The Economics SCE can be a senior thesis or comprehensive exams. For the thesis, students are required to begin their research and submit a proposal three semesters in advance of graduation. For many students this is in the Spring Semester of their junior year. Students who choose to take the comprehensive exams must pass the microeconomics, macroeconomics, and field exams during their last semester.

An introduction to principles of economic analysis, economic institutions, and issues of economic policy. The course examines factors determining national income, price, and employment levels as well as the international position in the U.S. economy.

An introduction to the principles of economic analysis, economic institutions, and issues of economic policy. Principle topics covered include commodity and factor price determination under various market structures, and resource allocation and income distribution through a pricing system.

Topics not regularly offered in a department's normal course offerings, chosen based on current student interest and faculty expertise. Special topic courses can only be offered 3 times; after this, the course must be approved as a regular course. Graded A-F or Pass/Fail.

The course reviews the measurement of national income and examines modern and classical theories explaining the determination of national income, employment, price, and growth levels. The role of public policy in influencing the economy is examined.

The course examines modern and classical theories of demand and supply, and analyzes market equilibrium, general equilibrium, and criteria for welfare maximization.

This course offers an introduction to research design, applied statistical methods, and writing in the discipline. Students study questionnaire design, sample selection, descriptive statistics, and hypothesis testing using a statistical software package, Stata. They also work in groups to design their own online survey and analyze the results. Finally, they learn about communicating and writing their results for both lay audiences and academic journals. Students are encouraged, though not required, to take MAT 109 or BUS 109 prior to taking ECN 215.

A learning contract is developed prior to enrollment in an internship. Evaluation of student performance is completed by the faculty mentor based on the fulfillment of the contract terms and written evaluation by the internship site supervisor. Students must work at least 45 hours for each internship credit and be enrolled in the course prior to beginning work. Graded A-F or Pass/Fail.

Topics not regularly offered in a department's normal course offerings, chosen based on current student interest and faculty expertise. Special topic courses can only be offered 3 times; after this, the course must be approved as a regular course. Graded A-F or Pass/Fail.

An agreement between a sponsoring faculty and a student. The topics covered through independent study vary as dictated by student and faculty interest. 45 hours are required per credit.

The objective of this course is to introduce students to issues related to developing countries. The topics covered include the measurement of development, poverty, inequality, population growth issues, the role of markets and government, trade theories, and the role of institutions. By the end of the course, students should be familiar with the causes of poverty and poverty alleviation strategies. They will also have a better understanding of the history of development theories and the role of the market and the government in the most current development theories. Finally, students will be able to identify the characteristics of developing countries and the various paths that developing countries have taken in their struggle to alleviate poverty.

This course combines theoretical modeling and basic empirical analysis to study the market for labor. We use models of labor supply and labor demand in different market settings to examine differences in earnings, labor-force participation, and unemployment. We study the effects of education, technological change, information, immigration, and government policies on earnings and employment.

An examination of the role of government in a competitive market economy and the effects of tax and expenditure policies at the federal, state, and local levels on the efficient allocation of resources and the distribution of income and wealth. The effects of both market failures and government failures are examined.

An examination of banking institutions, techniques of money management, theories of the demand for money, and the influence of money on economic activity.

This course is a survey of the application of economic analysis to environmental problems. Analysis will focus on: policy options available to lawmakers and citizens, methods for assigning value to the environment, and air and water pollution and the laws meant to control these problems.

This course surveys the economic theory behind, and the management of, renewable and non-renewable resources including fisheries, minerals, timber, water, and biodiversity. Analysis of management options is at the local, regional, and national levels. Analysis includes trade-offs of policies and the effect of property rights on resource use.

This course introduces the statistical tools that economists use to test and quantify their theories. Regression analysis is used to evaluate relationships between economic variables. The results are interpreted with the help of concepts like causality and significance.

A full-time, semester-long internship in Washington, DC, with a federal agency, non-profit organization, or private firm. Depending upon interest and internship placement, students may attend hearings, conduct policy research, draft correspondence, monitor legislation, lobby members of Congress, or write analytical reports. Students will create an in-depth portfolio of their internship experience. 12 credits. This course is normally open to only juniors and seniors.

Washington Center Interns participate in evening seminar selected from a variety of topics offered during the semester. Students engage in class discussion and may also research seminar topics, prepare written assignments, and take examinations. Required of and limited to students enrolled in ECN 327. Three credits.

Washington Center Interns participate in lectures, site visits, small group discussions, briefings, and other required events designed to help them understand the connection between their academic and professional goals and the special educational opportunities available through living and working in Washington, DC. Evaluations of these experiences are included in the student portfolio. Required of and limited to students enrolled in ECN 327. One credit.

This course provides a survey of topics in microeconomics through the lens of experimental and behavioral economics. While learning about important economic phenomena (such as the effects of incentives, institutions, and behavior on economic outcomes) students discover experimental evidence that suggests several violations of the standard model of rational decision making. They then explore some newer models that have evolved to account for these violations. Topics include decision making under certainty and uncertainty, risk and time preferences, fairness and reciprocity, charitable giving, reference dependence, bounded rationality, and neuroeconomics, among others.

In this class, we examine the importance of information for decision making and economic interaction. We discuss the institutional arrangements and policies that have arisen as a response to missing and imperfect information. We use tools from game theory, contract theory, and decision sciences to formalize our analysis; and explore their applicability through in-class experiments. Examples include: pre-existing medical conditions and health insurance; imperfect information about product quality and arrangements like warranties and reputation building; unobservable effort by workers and various incentive schemes like franchising and profit sharing; and applications to corporate finance and financial markets

A learning contract is developed prior to enrollment in an internship. Evaluation of student performance is completed by the faculty mentor based on the fulfillment of the contract terms and written evaluation by the internship site supervisor. Students must work at least 45 hours for each internship credit and be enrolled in the course prior to beginning work. Graded A-F or Pass/Fail.

Topics not regularly offered in a department's normal course offerings, chosen based on current student interest and faculty expertise. Special topic courses can only be offered 3 times; after this, the course must be approved as a regular course. Graded A-F or Pass/Fail.

The principles that govern world trade and investment and the factors that determine the direction of international trade is discussed. The gains from trade, the basis for trade, and the arguments for and against protection will be examined. The effects of various policies that obstruct the free flow of trade will be analyzed. The influence of international trade on economic development is studied within the contexts of both developed and developing economies. In addition, the regional and international organizations that are designed to influence or promote the orderly functioning of the international trading system are be described.

The course examines foreign exchange markets, the concept of the balance of payments, and exchange rate determination. The cases for fixed and flexible exchange rates are presented. The various mechanisms for achieving domestic and international equilibrium and stability, in terms of employment, prices, and growth, are discussed. The evolution of the international monetary system and current international economic problems are analyzed.

A learning contract is developed prior to enrollment in an internship. Evaluation of student performance is completed by the faculty mentor based on the fulfillment of the contract terms and written evaluation by the internship site supervisor. Students must work at least 45 hours for each internship credit and be enrolled in the course prior to beginning work. Graded A-F or Pass/Fail.

Topics not regularly offered in a department's normal course offerings, chosen based on current student interest and faculty expertise. Special topic courses can only be offered 3 times; after this, the course must be approved as a regular course. Graded A-F or Pass/Fail.

An agreement between a sponsoring faculty and a student. The topics covered through independent study vary as dictated by student and faculty interest. 45 hours are required per credit.