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 ɫ Calendar 2014-2015 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION Course Descriptions E Economics ECON
Economics ECON
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Instruction offered by members of the Department of Economics in the Faculty of Arts.

Department Head – D. Gordon
 
Junior Courses
 
Economics 201       Principles of Microeconomics
Principles of consumption, production, exchange: market and firm equilibrium under different competitive conditions. These principles are applied to various contemporary problems in the Canadian economy, such as the changing structure of agriculture, foreign ownership and control, and pollution.
Course Hours: H(3-1T)
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Economics 203       Principles of Macroeconomics
National income determination, the monetary and banking system, and elementary fiscal and monetary policies. Contemporary problems of unemployment, inflation, economic growth, business cycles and the international economy.
Course Hours: H(3-1T)
Corequisite(s): Prerequisite or Corequisite: Economics 201 or consent of the Department.
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Economics 209       Engineering Economics
The basic tools and methodology of engineering economic studies. Topics include investment decisions, theory of replacement, economies of scale, externalities, social decision making and government regulation. Examples are drawn from engineering projects.
Course Hours: H(3-1T)
Prerequisite(s): Registration in the Faculty of Engineering with second year standing or higher. If not registered in the Schulich School of Engineering, consent of the Department of Economics. If required for APEGA, consent of the Schulich Undergraduate Studies Office.
Also known as: (Engineering 209)
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Senior Courses
 
