The institutional educational contexts through which our adolescents move can powerfully influence the growth and development of our youth. Using a cross-disciplinary approach, this course will examine those educational institutions central to adolescent life: schools, classrooms, school extracurriculars, arts-based organizations, athletic programs, community youth organizations, faith-based organizations, and cyber-communities. Three issues will be investigated. First, what theoretical and socio-cultural perspectives shape these educational institutions?

This course will look at key issues, themes, and challenges in contemporary schooling in various parts of the world including Asia, Africa, South America, Europe, and the United States. Using mainly case studies within national and cross-national contexts, we will explore schooling and its implications on classroom practice, teachers, students, and society. Topics will include schools as cultural sites, teaching and learning, education and equity, language and literacy, education and identity, immigration, education reform, and globalization. Enrollment limited to 35.

Students who speak languages other than English are a growing presence in U.S. schools. These students need assistance in learning academic content in English as well as developing proficiency in English. This course is designed to provide an understanding of the instructional needs and challenges of students who are learning English in the U.S. This course will explore a variety of theories, issues, procedures, methods and approaches for use in bilingual, English as a second language, and other learning environments.

The causes and consequences of income and wealth inequality. Social class and social mobility in the U.S. The role of IQ and education. The distributional impact of technical change and globalization. Is there a "trade-off" between equality and economic growth? The benefits of competition and cooperation. Behavioral and experimental economics: selfishness, altruism and reciprocity. Fairness and the dogma of economic rationality. Does having more stuff make us happier? Prerequisites: ECO 220 and 250.

An examination of the latest theories and empirical evidence about the organization of firms and industries. Topics include mergers, advertising, strategic behaviors such as predatory pricing, vertical restrictions such as resale price maintenance or exclusive dealing, and antitrust laws and policies. Prerequisite: ECO 250.

An examination of international monetary theory and institutions and their relevance to national and international economic policy. Topics include mechanisms of adjustment in the balance of payments; macroeconomic and exchange-rate policy for internal and external balance; international movements of capital; and the history of the international monetary system: its past crises and current prospects; issues of currency union and optimal currency area; and emerging markets. Prerequisite: ECO 253.

An examination of the trading relationships among countries and of the flows of factors of production throughout the world economy. Beginning with the theories of international trade, this course moves on to examine various policy issues in the international economy, including commercial policy, protectionism and the distribution of the gains from trade, multilateral trade negotiations, preferential trade agreements, the impact of transnational firms and globalization, immigration, and trade and economic development. Prerequisite: ECO 250.

An economic analysis of legal rules and cases. Topics include contract law, accident law, criminal law, the Coase theorem and the economics of litigation. Prerequisite: ECO 250.

Focuses on the economic analysis of resource allocation in a market economy and on the economic impact of various government interventions, such as minimum wage laws, national health insurance, and environmental regulations. Covers the theories of consumer choice and decision making by the firm. Examines the welfare implications of a market economy, and of federal and state policies which influence market choices. A textbook will not be required. Prerequisite: ECO 150, MTH 111 or its equivalent. Enrollment limited to 55 students.

Applied regression analysis. The specification and estimation of economic models, hypothesis testing, statistical significance, interpretation of results, policy implications. Emphasis on practical applications and cross-section data analysis. Prerequisites: 150, 153, MTH 111and either ECO 220, MTH 245 or MTH 247.