Courses

Courses

This schedule is indicative; unforeseen changes in staffing or student demands may lead to changes in what is offered in any year. In stating plans of study, students should indicate their preferences with respect to all offerings, however designated, to enable the department to ascertain student demands.

Prerequisites

001 is the entry point to studying economics; it is a prerequisite for all other economics courses.
Where one of 011 or 021 is indicated to be a prerequisite, students may consider it advisable to have taken both beforehand.

Fall 2020

ECON 001. Introduction to Economics
ECON 005. Savage Inaccuracies: The Facts and Economics of Education in America
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001 and any statistics course (or the consent of the instructor). EDUC 014 is strongly recommended.
ECON 011. Intermediate Microeconomics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001 and MATH 015.
ECON 022. Financial Economics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001 and ECON 031 or its equivalent.
ECON 031. Introduction to Econometrics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001.
ECON 032. Operations Research
- Eligible for ENVS, ESCH
ECON 033. Financial Accounting
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001.
ECON 035. Econometrics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001 and ECON 031 or STAT 051.
ECON 042. Law and Economics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001. Recommended: ECON 011.
ECON 075. Health Economics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001.
- Eligible for GLBL-Paired
ECON 076. Environmental Economics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001. Recommended: ECON 011.
- Eligible for ENVS
ECON 102. Advanced Macroeconomics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 011, ECON 021, and multivariable calculus (MATH 033, MATH 034 or MATH 035, or MATH 025 or MATH 026 with permission of the instructor). Recommended: MATH 043 or MATH 044.
ECON 151. International Economics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 011 and ECON 021.
- Eligible for ASIA, PEAC, GLBL Core
ECON 176. Environmental Economics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 011 and ECON 031 (or its equivalent), and single-variable calculus (MATH 025 or higher).
- Eligible for ENVS
ECON 181. Economic Development
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 011, ECON 021, and either ECON 031, STAT 011, or STAT 021.
- Eligible for ASIA, BLST, PEAC

January 2021

ECON 001. Introduction to Economics
ECON 043. Markets and Morality
- Prerequisite:
  EC 001 and ONE of the following POLS 11, 12, 34, 47, 100, 101 PHIL 11, 21, 41, 101, or 121.
ECON 055. Behavioral Economics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001.
- Eligible for GLBL-Core
ECON 079. The Health of Nations
- Prerequisite:
  EC 001
- Eligible for GLBL-Core.

Spring 2021

ECON 001. Introduction to Economics
ECON 012. Game Theory and Strategic Behavior
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001
- Eligible for PEAC.
ECON 021. Intermediate Macroeconomics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001 and MATH 015.
ECON 031. Introduction to Econometrics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001.
ECON 033. Financial Accounting
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001.
ECON 041. Public Economics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001. Recommended: ECON 011.
ECON 044. The American City
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001 and ECON 031 or its equivalent.
ECON 054. Global Capitalism Since 1920
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001.
- Eligible for GLBL - Core
ECON 061. Industrial Organization
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001
ECON 083. East Asian Economies
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001
- Eligible for PEAC, ASIA, GLBL-Paired
ECON 091C. Research Seminar in Economics: Public Policy
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 011 and ECON 031 (or its equivalent)
ECON 101. Advanced Microeconomics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 011 and multivariable calculus (MATH 033, MATH 034, or MATH 035). Enrollment is restricted to juniors and seniors.
ECON 141. Public Economics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 011 and ECON 031 (or its equivalent)
ECON 155. Behavioral and Experimental Economics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 011 and ECON 031.
ECON 162. Antitrust and Market Regulation
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 011 and ECON 031 (or its equivalent).

Fall 2021

ECON 001. Introduction to Economics
ECON 011. Intermediate Microeconomics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001 and MATH 015.
ECON 021. Intermediate Macroeconomics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001 and MATH 015.
ECON 031. Introduction to Econometrics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001.
ECON 033. Financial Accounting
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001.
ECON 035. Econometrics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001 and ECON 031 or STAT 051.
ECON 042. Law and Economics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001. Recommended: ECON 011.
ECON 061. Industrial Organization
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001
ECON 074. Economics of the Family
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001
- Eligible for GLBL-Paired, GSST
ECON 075. Health Economics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001.
- Eligible for GLBL-Paired
ECON 076. Environmental Economics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001. Recommended: ECON 011.
- Eligible for ENVS
ECON 081. Economic Development
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001.
- Eligible for ASIA, BLST, PEAC, GLBL-core
ECON 102. Advanced Macroeconomics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 011, ECON 021, and multivariable calculus (MATH 033, MATH 034 or MATH 035, or MATH 025 or MATH 026 with permission of the instructor). Recommended: MATH 043 or MATH 044.
ECON 151. International Economics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 011 and ECON 021.
- Eligible for ASIA, PEAC, GLBL Core
ECON 176. Environmental Economics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 011 and ECON 031 (or its equivalent), and single-variable calculus (MATH 025 or higher).
- Eligible for ENVS
ECON 181. Economic Development
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 011, ECON 021, and either ECON 031, STAT 011, or STAT 021.
- Eligible for ASIA, BLST, PEAC

Spring 2022

ECON 001. Introduction to Economics
ECON 005. Savage Inaccuracies: The Facts and Economics of Education in America
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001 and any statistics course (or the consent of the instructor). EDUC 014 is strongly recommended.
ECON 011. Intermediate Microeconomics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001 and MATH 015.
ECON 021. Intermediate Macroeconomics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001 and MATH 015.
ECON 031. Introduction to Econometrics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001.
ECON 033. Financial Accounting
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001.
ECON 041. Public Economics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001. Recommended: ECON 011.
ECON 054. Global Capitalism Since 1920
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001.
- Eligible for GLBL - Core
ECON 055. Behavioral Economics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001.
- Eligible for GLBL-Core
ECON 073. Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in Economics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001.
- Eligible for BLST, GSST
ECON 101. Advanced Microeconomics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 011 and multivariable calculus (MATH 033, MATH 034, or MATH 035). Enrollment is restricted to juniors and seniors.
ECON 135. Advanced Econometrics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 035 and linear algebra (MATH 027, MATH 028 or MATH 028S).
ECON 141. Public Economics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 011 and ECON 031 (or its equivalent)
ECON 155. Behavioral and Experimental Economics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 011 and ECON 031.
ECON 162. Antitrust and Market Regulation
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 011 and ECON 031 (or its equivalent).