Economics 301       Intermediate Economic Theory - Microeconomics I
Demand, production and costs in a market economy. Pricing in perfectly and imperfectly competitive markets.
Course Hours: H(3-1T)
Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 30-1 or Pure Mathematics 30 or equivalent; Economics 201 and 203 or consent of the Department.
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Economics 303       Intermediate Economic Theory - Macroeconomics I
Introduction to the analysis of macroeconomic issues including the causes of recessions and unemployment, the determination of exchange rates, and the effects of government policies.
Course Hours: H(3-1T)
Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 30-1 or Pure Mathematics 30 or equivalent; Economics 201 and 203 or consent of the Department.
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Economics 311       Computer Applications in Economics
Use of spreadsheets for economics applications, including project evaluation with financial-economic functions, oil and gas prospect evaluation, investment portfolio management with database functions, database retrieval, and various topics in micro- and macro-economics.
Course Hours: H(3-1)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 201 and 203 or consent of the Department.
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Economics 321       The Global Trading System
Introduction to the theory of international trade; provides a basis for examining Canadian trade policy, and regional and world trade institutions such as the WTO and NAFTA. Topics include: tariffs, non-tariff barriers and enhancements, countervail and anti-dumping action, multinational enterprises and international joint ventures.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 201 and 203 or consent of the Department.
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Economics 323       Natural Gas Markets
Operation of the natural gas industry in North America. Economics of exploration, development, production, marketing and transportation of natural gas. Impact of government regulations and deregulation.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 201 and 203 or consent of the Department.
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Economics 325       The North American Oil Industry
An introduction to the crude oil industry in North America, focusing on exploration, development, and production. Topics include Canadian and US oil policies, environmental policy, industry taxation, and royalty regimes.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 201 and 203 or consent of the Department.
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Economics 327       Petroleum Economics
A non-technical introduction to the economics of petroleum production, crude oil markets, and refining economics. The course focuses on global crude oil and refined product markets.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 201 and 203 or consent of the Department.
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Economics 329       Electricity Markets
Economic analysis of the deregulated electric power industry including the pricing of power, energy and capacity, power supply and demand, market structure, market architecture, and the design and testing of market rules.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 201 and 203 or consent of the Department.
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Economics 337       Development Economics
An introduction to developing economies: the meaning, significance and purpose of economic development, major theories of economic development, economic problems of developing countries.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 201 and 203 or consent of the Department.
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Economics 339       Canadian Economic Development
The growth and development of the Canadian economy in relation to the endowment of natural resources, changing market conditions and technology, and Canadian public policy.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 201 and 203 or consent of the Department.
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Economics 341       Money and Banking
Operation of financial markets and institutions: the principles of money creation, interest rate determination, and central banking.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 201 and 203 or consent of the Department.
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Economics 345       Economic Analysis of Law
An introduction to the relationship between law and economics. Economic theory will be used to analyse property and tort law.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 201 or consent of the Department.
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Economics 349       The Economics of Social Problems
Contribution that economic analysis can make to the understanding of selected current social issues such as poverty, aging, crime, drug abuse and discrimination.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 201 and 203 or consent of the Department.
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Economics 355       Canadian Public Finance
Examination of the institutions behind and economic rationale for Canadian government policy relating to public expenditures and taxation. Topics include the history and present structure of government spending and taxation, tax expenditures, the budgetary process, inter-jurisdictional issues, and program design.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 201 and 203 or consent of the Department.
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Economics 357       Intermediate Economic Theory - Microeconomics II
Extensions of microeconomic topics such as factor markets, general equilibrium, and welfare economics.
Course Hours: H(3-1T)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 301 and Mathematics 249 or 251 or 265 or 281; or consent of the Department.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for both Economics 357 and either 309 or 529 will not be allowed.
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Economics 359       Intermediate Economic Theory - Macroeconomics II
Extensions of macroeconomic topics such as theories of aggregate consumption and investment, interest rate theory, the demand for money, expectations in macro models and growth theory.
Course Hours: H(3-1T)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 303 and Mathematics 249 or 251 or 265 or 281; or consent of the Department.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for both Economics 359 and either 313 or 531 will not be allowed.
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Economics 365       Regional Economics
The nature of economic regions. Choosing regions for development, regional income estimation and social accounting, inter-regional flow analysis, location theory, theory of regional growth and planning.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 201 and 203 or consent of the Department.
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Economics 371       Economic Analysis of Transportation
Modal choice by passengers, location choice by firms, capital investment choice. Cost, demand, and market structure related to the determination of transportation rates. Cost/Benefit analysis of transportation projects. Analysis will be related to contemporary aspects of ocean shipping, air, rail, trucking, pipelines and urban transportation.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 201 and 203 or consent of the Department.
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Economics 373       Game Theory and Strategic Thinking for the Social Sciences
An introduction to the principles of game theory utilizing a non-mathematical and intuitive approach. The principles of strategic thinking are illustrated by application and examples in economics and other social sciences. The course objective is to develop the ability of students to reason strategically and to understand how game theory can be used to explain social interaction.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 201 and 203 or consent of the Department.
