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ECON 4040 - Economics and the Law
(SBA-AS)
Spring. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: ECON 1110 .
Staff.
Examines, through the lens of economic analysis, of legal principles drawn from various branches of law, including contracts, torts, and property. Cases are assigned for class discussion; in addition, there are several writing assignments.
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ECON 4080 - Production Economics (crosslisted)
(also AEM 6080 ) (SBA-AS)
Staff.
For description, see AEM 6080 .
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ECON 4090 - Environmental Economics (crosslisted)
(also AEM 4510 ) (SBA-AS)
Spring. 3 credits.
S. Li.
For description, see AEM 4510 .
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ECON 4160 - Intertemporal Economics
(SBA-AS)
Fall. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: ECON 3130 , MATH 1120 , and basic knowledge of real analysis.
Staff.
Intended for advanced economics majors who are especially interested in economic theory. Topics include (1) review of the one good Ramsey model of optimal savings and accumulation; conditions for intertemporal efficiency in production; comparative dynamics and sensitivity analysis; (2) some earlier models of capital accumulation; the roles of present value and internal rate of return in guiding investment decisions; (3) growth, exhaustible resources; pollution and conservation: discussion of the trade-offs facing a society.
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ECON 4170 - History of Economic Analysis
# (HA-AS)
Spring. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: ECON 1110 –ECON 1120 or permission of instructor.
Staff.
Covers early writings in economics and their relationship to current economic analysis and policy issues. Examples include ancient and medieval philosophers on justice in exchange; mercantilist arguments for trade protection; early theories about the effect of monetary expansion (D. Hume); the role of the entrepreneur (Cantillon); and general competitive equilibrium (the Physiocrats). The most recent reading assignment in this course is Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations but the emphasis is on the relationship between the precursors of Adam Smith and his Wealth of Nations to modern economics analysis and current efforts to answer some of the questions raised in the early writing on economics.
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ECON 4190 - [Economic Decisions under Uncertainty]
(SBA-AS)
Fall. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: ECON 3130 and ECON 3190 . Next offered 2012–2013.
Staff.
Provides an introduction to the theory of decision making under uncertainty with emphasis on economic applications of the theory.
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ECON 4280 - The Economics of Risky Health Behaviors (crosslisted)
(also PAM 4280 ) (SBA-AS)
Fall. 4 credits. S-U or letter grade option.
J. Cawley.
For description, see PAM 4280 .
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ECON 4300 - Policy Analysis: Welfare Theory, Agriculture, and Trade (crosslisted)
(also AEM 6300 ) (SBA-AS)
Staff.
For description, see AEM 6300 .
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ECON 4340 - Financial Economics, Derivatives, and Risk Management
(SBA-AS)
Summer only. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: ECON 3130 .
Staff.
Helps students understand, design, and price derivative contracts. Topics include pricing of forwards, options, and swaps; developing trading strategies with derivatives; using derivatives for financial risk management; and the importance of flexibility in various economic settings.
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ECON 4370 - Economics of Health Policy (crosslisted)
(also PAM 4370 )
Staff.
For description, see PAM 4370 .
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ECON 4380 - Economics of Public Health (crosslisted)
(also PAM 4380 )
Spring.
Staff.
For description, see PAM 4380 .
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ECON 4410 - Economics of Consumer Law and Protection (crosslisted)
(also PAM 3410 )
Staff.
For description, see PAM 3410 .
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ECON 4430 - Compensation, Incentives, and Productivity (crosslisted)
(also ILRLE 4430 ) (SBA-AS)
Fall. 4 credits.
Staff.
For description, see ILRLE 4430 .
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ECON 4440 - The Evolution of Social Policy in Britain and America (crosslisted)
(also ILRLE 4440 ) (SBA-AS)
Fall or spring. 4 credits.
Staff.
For description, see ILRLE 4440 .
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ECON 4450 - Industrial Policy
(SBA-AS)
Spring. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: ECON 3130 .
Staff.
