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This course is an introduction to the subjects of wealth and poverty. Students will learn different economic theories regarding wealth accumulation and its impediments. Topics of study to include: educational attainment, accident of birth, technological change, contemporary conditions, globalization, urbanization, labor markets, market concentration, tax codes, and emerging theories from current debates on the subject.

Prerequisite: ECO-201

The course analyzes the structure and functions of the U.S. financial system with its three elements: financial markets, institutions, and instruments. The course concentrates on the banking system, especially the role of the Federal Reserve and commercial banks, and the effectiveness of monetary policy as an economic policy tool. In addition, the course introduces students to financial market volatility and the roots and consequences of financial bubbles.

Prerequisite(s): ECO 201

The course analyzes current international financial systems, exchange rate regimes, and balance of payments and their adjustment mechanisms with emphasis on the effect of fiscal, monetary, and exchange-rate policy for internal and external balance. The course also surveys international capital movements and the relationship between trade and economic growth. In addition, the course outlines comparative advantage theories of trade, and trade policies of tariffs and quotas.

Prerequisite(s): ECO 201

This computer-based course builds students’ skills to empirically analyze economic and financial data and conduct financial forecasting. The course introduces students to model building and estimation. The course covers single and multiple linear and nonlinear regressions, time series analysis and forecasting.

Prerequisite(s): BUS 598

This computer-based course builds students’ skills to empirically analyze economic and financial data and conduct financial forecasting. The course introduces students to model building and estimation. The course covers single and multiple linear and nonlinear regressions, time series analysis and forecasting.

Prerequisite(s): BUS 598

This computer-based course builds students’ skills to empirically analyze economic and financial data and conduct financial forecasting. The course introduces students to model building and estimation. The course covers single and multiple linear and nonlinear regressions, time series analysis and forecasting.

Prerequisite(s): BUS 598

The course focuses on the application of economic principles and methodologies to the decision-making process of a profit-maximizing firm. The course establishes a foundation in theories of consumer behavior, market analysis, production and cost analysis. The course, then, uses this foundation to build students’ skills to apply economic tools in a variety of decision-making situations, including market analysis, product level and pricing.

Prerequisite(s): BUS 598

The course focuses on the application of economic principles and methodologies to the decision-making process of a profit-maximizing firm. The course establishes a foundation in theories of consumer behavior, market analysis, production and cost analysis. The course, then, uses this foundation to build students’ skills to apply economic tools in a variety of decision-making situations, including market analysis, product level and pricing.

Prerequisite(s): BUS 598

The course focuses on the application of economic principles and methodologies to the decision-making process of a profit-maximizing firm. The course establishes a foundation in theories of consumer behavior, market analysis, production and cost analysis. The course, then, uses this foundation to build students’ skills to apply economic tools in a variety of decision-making situations, including market analysis, product level and pricing.

Prerequisite(s): BUS 598

Study and practice of critical reading across genres. The course emphasizes close reading strategies, rhetorical analysis, and genre awareness to understand how texts construct meaning. Students write in response to readings to analyze central claims, evidence, and reasoning, as well as reflect on their reading through discussion and analysis.