ECON - 1150 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
[3 hours] Explaining the level and the growth of economic activity, its
fluctuations, and ways of achieving greater stability, including the roles of money, banking and international finance.
ECON - 1200 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
[3 hours] Theories of consumer behavior; determination of input and output
prices and quantities in factor and product markets; analysis of international trade and policy; applications include labor markets and
income distribution.
ECON - 1880 INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMIC AND MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS
[4 hours] An intensive analysis of the level, growth
and fluctuations in aggregate economic activity; money and banking; international trade and finance; fiscal policy; consumer behavior; input and
output prices and product and factor markets. (No credit if ECON 1150 and 1200 are taken.)
ECON - 2120 MONEY AND BANKING
[3 hours] The nature and role of money, credit and banking in an economic system.
Emphasis on the structure, operation and objectives of the Federal Reserve System. Prerequisite: ECON 1150 or 1880
ECON - 2400 THE AMERICAN ECONOMY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
[3 hours] American economic growth in the recent past. Evolution
of governmental roles, development of labor markets with respect to race and sex, effects of wars and depressions. Status of American
competitiveness.
ECON - 2500 TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
[3 hours] Why nations trade; comparative advantage and gains from trade; free
trade versus protectionism; free versus �fair� trade; balance of payments problems.
ECON - 2640 BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC STATISTICS
[3 hours] Included is the study of hypothesis testing, single and multiple
regression, correlation analysis, time series and index numbers, and non-parametric statistics. Prerequisite: Math 2630
ECON - 2980 CURRENT TOPICS IN ECONOMICS
[3 hours] Course content varies as changes in the interaction between economic
topics and writing assignments occur.
ECON - 3030 CONSUMER ECONOMICS
[3 hours] Economic role of the consumer, theory of choice-making � rational purchasing
of food, housing, health care, transportation, insurance, credit, budgeting, investing and tax returns. Prerequisite: ECON 1150 or 1200 or
1880
ECON - 3050 ECONOMICS OF GENDER
[3 hours] Course cross-listed as LST 3050. Analysis of labor market outcomes and
income distribution characteristics resulting from gender differences; gender-related economic outcomes: the �feminization of poverty�,
persistent male-female wage differential, expanding proportion of female headed households. Prerequisite: ECON 1150 or 1200 or 1880
ECON - 3070 ECONOMICS AND LAW
[3 hours] Course cross-listed as LST 3070. Methodologies of Law and Economics; Legal
institutions; Economic Theory of Property; Property Rights; Contract Theory; Economic Theory of Torts and Tort Law, Common Law Process; Economics
of Crime and Punishment. Prerequisite: ECON 1150 or 1200 or 1880 or consent of instructor
ECON - 3080 ECONOMICS OF CRIME
[3 hours] Course cross-listed as LST 3080. Study of crime as an economic activity;
costs of crime to the community; economic approach to crime reduction. Prerequisite: ECON 1150 or 1200 or 1880 or consent of instructor
ECON - 3120 TOPICS IN MONETARY AND FINANCIAL ECONOMICS
[3 hours] Current issues in money, banking and finance; interest rate
theory; international money and banking; monetary policy and modeling monetary economies. Prerequisite: ECON 1150 or 1880
ECON - 3150 INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMIC THEORY
[3 hours] National income accounting; theory of income determination; causal
relationships; analysis of consumption, investment, government and foreign demand functions; integration of theories of income, output, money and
interest. Prerequisite: ECON 1150 or 1880
ECON - 3200 INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMIC THEORY
[3 hours] Consumer theory, utility and indifference curve analysis, theory of
the firm, industry pricing in perfect and imperfect competition, and distribution theory. Prerequisite: ECON 1200 or 1880
ECON - 3410 WORLD ECONOMIC HISTORY
[3 hours] Study of economic growth throughout the world, particularly in Europe, Asia,
Africa, and Latin America. Analysis of economic institutions, technological change, industrialization, and living standards.
Prerequisite: ECON 1150 or 1200 or 1880
ECON - 3490 ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY
[3 hours] Course is crosslisted as AFST 3490. Development of
the economic status, problems and role of the African American community from colonial times to the present. Special emphasis on economic
writings of African American scholars. Prerequisite: ECON 1150 or 1200 or 1880 or consent of instructor
ECON - 3500 COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
[3 hours] Theory and ideology of market, socialist and mixed economic systems.