Highlights of the course include (1) the role of the state in an industrial society; the drive for industrialization; the prevention of de-industrialization; the views of the Nobelists—Friedman, the Libertarian vs. North, the institutionist; the original intent of laissez-faire; (2) the major debates—the pros and cons of the Washington Consensus (“liberalization”); IMF and “conditionality”; market failure vs. government failure as roots for crises; (3) the East Asian episodes; Komiya on the Japanese MITI—early successes/recent problems; Linsu Kim about Korean policy—are subsequent difficulties the necessary price for the early triumphs?; industrial policy without protectionism (the cases of Singapore and Pennan, Malaysia)—viable approaches under the WTO rules; (4) present developments and implications; trade frictions (the export expansion of the PRC); environmental concerns.
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ECON 4460 - Economics of Social Security (crosslisted)
(also PAM 4460 ) (SBA-AS)
Fall. 3 creidts.
R. Burkhauser.
For description, see PAM 4460 .
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ECON 4500 - Resource Economics (crosslisted)
(also AEM 4500 ) (SBA-AS)
Staff.
For description, see AEM 4500 .
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ECON 4540 - China and India: Growth Miracle (crosslisted)
(also AEM 4540 ) @ (SBA-AS)
Staff.
For description, see AEM 4540 .
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ECON 4580 - Topics in Twentieth Century Economic History (crosslisted)
(also ILRLE 4480 ) (SBA-AS)
Spring. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: ILRLE 2400 or ECON 3140 .
G. Boyer.
For description, see ILRLE 4480 .
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ECON 4600 - Economic Analysis of the Welfare State
(SBA-AS)
Spring. 4 credits.
Co-meets with ILRLE 6420 .
R. Hutchens.
For description, see ILRLE 6420 .
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ECON 4640 - [Economics of Agricultural Development] (crosslisted)
(also AEM 4640 ) (SBA-AS)
Staff.
For description, see AEM 4640 .
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ECON 4690 - China’s Economy Under Mao and Deng (crosslisted)
(also ASIAN 4490 , CAPS 4690 ) @ (SBA-AS)
Spring. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: ECON 1110 –ECON 1120 or permission of instructor.
T. Lyons.
Examines the development of the Chinese economy and the evolution of China’s economic system between the early 1950s and late 1990s.
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ECON 4730 - Economics of Export-Led Development
@ (SBA-AS)
Fall. 4 credits.
Prerequisites: ECON 3130 , ECON 3140 , or equivalent.
Staff.
Examines the phenomenon of export-led development from both the theoretical and empirical points of view. Concentration is on experiences within the West Pacific Rim.
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ECON 4740 - [Health, Poverty, and Inequality: A Global Perspective] (crosslisted)
(also NS 4570 )
Fall. (Offered alternate years) 3 credits. S-U or letter grade option.
Prerequisite: introductory microeconomics and statistics or permission of instructor. Next offered 2012-2013.
D. Sahn.
For description, see NS 4570 .
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ECON 4750 - [The Economy of India]
@ (SBA-AS)
Fall or spring. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: ECON 1110 –ECON 1120 or equivalent. Next offered 2012-2013.
Staff.
Presents the major economics and development problems of contemporary India and examines the country’s future economic prospects. The aim is, however, to discuss these problems in their proper historical perspectives. Hence, the course starts with a brief outline of the social and political history of India. It then turns to a more detailed account of the economic history of India in two stages.
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ECON 4760 - [Decision Theory I]
(MQR)
Fall. 4 credits.
Next offered 2012-2013. Co-meets with CS 5846 /ECON 6760 .
Staff.
Research on decision theory resides in a variety of disciplines including computer science, economics, game theory, philosophy, and psychology. This course attempts to integrate these various approaches. The course is taught jointly by faculty from Game Theory and Computer Science. The course covers several areas: (1) basic decision theory. This theory, sometimes known as “rational choice theory,” is part of the foundation for the disciplines listed above. It applies to decisions made by individuals or by machines; (2) the limitations of and problems with this theory. Issues discussed here include decision theory paradoxes revealed by experiments, cognitive and knowledge limitations, and computational issues; (3) new research designed in response to these difficulties. Issues covered include alternative approaches to the foundations of decision theory, adaptive behavior and shaping the individual decisions by aggregate/evolutionary forces and more computationally based approaches.
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ECON 4980 - Independent Study in Economics
Fall, spring. Variable credit.
Staff.
Independent study.
