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Graduate Economics

2016 Spring Term

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STATISTICS FOUNDATIONS

ECON 703

Introduction to descriptive statistics and basic statistical methods as applied to scientific problem solving and decision making. Topics covered include: Descriptive statistics, elementary probability theory, theoretical distributions, inferences about a single population (sampling distributions, estimation, tests of hypothesis), and regression analysis.

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ECONOMICS FOUNDATIONS

ECON 704

A study of micro and macro economic tools of analysis. The functioning of a market economy in product and factor markets under alternative market structures. National income, fiscal policy, and the role of the money supply.

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BUSINESS CONDITIONS ANALYSIS

ECON 736

A study of the macroeconomic structure and operations of the economic system. Analysis of fluctuations in national income, output, employment, prices and exchange rates and the implication of such changes for business decisions. Evaluation of the influence of monetary policy, fiscal policies, and other macroeconomic events on economic activity. Assessment of the various approaches and methodologies available for forecasting business conditions.

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MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS

ECON 737

Applications of microeconomic theory to problems of formulating managerial decisions. Emphasis on economics as a science that facilitates decision making. Topics considered include optimization techniques, risk analysis and estimation of demand and costs of production, market structures and pricing practice, and antitrust economics. Integrates theory and practice.

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RESEARCH METHODS AND DATA HANDLING

ECON 740

This course provides a introduction for students on how to conduct empirical and applied economic research. It focuses on the basic approaches of research design and methodology within the Economics discipline. It introduces student to data handling and management, and to a variety of software packages used in economic research.

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ECONOMETRICS II

ECON 743

Econometrics II introduces students to advanced techniques in modeling. In the course, students will study applied methods for model selection, implementation, and inference for cross sectional, time series, and panel data. The major emphasis will be on understanding these models from an intuitive perspective and estimating these using computer programs.

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ECONOMICS OF HEALTH CARE

ECON 745

Economics of Health Care is concerned with the provision and distribution of health care across the country and the allocation of resources within the health care sector of the economy. Various measures will be examined to establish the impact of health care on individual, national, and international economic policy concerns.

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BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC FORECASTING

ECON 761

Techniques for operational business forecasting with emphasis on time-series methods. Topics covered include single and multiequation regression models; trend analysis; smoothing techniques, decomposition methods; Box-Jenkins time series methods; evaluation of forecasts; and the integration of forecasting in the decision making process.

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SEMINAR TOPICS IN ECONOMICS

ECON 784

This course is a graduate-level seminar which introduces students to current research at the frontier of economics. By bringing in guest speakers in the fields of micro- and macroeconomics, the seminar exposes students to different types of research questions in the field of economics, as well as the different techniques researchers use to approach answering those questions. Understanding the current frontier of research and ways to ask and answer questions at this frontier will prepare you to work on your own original research in the field. Certain seminars will also be used to emphasize the importance of and best practices in good written and oral communication.

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SEMINAR

ECON 794

Variable topics. Group activity. An advanced course of study in a defined subject matter area emphasizing a small group in intense study with a faculty member.