Case study of the economies of U.S., Russia, China and India. Prerequisite: ECON 1150 or 1200 or 1880
ECON - 3600 URBAN ECONOMICS
[3 hours] Analysis bearing on intermetropolitan and intrametropolitan growth processes.
Prerequisite: ECON 1150 or 1200 or 1880 or consent of instructor
ECON - 3620 TOLEDO AREA ECONOMY
[3 hours] Economic analysis and description of the Toledo area business, consumer, labor and
government sectors � includes an introduction to local government forecasting. Prerequisite: ECON 1150 or 1200 or 1880 or consent of
instructor
ECON - 3900 UNDERGRADUATE SEMINAR
[1 - 4 hours] Small group study of special topics initiated either by student or a faculty
member.
ECON - 3910 HONORS RESEARCH
[1 - 4 hours] Study of special topics initiated either by student or a faculty member.
ECON - 3920 HONORS READING
[1 - 4 hours] Study of special topics initiated either by student or a faculty member.
ECON - 3980 CURRENT ECONOMIC ISSUES
[3 hours] Course content varies as changes in the interaction between economic topics
and writing assignments occur.
ECON - 4050 POPULATION ECONOMICS
[3 hours] Interaction of economic changes and demographic variables; topics include birth
rates, women�s employment, marriage and divorce, aging and mortality, migration and overpopulation. Prerequisite: ECON 1150 or 1200 or 1880
ECON - 4100 BUSINESS CYCLES
[3 hours] Historical and theoretical study of fluctuations in business activities and an
examination of the various theories relating to causes and effects of such cycles. Prerequisite: ECON 1150 or 1880
ECON - 4120 MONETARY THEORY
[3 hours] Modern theories of financial markets, money and the theory of interest rates, money�s
role in general equilibrium and growth models, and money�s ability to cause inflation. Prerequisite: ECON 2120 or 3120 or 3150
ECON - 4130 MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICY
[3 hours] Changes in the quantity of money and alternative government spending,
taxation, and debt policies, interrelations of fiscal and monetary policies in stabilization programs. Prerequisite: ECON 3150 or 4120 or
consent of instructor
ECON - 4150 ADVANCED MACROECONOMIC THEORY
[3 hours] Theories of consumption and investment. Empirical estimates. Cycle and
growth theory, multiplier-accelerator analysis and growth models. The theory and instruments of macroeconomic policy. Dynamic Macroeconomic
Theory. Prerequisite: ECON 3150
ECON - 4160 TOPICS IN MACROECONOMICS
[3 hours] Various topics in macroeconomics including income determination and growth
theory; Keynesian, Neo-Classical, Real Business Cycle models, and Monetary and Fiscal Policy analysis. Prerequisite: ECON 3150
ECON - 4200 ADVANCED MICROECONOMIC THEORY
[3 hours] Advanced topics in microeconomic theory, consumer behavior, the firm and
market structure, distribution theory, equilibrium conditions, welfare economics. Prerequisite: ECON 3200
ECON - 4210 TOPICS IN MICROECONOMICS
[3 hours] Extended analysis of microeconomic theory concerning individual and social
choice issues. Selected topics may include: rational choice behavior, theory of markets, partial and general equilibrium analysis and welfare
economics. Prerequisite: ECON 3200 and consent of instructor
ECON - 4230 POVERTY AND INCOME DISTRIBUTION
[3 hours] Causes and consequences of current trends in poverty and income
distribution in the U.S.; analysis of policies dealing with problems in these areas. Prerequisite: ECON 1150 or 1200 or 1880
ECON - 4240 ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATIONAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS
[3 hours] Course cross-listed as LST 4240. The economics of
the environment and natural resources. Examination of economic instruments for solving environmental problems. Analyzed policies include direct
regulation, user charges, taxes on polluting products and marketable permits. Prerequisite: ECON 1150 or 1200 or 1880 or consent of
instructor
ECON - 4250 LABOR ECONOMICS
[3 hours] Labor force characteristics, wage determination, hours and condition of work,
unemployment, labor union structure and growth, collective bargaining and modern labor legislation. Prerequisite: ECON 1200 or 1880 or
consent of instructor
ECON - 4300 MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS
[3 hours] Development and applications of the mathematical tools used by economists.