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ECON 4990 - Honors Program
Fall. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: ECON 3130 and ECON 3190 and at least two additional 3000-level ECON courses.
Staff.
Students should consult the director of undergraduate studies for details. Admission is competitive. Interested students should apply to the program in the spring semester of their junior year.
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ECON 4991 - Honors Program
Spring. 4 credits.
Prerequisites: ECON 3140 and ECON 3200 and at least two additional 3000-level ECON courses.
Staff.
Students should consult the director of undergraduate studies for details. Admission is competitive. Interested students should apply to the program in the spring of their junior year.
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ECON 6090 - Microeconomic Theory I
Fall. 4 credits.
Staff.
Topics in consumer and producer theory.
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ECON 6100 - Microeconomic Theory II
Spring. 4 credits.
Staff.
Topics in consumer and producer theory, equilibrium models and their application, externalities and public goods, intertemporal choice, simple dynamic models and resource depletion, choice under uncertainty.
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ECON 6130 - Macroeconomics I
Fall. 4 credits.
Staff.
Covers the following topics: static general equilibrium; intertemporal general equilibrium: infinitely lived agents models and overlapping generations models; welfare theorems; equivalence between sequential markets and Arrow-Debreu Markets; Ricardian proposition; Modigliani-Miller theorem; asset pricing; recursive competitive equilibrium; the Neoclassical Growth Model; calibration; and introduction to dynamic programming.
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ECON 6140 - Macroeconomics II
Spring. 4 credits.
Staff.
Covers the following topics: dynamic programming; stochastic growth; search models; cash-in-advance models; real business-cycle models; labor indivisibilities and lotteries; heterogeneous agents models; optimal fiscal and monetary policy; sustainable plans; and endogenous growth.
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ECON 6170 - Intermediate Mathematical Economics I
Fall. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: calculus II and intermediate linear algebra.
Staff.
Covers selected topics in Matrix algebra (vector spaces, matrices, simultaneous linear equations, characteristic value problem), calculus of several variables (elementary real analysis, partial differentiation, convex analysis), classical optimization theory (unconstrained maximization, constrained maximization).
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ECON 6180 - Intermediate Mathematical Economics II
Spring. 4 credits.
Prerequisites: ECON 6090 , ECON 6170 . Continuation of ECON 6170 ; develops additional mathematical techniques for applications in economics.
Staff.
A selection of topics from the following list will be covered. Difference and Differential equations, Chaotic Dynamics, Bifurcation Theory of Dynamical Systems; Non-stochastic dynamic optimization methods (discrete-time duality theory and dynamic programming, continuous-time optimal control); stochastic processes and discrete-time stochastic dynamic programming.
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ECON 6190 - Econometrics I
Fall. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: ECON 3190 –ECON 3200 or permission of instructor.
Staff.
Gives the probabilistic and statistical background for meaningful application of econometric techniques. Topics include probability theory probability spaces, random variables, distributions, moments, transformations, conditional distributions, distribution theory and the multivariate normal distribution, convergence concepts, laws of large numbers, central limit theorems, Monte Carlo simulation; statistics: sample statistics, sufficiency, exponential families of distributions. Further topics in statistics are considered in ECON 6200 .
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ECON 6200 - Econometrics II
Spring. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: ECON 6190 .
Staff.
A continuation of ECON 6190 (Econometrics I) covering statistics: estimation theory, least squares methods, method of maximum likelihood, generalized method of moments, theory of hypothesis testing, asymptotic test theory, and nonnested hypothesis testing; and econometrics: the general linear model, generalized least squares, specification tests, instrumental variables, dynamic regression models, linear simultaneous equation models, nonlinear models, and applications.
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ECON 6410 - Health Economics I (crosslisted)
(also PAM 6410 )
Fall. 3 credits.
J. Cawley.
For description, see PAM 6410 .
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ECON 6420 - Health Economics II (crosslisted)
(also PAM 6420 )
Spring. 3 credits.
Prerequsites: Ph.D.- level courses in microneconomic theory and econometrics.
N. Ziebarth
For description, see PAM 6420 .