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Economics 377       Economics and the Environment
An introduction to the analysis of environmental problems from an economic perspective. Issues such as air and water quality, biodiversity and endangered species will be addressed from local as well as global views.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 201 and 203 or consent of the Department.
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Economics 379       The Economics of Health
Theories and evidence regarding demand for health and health care, consumer and physician behaviour, asymmetric information in health care markets, and economic evaluation of health care programs.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 201 and 203 or consent of the Department.
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Economics 387       Introduction to Mathematical Economics I
Essential mathematical background for studying Economics: basic techniques of linear algebra and calculus, including unconstrained and constrained optimization, and their applications to resource allocation problems.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 201 and 203; and Mathematics 211; and Mathematics 249 or 251 or 253 or 265 or 281; or consent of the Department.
Corequisite(s): Prerequisites or Corequisites: Economics 301 and 303 or consent of the Department.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for both Economics 387 and either 304 or 521 will not be allowed.
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Economics 389       Introduction to Mathematical Economics II
Further essential mathematical background for studying Economics, including exponential and logarithmic functions, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, quadratic forms, integration, and basic methods of dynamic analysis, and their applications to resource allocation problems.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 387 or consent of the Department.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for both Economics 389 and 304 will not be allowed.
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Economics 395       Use of Statistics in Economics
Lectures: The use of statistical principles in economics. Topics include: the gathering of economic data; basic data manipulation and hypothesis testing; and the statistical estimation of economic relationships. The two-variable linear regression model is introduced. Laboratory: Quantitative analysis using standard statistical software.
Course Hours: H(3-1)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 201 and 203 and Statistics 205, 211 or 213; or consent of the Department.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for both Economics 395 and 315 will not be allowed.
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Economics 399       Selected Topics in Economics I
A decimalized course in which topics will vary from year to year. Consult the timetable or the Department for the topics available in a given year.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 201 and 203 or consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Economics 401       Public Sector Economics: Expenditures
Theory of government spending. Topics include the nature of public goods and externalities, the pricing of public services, causes of growth of public expenditures, expenditure incidence, social insurance, social decision procedures, and political and bureaucratic influences.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 303 and 357; or consent of the Department.
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Economics 403       Public Sector Economics: Taxation
Theory of taxation. Topics include the rationale for and the incentive effects of taxation, efficiency and equity aspects of taxation, partial and general equilibrium tax incidence, open economy effects, choice of governing instruments, and tax reform.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 303 and 357; or consent of the Department.
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Economics 405       Political Economy of Public Policy
Introduction to the economic foundations of political economy and economic models of public sector policy formation. Potential topics are the role of institutions in policy design, theories of bureaucracy, political business cycles, the formation and behaviour of interest groups, and the strategic use of government debt.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 303 and 357; or consent of the Department.
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Economics 423       International Macroeconomics
Foreign exchange markets, and international macroeconomic connections with trade in assets as well as goods and services. Topics include: alternative exchange rate regimes; monetary and fiscal policy responses to problems of unemployment and inflation; balance of payments adjustment mechanisms; international debt; and Euro-dollar markets.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 303 or consent of the Department.
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Economics 425       International Trade
The general equilibrium treatment of the gains from trade, comparative advantage and trade patterns provides a basis for examining topics such as: trade policy under imperfect competition, trade policy and the environment, trade policy and economic growth, and preferential trading arrangements.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Corequisite(s): Prerequisite or Corequisite: Economics 357.
Notes: Completion of Economics 321 is recommended but not necessary.
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Economics 427       Energy Economics and Policy
Microeconomic analysis of the allocation of energy resources with a focus on policy issues including the environment, OPEC, national security, price and entry regulation, market design, and the potential for new energy sources.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 301, 357, 395; or consent of the Department.
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Economics 431       The Canadian Labour Market
Economic analysis of migration, labour force participation, education, fertility, manpower policy, and the measurement and treatment of unemployment.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 301 and 303 or consent of the Department.
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Economics 433       Wage Determination
Wage and income determination; policies dealing with employment discrimination; and income redistribution.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 301 or consent of the Department.
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Economics 453       Cost-Benefit Analysis
Theoretical basis for social cost-benefit analysis, appraisal techniques for investment projects and public policies, and selected applications.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 357 or consent of the Department.
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Economics 465       Industrial Development of Alberta
Structure, growth and development of the provincial economy; evaluation of industrial projects and policy alternatives.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 301 and 303 or consent of the Department.
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Economics 471       Industrial Organization
Behaviour of firms in imperfectly competitive markets. Topics include the theory of strategic competition; dynamic price competition and tacit collusion; product differentiation, product selection, and preemption; entry deterrence and capacity competition; information, reputation, and predation; the economics of research and development; international trade and imperfectly competitive markets.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 357 or consent of the Department.
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Economics 473       Water Resource Economics and Policy