Differential and integral calculus, linear algebra, transcendental functions and series. Prerequisite: ECON 1150 or 1200 or 1880 or consent
of instructor
ECON - 4380 BUSINESS AND AMERICAN SOCIETY
[3 hours] The growth of American business enterprise and the relationship to culture,
politics, technological developments, and economic change.
ECON - 4400 AMERICAN LABOR HISTORY
[3 hours] Working-class resistance to industrialization and corporatism. Labor
visions of empire, race, and nation. Labor in the New Deal Order. Globalization of capital and the rusting of America.
ECON - 4410 AMERICAN ECONOMIC HISTORY
[3 hours] Exploration of economic growth in America from pre-Columbian times to the
present day. Analysis of economic institutions, technological change, industrialization, and standards of living. Prerequisite: ECON
1150 or 1200 or 1880
ECON - 4440 CONTEMPORARY ECONOMIC THOUGHT
[3 hours] The development of orthodox and non-orthodox economic thinking in the
20th century. Prerequisite: ECON 1150 or 1880
ECON - 4450 HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT
[3 hours] Development of economic theory and thought from the 18th century through
the present. Considers the theoretical and prescriptive contributions of orthodox and non-orthodox economists. Prerequisite: ECON 3150 or
3200 or consent of instructor
ECON - 4510 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS I
[3 hours] Theory of international trade; commercial policy; costs and benefits,
economic integration; trade and economic growth and balance of payments problems. Prerequisite: ECON 1150 or 1880
ECON - 4520 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS II
[3 hours] The monetary aspects of international trade; balance of payments theory,
problems and policies, problems and proposals for reform of the international monetary system. Prerequisite: ECON 1150 or 1880
ECON - 4550 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
[3 hours] Economic problems and policies in less-developed countries, including such topics
as schooling, population growth, urbanization, landholding, income distribution, capital formation and development strategies.
Prerequisite: ECON 1150 or 1200 or 1880
ECON - 4620 REGIONAL ECONOMICS
[3 hours] Examination of regional income estimates and social accounts, regional multipliers,
diverse location theories, supplemented with techniques of regional analysis. Prerequisite: ECON 1200 or 1880
ECON - 4660 PUBLIC FINANCE ECONOMICS
[3 hours] An analysis of the government sector in the economy, government expenditures,
taxation and borrowing and their effects on employment, price levels and growth. Prerequisite: ECON 1200 or 1880
ECON - 4700 AMERICAN INDUSTRY: STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE
[3 hours] Analysis of the structure and economic efficiency of
business enterprise in the U.S. Emphasis is placed on the manufacturing sector. Prerequisite: ECON 1200 or 1880
ECON - 4750 HEALTH ECONOMICS
[3 hours] Economic analysis of health and health services. Topics currently include medical and
allied manpower, hospitals, drugs and cost-benefit analysis of selected health programs. Prerequisite: ECON 1200 or 1880
ECON - 4810 ECONOMETRICS MODELS AND METHODS I
[3 hours] An introduction to econometric methods and their use in quantitative
analysis of economic theories. Diagnostics for problems typically encountered are detailed along with techniques for correcting these problems.
Prerequisite: either ECON 1880 or both ECON 1150 and 1200 and either MATH 2630 or ECON 2640 or consent of instructor.
ECON - 4820 ECONOMETRICS MODELS AND METHODS II
[3 hours] An introduction to forecasting methods for economic time-series
including Bayesian methods. Both theory and application of forecasting models and methods are covered. Prerequisite: ECON 4810 or Consent
of Instructor.
ECON - 4830 ECONOMETRICS MODELS AND METHODS III
[3 hours] Econometric methods that apply to survey, spatial and
cross-sectional/time-series data along with other specialized modeling techniques are covered. Prerequisite: ECON 4810 and Consent of
Instructor.