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ECON 6590 - Empirical Strategies for Policy Analysis (crosslisted)
(also PAM 6090 )
Fall. 3 credits
Prerequsite: graduate course in econometrics (e.g., ILRLE 7480-ILRLE 7490 or AEM 7100 )
J. Matsudaira.
For descriptino, see PAM 6090 .
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ECON 6760 - [Decision Theory I] (crosslisted)
(also CS 5846 )
Fall. 4 credits.
Next offered 2012-2013. Co-meets with ECON 4760 .
Staff.
Research on decision theory resides in a variety of disciplines including computer science, economics, game theory, philosophy, and psychology. This course attempts to integrate these various approaches. The course is taught jointly by faculty from Game Theory and Computer Science. The course covers several areas: (1) basic decision theory. This theory, sometimes known as “rational choice theory,” is part of the foundation for the disciplines listed above. It applies to decisions made by individuals or by machines; (2) the limitations of and problems with this theory. Issues discussed here include decision theory paradoxes revealed by experiments, cognitive and knowledge limitations, and computational issues; (3) new research designed in response to these difficulties. Issues covered include alternative approaches to the foundations of decision theory, adaptive behavior and shaping the individual decisions by aggregate/evolutionary forces and more computationally based approaches.
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ECON 6770 - [Decision Theory II]
Spring. 4 credits.
Next offered 2012-2013. Co-meets with ECON 4770 .
Staff.
A continuation of ECON 6760 .
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ECON 6970 - [Empirical Public Finance and Taxation] (crosslisted)
(also PAM 6970 )
Credit TBA.
Enrollment limited to: Juniors, Seniors, or Graduate Students
M. Lovenheim.
For description, see PAM 6970 .
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ECON 6990 - Readings in Economics
Fall, spring. 1-4 credits.
Staff.
Independent study.
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ECON 7100 - Stochastic Economics: Concepts and Techniques
Spring. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: ECON 6090 , ECON 6100 , ECON 6130 , ECON 6140 , ECON 6190 , and ECON 6200 .
Staff.
Reviews techniques that have been useful in developing stochastic models of economic behavior. Advanced graduate students contemplating work in economic theory and econometric theory gain exposure to current research.
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ECON 7170 - Mathematical Economics
Fall. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: ECON 6090 –ECON 6100 (or equivalent training in micro theory) and MATH 4130 –MATH 4140 (or equivalent training in analysis).
Staff.
The primary theme of this course is to explore the role of prices in achieving an efficient allocation of resources in dynamic economies. Some of the classical results on static equilibrium theory and welfare economics on attaining optimal allocation through decentralized organizations are examined through an axiomatic approach. Some basic issues on capital theory are also analyzed.
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ECON 7180 - [Topics in Mathematical Economics]
Spring. 4 credits.
Next offered 2012–2013.
Staff.
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ECON 7190 - Advanced Topics in Econometrics I
Fall. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: ECON 6190 –ECON 6200 or permission of instructor.
Staff.
Covers advanced topics in econometrics, such as asymptotic estimation and test theory, robust estimation, Bayesian inference, advanced topics in time-series analysis, errors in variable and latent variable models, qualitative and limited dependent variables, aggregation, panel data, and duration models.
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ECON 7200 - Advanced Topics in Econometrics II
Spring. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: ECON 6190 –ECON 6200 or permission of instructor.
Staff.
Covers advanced topics in econometrics, such as asymptotic estimation and test theory, robust estimation, Bayesian inference, advanced topics in time-series analysis, errors in variable and latent variable models, qualitative and limited dependent variables, aggregation, panel data, and duration models.
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ECON 7210 - [Time Series Econometrics]
Fall, Spring. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: ECON 6190 - ECON 6200 .
2012-2013
staff.
Covers traditional and current time series techniques that are widely used in econometrics. Topics include the theory of stationary stochastic processes including univariate ARMA(p,q) models, spectral density analysis, and vector autoregressive models; parametric and semi-parametric estimation; current developments in distributional theory; and estimation and testing in models with integrated regressors including, unit root tests, cointegration, and permanent vs. transitory components.
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ECON 7230 - [Semi/Non Parametric Econometrics]
Fall. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: ECON 6190 –ECON 6200 or permission of instructor. Next offered 2012-2013.
Staff.
