Required Previous: ECON-2003 or departmental approval.

THIS COURSE PROVIDES AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE MANAGERIAL DECISION MAKING PROCESS. STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS INCLUDING SUPPLY/DEMAND, ELASTICITY, PRODUCTION AND COST, MARKET STRUCTURE, AND PRICING STRATEGIES. MACROECONOMIC PRINCIPLES INCLUDING MACROECONOMIC STATISTICS, MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICIES, AND INTERNATIONAL FINANCE WILL BE DISCUSSED. BOTH MICROECONOMIC AND MACROECONOMIC PRINCIPLES WILL BE SYNTHESIZED TO

UTILIZES MICROECONOMICS AND MACROECONOMICS CONCEPTS TO FORMULATE BUSINESS DECISIONS UNDER LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL SETTINGS. TOPICS INCLUDE: SUPPLY AND DEMAND ANALYSIS, PRODUCTION THEORY, EVALUATION OF COSTS, PRICES, AND INVESTMENT LEVELS, MARKET STRUCTURE ANALYSIS, INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS ISSUES, AND THE IMPACT OF NATIONAL MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICIES ON NATIONAL INCOME, INFLATION AND INTEREST RATES. Required Previous: ECON-2013

DIRECTED INTENSIVE STUDY ON SELECTED PROBLEM OR SPECIAL TOPIC.

DIRECTED INTENSIVE STUDY ON SELECTED PROBLEM OR SPECIAL TOPIC.

DIRECTED INTENSIVE STUDY ON SELECTED PROBLEM OR SPECIAL TOPIC.

DIRECTED INTENSIVE STUDY ON SELECTED PROBLEM OR SPECIAL TOPIC.

DIRECTED INTENSIVE STUDY ON DEFINITE PROBLEM OR SPECIAL SUBJECT, BASED ON APPROVED OUTLINE OR PLAN, CONFERENCES, ORAL AND WRITTEN REPORTS.

DIRECTED INTENSIVE STUDY ON DEFINITE PROBLEM OR SPECIAL SUBJECT, BASED ON APPROVED OUTLINE OR PLAN, CONFERENCES, ORAL AND WRITTEN REPORTS.

DIRECTED INTENSIVE STUDY ON DEFINITE PROBLEM OR SPECIAL SUBJECT, BASED ON APPROVED OUTLINE OR PLAN; CONFERENCES, ORAL AND WRITTEN REPORTS.

DIRECTED INTENSIVE STUDY ON DEFINITE PROBLEM OR SPECIAL SUBJECT, BASED ON APPROVED OUTLINE OR PLAN, CONFERENCES, ORAL AND WRITTEN REPORTS.

THE FIRST PART OF THE COURSE WILL EXAMINE VARIABLES SUCH AS OUT PUT, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND INFLATION WHICH ARE IMPORTANT IN EXAMINING HOW THE ECONOMY IS DOING. THEN THE COURSE WILL EXAMINE THE BUSINESS CYCLE: WHY THE ECONOMY MIGHT ENTER A RECESSION, WHAT POLICY OPTIONS THE GOV ERNMENT, INCLUDING THE FEDERAL RESERVE, HAS AT ITS DISPOSAL TO AFFECT THE BUSINESS CYCLE. AFTER THIS COURSE, STUDENTS WILL BE BETTER ABLE TO ANALYZE ECONOMIC DISCUSSIONS AND HAVE A BETTER COMPREHENSION OF ECONOMIC EVENTS AS TH

DIRECTED INTENSIVE STUDY ON SELECTED PROBLEM OR SPECIAL TOPIC.