Application of the theories of political economy to environmental problems and issues. Topics include regulatory and market approaches to pollution and natural resource depletion; cost-benefit analysis and its economic and political foundations; and case studies of specific environmental problems such as acid rain, deforestation, and global warming.

Application of the theories of political economy to environmental problems and issues. Topics include regulatory and market approaches to pollution and natural resource depletion; cost-benefit analysis and its economic and political foundations; and case studies of specific environmental problems such as acid rain, deforestation, and global warming.

Description not available at this time

This course will examine contemporary issues in US education through the use of economic theory and current research literature. Particular attention will be paid to the causes and consequences of the racial and socioeconomic academic achievement gap. Topics include (but are not limited to): teacher selection and evaluation, school choice, standardized testing and accountability measures, access to high-quality education, and the implications of current education reform measures. Prerequisites: Intro to Micro (Econ 103), Intro to Macro (Econ 104).

Economic theory of the macro-economy. Determinants of unemployment rates, inflation rates, national income, GDP. Tools of public policy available which can be used to promote macroeconomic goals. (Gen.Ed. SB)

Introduction to the economics of markets and market economies. Basic concepts of demand, supply, production, prices, allocation of resources, and distribution of income. Public policy applications. (Gen.Ed. SB)

Students will be asked to retrospectively analyze their experiences as workers and consumers, evaluating the impact of organizational forms and industry structure. How do cooperative enterprises (including those on campus such as the People's Market, Earthfoods, and Campus Design and Copy) differ from other enterprises? Students will also be asked to explicitly bring material they have learned in other classes to bear on these issues.

Compensation, Incentives and Productivity: Uses the analytic tools of
microeconomic theory to study the worker-firm employment relationship.
Topics include design of compensation systems to overcome
principal-agent problems; firm hiring; training, turnover and the theory
of human capital; promotion tournaments and other incentive schemes;
team production and diversity in teams; delegation of authority and
worker participation in firm decision-making. Prerequisite: ECON203 or
RESECON 305.

In this course, we will look at the legal system as an economic system, where penalties and damages act as prices for various activities. We will ask whether the enforcement of legal rules leads to an efficient allocation of resources. Much of the focus of the course will be on property, contract and tort law. Satisfies the Integrative Experience requirement for BA-Econ majors.

Policy decisions involved in efforts of underdeveloped countries to induce development. Prerequisite: ECON 765.