Theories of determination of national income, employment, and the price level. Monetary and fiscal policy. Income inequality and economic instability. The course will emphasize the use of economic theory to understand current developments and policy issues in the U.S. and international economy. It will differ from a standard Econ 204 course by providing more opportunities to develop research and writing skills. The course will be especially useful for students interested in doing a senior capstone or thesis.

Contact department for description. (Gen.Ed. SB)

Beyond standard introductory economics courses, this honors course shows the overall logic, structure, and societal implications of neoclassical economic theory. It explains that theory's grand vision for society and how and why it connect to humanism. It also introduces its most severe critics: Marx and Keynes. (Gen.Ed. SB)

Examines current concepts, themes, and theories in child development. Traces natural course of development from beginning of human life through adolescence. (Gen.Ed. SB)

Evaluation and comparison of the structure and performance of alternative economic systems. Topics include: mechanisms of resource allocation and pricing, institutions of government policy, organization of work and labor relations, international trade and finance, and income distribution. Prerequisite: ECON 103 or RESECON 102.

Neoclassical microeconomic theory. Consumer behavior, theory of the firm, markets, income distribution, general equilibrium, welfare economics.

Neoclassical microeconomic theory. Consumer behavior, theory of the firm, markets, income distribution, general equilibrium, welfare economics.

Pending CAP approval. Starting in the late eighteenth century, avant-garde artists began to explore the claim that logic and rationality cannot account for all of human experience; they were fascinated by madness, dreams, the irrational, and the sublime. We will be investigating this phenomenon from a literary, artistic, and philosophical point of view, from the time of the Enlightenment philosophers to the twentieth century.

In 2012, the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics Sciences was awarded to Alvin Roth and LloydShapley for their theoretical and practical work on the design of markets. This course providesan introduction to the field of market design, focusing on the functioning of specific marketsand market mechanisms. Applications include but are not limited to: auctions, kidney exchange,medical match, school choice, course allocation, and trading on the stock market.

The first half of a two-semester sequence. Students practice all four language modalities: reading, listening, writing and speaking. The course incorporates a variety of activities that are based on a range of topics, text types and different socio-cultural situations. Authentic texts (poems, short stories, TV programs, films, songs and articles) are used to create the context for reviewing and expanding on grammar, syntax and vocabulary. Prerequisite: RES 100Y or equivalent.