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.

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 061. Industrial Organization
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001
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 013. Economic Efficiency, Markets and Distributive Justice
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001
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 051. International Trade and Finance
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 011 and ECON 021.
- Eligible for ASIA ,PEAC, GLBL-core
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 082. Political Economy of Africa
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001
- Eligible for BLST, PEAC, GLBL-Paired
ECON 084. Latin American Economies
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001
- Eligible for LALS
ECON 102. Advanced Macroeconomics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 011, ECON 021, and multivariable calculus (MATH 025, MATH 033, MATH 034, or MATH 035 or 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 155. Behavioral and Experimental Economics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 011 and ECON 031.
ECON 176. Environmental Economics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 011 and ECON 031 (or its equivalent), and single-variable calculus (MATH 025 or higher).
- Eligible for ENVS 120
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 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 042. Law and Economics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001. Recommended: ECON 011.
ECON 045. Labor Economics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 011 and ECON 031
ECON 046. 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 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 081. Economic Development
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001
- Eligible for ASIA, BLST, PEAC, GLBL-core
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 or MATH 028).
ECON 141. Public Economics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 011 and ECON 031 (or its equivalent)
ECON 162. Antitrust and Market Regulation
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 011 and ECON 031 (or its equivalent).

Fall 2022

ECON 001. Introduction to Economics
ECON 011. Intermediate Microeconomics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001 and MATH 015.
ECON 013. Economic Efficiency, Markets and Distributive Justice
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001
ECON 022. Financial Economics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001 and ECON 031 or its equivalent.
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 073. Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in Economics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001
- Eligible for BLST, GSST
ECON 074. Economics of the Family
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001
- Eligible for GLBL-Paired, GSST
ECON 082. Political Economy of Africa
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001
- Eligible for BLST, PEAC, GLBL-Paired
ECON 084. Latin American Economies
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001
- Eligible for LALS
ECON 102. Advanced Macroeconomics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 011, ECON 021, and multivariable calculus (MATH 025, MATH 033, MATH 034, or MATH 035 or with permission of the instructor).
  Recommended: MATH 043 or MATH 044.
ECON 122. Financial Economics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 011, ECON 031 or ECON 035, and MATH 025 or higher calculus.

Spring 2023

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 042. Law and Economics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001. Recommended: ECON 011.
ECON 044. The American City
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001 and ECON 031 or its equivalent.
ECON 045. Labor Economics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 011 and ECON 031
ECON 046. 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 075. Health Economics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001
- Eligible for GLBL-Paired
ECON 081. Economic Development
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001
- Eligible for ASIA, BLST, PEAC, GLBL-core
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 or MATH 028).
ECON 151. International Economics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 011 and ECON 021
- Eligible for ASIA, PEAC, GLBL Core
ECON 181. Economic Development
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 011, ECON 021, and either ECON 031, STAT 011, or STAT 021
- Eligible for ASIA, BLST, PEAC