Selected economic issues in water resource use in Canada and other countries, including policies toward, and management of, water allocation, water quality, and the value of water for ecosystem services.
Course Hours: H(3-1)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 301.
Also known as: (formerly Economics 499.40)
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Economics 475       Economics of Natural Resources
Application of economic theory to the problems of natural resource pricing, allocation and conservation. Rent theory, location theory, intertemporal maximization. Natural resource policy formulation. Contemporary Canadian resource problems.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 357 or consent of the Department.
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Economics 477       Regulatory Economics
An introduction to economic regulation, its rationale, form and effects with a focus on the economic theory of regulation and on the practice, structure, and evolution of Canadian regulatory institutions.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 471 or consent of the Department.
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Economics 479       Experimental Economics
Introduces students to the use of and insights gained from experiments in economic research. Develops many of the concepts from Economics 301 and 357, shedding new light on the assumptions of rationality, the design of markets, and the implementation of market institutions. Covers not only experimental methods, but also reviews some of the most important papers in the field. As part of the course, students will be participating in a variety of in-class experiments.
Course Hours: H(3-1)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 357 and 395.
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Economics 481       Behavioural Economics
Major factors underlying economic behaviour including: various views of the role of rationality in economic analysis and in the economic decision making of individuals and institutions; determinants of individual preferences and decision making procedures; the experimental analysis of economic behaviour; inter-relations between the operation of the economic system and feelings of subjective well-being.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 357 or consent of the Department.
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Economics 483       History of Economic Thought
Traces the evolution of economic ideas from the earliest times up to and including the contributions of the classical economists and Marx. Emphasis will be on understanding these contributions both in terms of their historical context and their relationship to present-day theories and controversies.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 301 and 303 or consent of the Department.
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Economics 485       Economics of the Welfare State
This is a course in Public Economics. The focus is on ideas and economic analysis relevant to understanding the economics of the welfare state, where issues of income redistribution and social insurance are central.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 301, 357, 395, or consent of the Department.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for both Economics 485 and 599.10 will not be allowed.
Also known as: (formerly Economics 599.10)
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Economics 487       Environmental Economics
This course applies microeconomic theory to the examination of market failures as the source of environmental problems, and to designing and evaluating environmental policies to correct them.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 357 and 395; or consent of the Department.
Also known as: (formerly Economics 499.77)
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Economics 489       Economics of the Movie Business
This course applies microeconomic theory to the motion-picture industry, focusing on how information and extreme uncertainty shape the structure of economic transactions. The historical and institutional illustrations are set in the context of Hollywood.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 357 and 395; or consent of the Department.
Also known as: (formerly Economics 499.63)
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Economics 493       Empirical Energy Economics 
Students will study and learn how to apply methods of data analysis that are particularly useful in the context of energy economics.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 357, 395 and 427; or consent of the Department.
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Economics 495       Econometrics I
Introduction to the techniques used in quantifying economic relationships. Econometric principles of estimation and hypothesis testing will be applied to the various economic models. The use of a standard econometric software package is emphasized.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 301 and 303 and 395; and Mathematics 249 or 251 or 265 or 281; or consent of the Department.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for both Economics 495 and 419 will not be allowed.
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Economics 497       Econometrics II
A more in-depth theoretical and empirical treatment of econometrics. Topics include: time series analysis, limited dependent variable estimation and simultaneous equation estimation.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 357 and 359 and 495; and Mathematics 211; or consent of the Department.
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Economics 499       Selected Topics in Economics II
A decimalized course in which topics will vary from year to year. Consult the timetable or the Department for the topics available in a given year.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Economics 527       World Oil Economics
Analysis of the world oil industry in the post-war period.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 301 and 303 or consent of the Department.
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Economics 537       Economic Growth
This is an advanced course in Macroeconomics which explores why some countries are rich and others are poor.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 359 or consent of the Department.
Corequisite(s): Prerequisite or Corequisite: Economics 357.
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Economics 541       Monetary Theory
A survey of recent work in monetary theory with primary emphasis on financial issues.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Corequisite(s): Prerequisite or Corequisite: Economics 395.
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Economics 557       Topics in Economic Theory I
Topics in microeconomic theory such as welfare economics and general equilibrium theory.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 357 and 389; or consent of the Department.
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Economics 559       Topics in Economic Theory II
Topics in macroeconomic theory such as consumption and growth.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 359 and 389 and 395; or consent of the Department.
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Economics 571       Competition Policy
The law and economics of competition policy. An examination of the economics, jurisprudence and history of competition policy towards mergers, price fixing, vertical restraints, and monopolization, primarily in Canada and the United States.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 471.
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Economics 599       Selected Topics in Economics III
A decimalized course in which topics will vary from year to year. Consult the timetable or the Department for the topics available in a given year.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 357 and 359; or consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Graduate Courses Students are required to have departmental consent before registering in any of the following courses:
 