Analyzes the ways identification problems limit the conclusions that may be drawn in empirical economic research and studies how identified and partially identified parameters can be estimated. In the first part of the course, the focus is on nonparametric models. Ways data can be combined with weak assumptions to yield partial identification of population parameters are discussed.
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ECON 7310 - Monetary Economics I
Spring. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: ECON 6140 or permission of instructor.
Staff.
Covers advanced topics in monetary economics, macroeconomics, and economic growth—such as overlapping-generations, taxes and transfers denominated in money, transactions demand for money, multi-asset accumulation, exchange rates, and financial intermediation.
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ECON 7320 - Monetary Economics II
Fall. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: ECON 7310 or permission of instructor.
Staff.
Covers advanced topics in monetary economics, macroeconomics, and economic growth—such as economic volatility, the “burden” of government debt, restrictions on government borrowing, dynamic optimization, endogenous growth theory, technological evolution, financial market frictions, and cyclical fluctuations.
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ECON 7350 - Public Finance: Resource Allocation and Fiscal Policy (crosslisted)
(also AEM 7350 )
Fall. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: ECON 6090 .
S.M. Kanbur.
Develops a mathematical and highly analytical understanding of the role of government in market economies and the fundamentals of public economics and related issues. Topics include generalizations and extensions of the fundamental theorems of welfare economics, in-depth analysis of social choice theory and the theory on implementation in economic environments, public goods and externalities and other forms of market failure associated with asymmetric information. The theoretical foundation for optimal direct and indirect taxation is also introduced along with the development of various consumer surplus measures and an application to benefit cost analysis. Topics of an applied nature vary from semester to semester depending on faculty research interests.
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ECON 7360 - Public Finance: Resource Allocation and Fiscal Policy
Spring. 4 credits.
Staff.
Spends a large part of the semester covering the revenue side of public finance. Topics include the impact of various types of taxes as well as the determination of optimal taxation. The impact of taxation on labor supply, savings, company finance and investment behavior, risk bearing, and portfolio choice are explored. Other topics include the interaction of taxation and inflation, tax evasion, tax incidence, social security, unemployment insurance, deficits, and interactions between different levels of government.
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ECON 7380 - Public Choice
Spring. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: ECON 6090 , ECON 6100 .
Staff.
This course has two parts. It begins with an introduction to economic theories of political decision making. Reviews the theory of voting, theories of political parties and party competition, theories of legislative decision making and interest group influence. Also discusses empirical evidence concerning the validity of these theories. The second part uses these theories to address a number of issues in public economics. Develops the theory of political failure, analyzes the performance of alternative political systems and discusses the problem of doing policy analysis, which takes into account political constraints.
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ECON 7420 - Seminar in Labor Economics I (crosslisted)
(also ILRLE 7450 )
Note: ILRLE 7450 and ILRLE 7460 constitute Ph.D.-level sequence in labor economics.
Staff.
For description, see ILRLE 7450 .
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ECON 7430 - Seminar in Labor Economics II (crosslisted)
(also ILRLE 7460 )
Spring. 4 credits.
Note: ILRLE 7450 and 7460 constitute Ph.D.-level sequence in labor economics.
Staff.
For description, see ILRLE 7460 .
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ECON 7470 - Economics of Education I (crosslisted)
(also ILRLE 7470 )
Spring. 4 credits.
Enrollment limited to: Ph.D students economics, policy analysis, and applied economics, or by permission of instructor.
R. Ehrenberg.
For description, see ILRLE 7470 .
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ECON 7480 - Applied Econometrics I (crosslisted)
(also ILRLE 7410 )
Fall. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: graduate Ph.D.-level sequence in econometrics or permission of instructor.
G. Jakubson.
For description, see ILRLE 7410 .
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ECON 7492 - Applied Econometrics II (crosslisted)
(also ILRLE 7420 )
Spring. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: ILRLE 7410 or permission of instructor.
G. Jakubson.
For description, see ILRLE 7420 .
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ECON 7510 - Industrial Organization and Regulation
Fall. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: ECON 6090 , ECON 6100 .
Staff.
Focuses primarily on recent theoretical advances in the study of industrial organization. Topics include market structure, nonlinear pricing, quality, durability, location selection, repeated games, collusion, entry deterrence, managerial incentives, switching costs, government intervention, and R&D/patents. These topics are discussed in a game-theoretic context.