Economics 611       Independent Study

Course Hours: H(3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Economics 615       Advanced Econometrics I
The study of  the interrelated but conceptually distinct problems of identification and statistical inference in the context of economically interesting applications. The identification “problem” in economics is the problem of characterizing parameters of an econometric model from innumerable observable data, while statistical inference is the practice of using statistical tools to draw conclusions about the parameters of the model given finite observable data.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
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Economics 617       Advanced Econometrics II

Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Economics 615 or consent of the Department.
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Economics 619       Economics of International Commercial Policy
Examines important longstanding as well as contemporary issues from the economic literature on international trade. This course focuses on quantitative and empirical analysis. Specific topics typically covered are the factor content of trade, firm level and multinational behaviour, empirical testing of political economy determinants of protection, and assessing the environmental impact of trade agreements.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
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Economics 621       International Trade
Focuses on the microeconomic aspects of international economics with emphasis on general equilibrium models commonly employed in international economics. Specific topics covered include theories of international specialization and exchange, trade policy and economic welfare, international factor movement, trade and growth, under both perfect competition and imperfect competition, and selected problems of trade policy in the international trading system.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
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Economics 627       Energy in the Production Sector of the Economy
The object is to teach students to use the tools of microeconomic analysis, institutional economics, and econometrics, to understand energy markets. There will be a focus on empirical studies of the energy business including (but not limited to) natural gas markets, crude oil markets, gasoline markets, electricity markets, coal markets, and public policies affecting energy markets.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
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Economics 633       Labour Markets
A study of aspects of labour markets using both microeconomic theory and empirical evidence. Focus will be on the econometric methods of analysis that are currently applied beyond the traditional boundaries of labour economics into public economics, the economics of crime, the economics of education, the economics of immigration, etc.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
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Economics 635       Regulatory Economics
An in-depth study of regulatory economics, defined as price and entry regulation. Price and entry regulation occurs when the state restricts who can provide services and approves the terms of service. A considerable part of the course will address regulatory restructuring in network industries, with case studies on electricity reform, local telecommunications, and pipelines.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
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Economics 641       Financial Economics
A review of  the main themes of financial economics and an introduction of  a number of frontier ideas that have marked the recent evolution of the discipline. The main focus is on asset pricing and the application of financial econometrics to modelling and prediction of financial data.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
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Economics 645       Topics on Institutions and Economic Performance
A focus on the role of economic, social and political institutions in economic backwardness and development.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
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Economics 651       Redistribution and Social Insurance
A focus on the role of economic, social and political institutions in economic backwardness and development.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Also known as: (formerly Economics 611.13)
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Economics 653       Public Revenue Analysis
A focus on the revenue side of public finance, primarily in the form of taxation. The equity and efficiency aspects of different taxes are considered, as is optimal tax design. Possible topics include the taxation of labour and capital, the impact taxation on savings and risk taking, and environmental and resource taxation.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
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Economics 655       Cost/Benefit Analysis
Theoretical and applied aspects of the use of cost-benefit techniques and applied welfare analysis in the evaluation of investment projects and public policies.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
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Economics 657       Microeconomic Theory
Introduction to advanced microeconomic theory. Standard topics include consumer theory, theory of the firm, and general equilibrium.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
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Economics 659       Macroeconomic Theory
Introduction to the basic structure of the dynamic general equilibrium framework that forms the backbone of most modern macroeconomics research. It also covers a number of selected topics such as economic growth, income inequality, inflation and unemployment.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
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Economics 661       Behavioural Economics
Survey of research incorporating psychological evidence into economics. Topics include fairness, altruism, prospect theory, self-control, biases in probabilistic judgment, mental accounting, and the relationship between markets, incentives, and attention and various cognitive processes.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
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Economics 667       Seminar in Industrial Organization
A focus on marker power: its acquisition, maintenance, and exercise. Both theory and application, with an emphasis on how industrial organization does, and should, inform competition policy and antitrust law, will be examined.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
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Economics 675       Advanced Topics in Natural Resource Economics
Examines economic models of the structure and nature of natural resource industries and their interaction with the rest of the economy. Studied are non-renewable and renewable resources and applies methods from capital theory, growth theory, public economics, and industrial organization to the study of natural resources.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
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Economics 677       Seminar in Economics of the Environment
Environmental economics describes the ways in which people interact with their natural environment and the policies that best achieve society's goals in this context. Topics vary from year to year and may include benefit-cost analysis, non-market valuation, choice of policy instruments, economic growth and the environment, biodiversity, global warming and international environmental treaties.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
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Economics 679       Health Economics I
An overview of topics in health economics. An introduction to economic principles and techniques which are of use in analysing and planning health policy, in particular the delivery of health services, and for understanding the health behaviour of individuals.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.
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Economics 681       Health Economics II
A general introduction to current research in the economics of health and medical care, geared to students with significant research interests related with these fields. Content of the course will be tailored to these interests. Topics such as: the Demand for Health and the Production of Health; Patient Behaviour and Insurance; Physician-induced Demand and Target Income; Physician Agency; Not-for-profit and For-profit Hospital; Hospital Competition will be included.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
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Economics 691       Research Methods I
Survey of research methods in economics. For course-based MA students.
Course Hours: Q(3-0)
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Economics 693       Research Methods II
Survey of research methods in economics. For course-based MA students.
Course Hours: Q(3-0)
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Economics 695       Research Methods III

Course Hours: H(3-0)
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Economics 711       Independent Study

Course Hours: H(3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Economics 715       Advanced Topics in Econometrics
A survey of selected topics in modern applied microeconometrics. Recent developments in instrumental variables methods, methods to estimate treatment effects, notions of local causal effects, endogenous switching regressions, are among the topics that may be covered.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
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Economics 757       Advanced Microeconomic Theory
Building on Economics 657,  a comprehensive treatment of game theory, the economics of uncertainty and information, and the theory of incentives will be introduced.  Other topics may be included as time and interest allow.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
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Economics 759       Advanced Macroeconomic Theory
A survey of  the ideas, controversies, and techniques that constitute modern macroeconomics. The principal issues it covers lie at the heart of such important social problems as inflation, deficits and debts, and economic growth. The empirical study of many issues raised in theoretical and political debates is also emphasized.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
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In addition to the numbered and titled courses shown above, the Department offers a selection of advanced level graduate courses specifically designed to meet the needs of individuals or small groups of students. These courses are numbered in the series 800.01 to 899.99. Such offerings are, of course, conditional upon the availability of staff resources.