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ECON 7520 - Industrial Organization and Regulation
Spring. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: ECON 6090 , ECON 6100 , ECON 7510 .
Staff.
Rounds out some topics in the theory of industrial organization with the specific intent of addressing the empirical implications of the theory. Reviews empirical literature in the SCP paradigm and in the NEIO paradigm.
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ECON 7560 - Noncooperative Game Theory
Fall. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: ECON 6090 –ECON 6100 and ECON 6190 .
Staff.
Surveys equilibrium concepts for noncooperative games. Covers Nash equilibrium and a variety of equilibrium, refinements, including perfect equilibrium, proper equilibrium, sequential equilibrium and more. Pays attention to important special classes of games, including bargaining games, signalling games, and games of incomplete information. Most of the analysis is from the strict decision-theoretic point of view, but also surveys some models of bounded rationality in games, including games played by automata.
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ECON 7570 - Economics of Imperfect Information
Fall. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: ECON 6090 –ECON 6100 and ECON 6190 .
Staff.
Considers some major topics in the economics of uncertain information. Although the precise topics considered vary from year to year, subjects such as markets with asymmetric information, signalling theory, sequential choice theory, and record theory are discussed.
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ECON 7580 - Behavioral Economics I
Spring. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: economics graduate core or permission of instructor.
Staff.
Explores the ways in which insights from psychology can be integrated into economic theory. Presents evidence on how human behavior systematically departs from the standard assumptions of Economics and how this can be incorporated into modeling techniques.
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ECON 7585 - Behavioral Economics II
Fall. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: ECON 6090 –ECON 6100 or permission of instructor
Staff.
Explores the ways in which insights and methods from psychology can be integrated into economics, covering additional topics not covered in ECON 7580 . The course also discusses how to design and analyze economic laboratory experiments.
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ECON 7610 - International Economics: Trade Theory and Policy
Fall. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: ECON 6090 , ECON 6100 .
Staff.
Surveys the sources of comparative advantage. Analyzes simple general equilibrium models to illustrate the direction, volume, and welfare effects of trade. Topics in game theory and econometrics as applied to international economics may be covered.
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ECON 7620 - International Economics: International Finance and Open Economy Macroeconomics
Spring. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: ECON 7610 .
Staff.
Surveys the determination of exchange rates and theories of balance of payment adjustments. Explores open economy macroeconomics by analyzing models of monetary economies. Topics in monetary economics and econometrics as applied to international economics are covered.
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ECON 7640 - International Trade and Foreign Investment
Spring. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: economics graduate core.
Staff.
Will address new trade theory, introducing increasing returns, imperfect competition, and heterogeneous firms. A central part of the course will be patterns of foreign investments.
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ECON 7670 - Topics in International Finance (crosslisted)
(also AEM 7670 )
Staff.
For description, see AEM 7670 .
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ECON 7700 - Topics in Economic Development (crosslisted)
(also AEM 6670 )
Staff.
For description, see AEM 6670 .
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ECON 7711 - [Empirical Methods for the Analysis of Household Survey Data: Apps to Nutrition, Health, and Poverty] (crosslisted)
(also NS 6850 )
Spring. (Offered alternate years) 4 credits. S-U or letter grade option.
Prerequisite: intermediate microeconomics, intermediate statistics or econometrics (through multiple regression and limited dependent variable models), or permission of instructor. Next offered 2012-2013.
D. Sahn.
For description, see NS 6850 .
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ECON 7720 - Economics of Development (crosslisted)
(also ILRLE 7490 )
Spring. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: first-year graduate economic theory and econometrics.
Staff.
For description, see ILRLE 7490 .
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ECON 7730 - Economic Development
Fall. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: ECON 6090 , ECON 6100 , and ECON 6110 .
Staff.
Concerned with theoretical and applied works that seek to explain economic development, or lack thereof, in countries at low-income levels. Specific topics vary each semester.
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ECON 7740 - Contract Theory
Fall or spring. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: ECON Grad CORE and a course in Game Theory.
Staff.
Contract theory as a field covers the topic of designed incentive systems. If game theory analyzes the strategic interaction of agents in markets, contract theory covers the design of those markets. Examples of applications include principal‐agent models (employment contracts), auction design, matching theory, the design of constitutions, committee design and implementation theory.
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ECON 7760 - Computational Economics
Spring. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: ECON graduate core.
Staff.
Computational economics is intended to teach students how to solve problems using a computer economic model that cannot be solved analytically. It should give students a strong background for applied and empirical research
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ECON 7840 - Seminars in Advanced Economics
Fall, spring. 4 credits.
Staff.
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ECON 7850 - Third Year Research Seminar
Fall. 4 credits.
Staff.
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EDUC 1110 - [Exploring Agricultural Education and Research]
Fall, spring. (yearlong) 2 credits. Letter grades only.
Next offered 2012–2013.
T. Park.
Covers educational, career, and research opportunities; independent research; and CALS admissions, career, and student services. Students interview agricultural professionals, participate in team projects, write papers, and conduct a research project for presentation.
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EDUC 1111 - [Exploring Agricultural Education and Research]
Fall, spring. (yearlong) 2 credits. Letter grades only.
Next offered 2012–2013.
T. Park.
Covers educational, career, and research opportunities; independent research; and CALS admissions, career, and student services. Students interview agricultural professionals, participate in team projects, write papers, and conduct a research project for presentation.
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EDUC 2110 - Seminar in Agricultural Science Education
Fall, spring. 1 credit. S–U grades only.
T. Park.
Students read about, discuss, and engage in special topics and issues related to education students and the public about agriculture and agricultural sciences. The course builds on community and social networks among students preparing to educate about agricultural sciences.
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EDUC 2200 - Community Learning and Service Partnership (CLASP)
Fall. 2 credits.
Permission of instructor is required. Students must commit to taking EDUC 2210 the following spring.
A. Wilson.
In this service-learning course, students partner with Cornell service staff to accomplish a variety of learning goals selected by the employees. Students are introduced to the field of adult basic education and the principles of the Community Learning and Service Partnership (CLASP). Seminars examine the issues of learning through service and reflection, adult teaching philosophy and practice, and empowerment through education. Students must commit to continuing their service by taking EDUC 2210 the following spring semester.
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EDUC 2210 - Community Learning and Service Partnership (CLASP)
Spring. 2–4 credits, variable.
Prerequisite: EDUC 2200 . Permission of instructor is required.
A. Wilson.
Continues the field experience and curriculum begun in EDUC 2200 . Students work with Cornell service staff to accomplish a variety of learning goals selected by the employees. Students receive in-service training and support. Seminars examine the impact of gender, race, and social class on learning and educational opportunity.
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EDUC 2400 - The Art of Teaching
(CA)
Fall, spring. 3 credits.
Staff.
This exploratory course is designed for students of all backgrounds and interests who have a desire to learn more about education and teaching. Teaching takes place in a variety of contexts from the family to the workplace, and this course endeavors to examine the elements of teaching that transcend the typical school-teaching environment. Designed to guide students in reflecting upon their experiences to help them better understand the decisions they make as teachers. Students have the opportunity to pursue their own interests through a teaching fieldwork assignment. Possible field experiences range from large group to tutorial situations, from preschool to adult education, from traditional school subject matters to recreational and occupational areas, and from school-based to nonformal situations. The course work and readings are designed to build on these experiences throughout the semester and provide concepts and skills to apply in the field.
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EDUC 2710 - Social and Political Context of American Education (crosslisted)
(also AMST 2710 , DSOC 2710 , SOC 2710 ) (D) (HA) (SBA)
Fall. 4 credits.
J. Sipple.
This course is a blending of the Sociology of Education and Public Policy. Front and center in this course is the question of why consistent differential educational and economic outcomes exists in American society. We explore the broad sociological functions of schooling (socialization, sorting, caretaking, training) as well as local, state, and federal policies and court decisions.
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EDUC 3110 - Educational Psychology (crosslisted)
(also HD 3110 ) (KCM) (CA)
Fall. 4 credits.
Additional disc sec TBA.
D. Schrader.
Educational psychology is the application of psychological concepts to educational settings. This course examines the dynamic interaction between people as teachers and learners, schools as social and learning environments, and the sociocultural contexts that influence learning. The focus is on those interactions in cognitive, epistemic, social, moral, and personal domains in educational contexts.
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EDUC 3310 - Careers in Agriculture, Extension, and Adult Education
Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
G. Applebee.
Designed to examine program development, methodologies, leadership, evaluation, and implementation in three areas of teaching: adult education, cooperative extension, and agricultural education. The course provides a historical perspective and an introduction to the organization and scope of programs. Students examine career opportunities and characteristics of the professions addressed. Course activities include a class project, field observation, and experiences during arranged times.
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EDUC 3350 - Youth Organizations and Leadership Development for Agricultural Science Education
(SBA)
Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Co-meets with EDUC 5350 .
J. Perry
Participants learn how to facilitate both youth and adult volunteer leadership development. They examine factors affecting membership, purposes, design, operation, and administration of youth organizations.
Outcome 1: Demonstrate application of experiential learning models in agricultural education.
Outcome 2: Identify the requirements for a quality SAE.
Outcome 3: Explain how SAE and 4-H/FFA relate to the total secondary agricultural education program and general agricultural education, especially for STEAM.
Outcome 4: Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary for managing a 4-H/FFA chapter.
Outcome 5: Explain how the 4-H/FFA function on the local, state, and national levels.
Outcome 6: Understand how (a) FFA develops premier leadership, personal growth, and career success and (b) 4-H makes the best better through project-based learning, CDE, degree programs, state and national events, proficiencies, etc.
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EDUC 4010 - Special Methods of Instruction in Agricultural Science Education
Fall. 1–3 credits, variable. Letter grades only.
T. Park.
Students complete learning and skills development about special methods for teaching agricultural science education. Such learning and skill development may include metal fabrication, small engine physics, and/or special laboratory instruction related to agricultural sciences. Students reflect upon that learning and skill development and then create units of instruction employing special methods used to teach secondary and/or post-secondary students about agricultural knowledge, skills, and processes.
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EDUC 4040 - Engaging Students in Learning
Spring, summer. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
Enrollment limited to: Cornell Teacher Education program or permission of instructor.
Staff.
Designed to foster development of pedagogical and reflective understanding crucial to good teaching. Students explore what it means to understand and teach through examining key disciplinary topics, which requires rethinking disciplinary knowledge, assessment of learning, and motivation. Required fieldwork (4 hours weekly) focuses on students’ understandings of pupils and classroom structures.
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EDUC 4050 - Reform-Based Teaching
Fall. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: admission to Cornell Teacher Education program or permission of instructor.
B. Crawford.
Important part of a sequence of courses and experiences intended to lead to excellence in science, agricultural science, and mathematics teaching. Prospective teachers develop understanding and skills in effective planning, instruction, and assessment of students studying agricultural science, mathematics, and science in middle and high school. The course is intended to integrate theory and practice associated with learning and teaching in school classroom settings and includes a minimum of 40 hours of fieldwork in area classrooms.
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EDUC 4200 - Field Experience
Fall, spring. 1–4 credits, variable.
Undergraduates must attach to their course enrollment material written permission from faculty member who will supervise work and assign grade.
Staff.
Students may engage in planned, semiprofessional, or professional practice in an educational enterprise. Each student prepares a plan of action including rationale, purposes, and procedures and arranges with a faculty member to supervise and evaluate their field experience.
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EDUC 4410 - Language, Literacy, and Schooling
(KCM)
Spring, summer. 3 or 4 credits, variable.
Lab TBA.
T. Park.
Foundation for literacy activities in secondary education. Examines current research, policy, and practice relating to the acquisition of first and second languages, the dynamics of literacy in school contexts, and the development of academic language proficiency. The fourth credit hour requires a research project based on fieldwork.
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EDUC 4510 - Multicultural Issues in Education (crosslisted)
(also AMST 4510 , LSP 4510 ) (D)
Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
S. Villenas.
Explores research on race, ethnicity, and language in American education. It examines historical and current patterns of minority school achievement and the cultural premises undergirding educational practices in diverse communities and schools. Addresses policies and programmatic and pedagogical responses to diversity, including multicultural and bilingual education.
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