ECON - 4910 RESEARCH
[1 - 4 hours] Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor
ECON - 4920 READINGS
[1 - 4 hours]
ECON - 4960 SENIOR HONORS THESIS
[1 - 4 hours]
ECON - 4980 CURRENT ECONOMIC PROBLEMS
[3 hours] Course content changes from time to time as important economic problems
arise. Prerequisite: ECON 1150 or 1200
ECON - 5050 POPULATION ECONOMICS
[3 hours] Interaction of economic changes and demographic variables; topics include birth
rates, women�s employment, marriage and divorce, aging and mortality, migration and overpopulation. Prerequisite: ECON 1150 or 1200
ECON - 5100 BUSINESS CYCLES
[3 hours] Historical and theoretical study of fluctuations in business activities and an
examination of the various theories relating to causes and effects of such cycles. Prerequisite: ECON 1150
ECON - 5120 MONETARY THEORY
[3 hours] Modern theories of financial markets, money and the theory of interest rates, money�s
role in general equilibrium and growth models, and money�s ability to cause inflation. Prerequisite: ECON 2120 or 3120 or 3150
ECON - 5130 MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICY
[3 hours] Changes in the quantity of money and alternative government spending,
taxation, and debt policies, interrelations of fiscal and monetary policies in stabilization programs. Prerequisite: ECON 3150 or 4120 or
Consent of Instructor
ECON - 5150 ADVANCED MACROECONOMIC THEORY
[3 hours] Theories of consumption and investment. Empirical estimates. Cycle and
growth theory, multiplier-accelerator analysis and growth models. The theory and instruments of macroeconomic policy. Dynamic Macroeconomic
Theory. Prerequisite: ECON 3150 or equivalent or permission of graduate adviser.
ECON - 5160 TOPICS IN MACROECONOMICS
[3 hours] Various topics in macroeconomics including income determination and growth
theory; Keynesian, Neo-Classical, Real Business Cycle models, and Monetary and Fiscal Policy analysis. Prerequisite: ECON 3150
ECON - 5200 ADVANCED MICROECONOMIC THEORY
[3 hours] Advanced topics in microeconomic theory, consumer behavior, the firm and
market structure, distribution theory, equilibrium conditions, welfare economics. Prerequisite: ECON 3200 or equivalent or permission of
graduate adviser.
ECON - 5210 TOPICS IN MICROECONOMICS
[3 hours] Extended analysis of microeconomic theory concerning individual and social
choice issues. Selected topics may include: rational choice behavior, theory of markets, partial and general equilibrium analysis and welfare
economics. Prerequisite: ECON 3200 and consent of instructor.
ECON - 5230 POVERTY AND INCOME DISTRIBUTION
[3 hours] Causes and consequences of current trends in poverty and income
distribution in the U.S.; analysis of policies dealing with problems in these areas. Prerequisite: ECON 1150 or 1200 or permission of
instructor.
ECON - 5240 ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS
[3 hours] The economics of the environment and natural resources.
Examination of economic instruments for solving environmental problems. Analyzed policies include direct regulation, user charges, taxes on
polluting products and marketable permits. Prerequisite: ECON 1150 or 1200 or consent of instructor.
ECON - 5250 LABOR ECONOMICS
[3 hours] Labor force characteristics, wage determination, hours and condition of work,
unemployment, labor union structure and growth, collective bargaining and modern labor legislation. Prerequisite: ECON 1200 or consent of
instructor.
ECON - 5300 MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS
[3 hours] Development and applications of the mathematical tools used by economists.
Differential and integral calculus, linear algebra, transcendental functions and series. Prerequisite: ECON 1150 or 1200 or consent of
instructor.
ECON - 5450 HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT
[3 hours] Development of economic theory and thought from the 18th century through
the present. Considers the theoretical and prescriptive contributions of orthodox and non-orthodox economists.
ECON - 5510 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS I
[3 hours] Theory of international trade; commercial policy; costs and benefits,
economic integration; trade and economic growth and balance of payments problems. Prerequisite: ECON 1150
ECON - 5520 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS II
[3 hours] The monetary aspects of international trade; balance of payments theory,
problems and policies, problems and proposals for reform of the international monetary system. Prerequisite: ECON 1150
ECON - 5550 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
[3 hours] Economic problems and policies in less-developed countries, including such topics
as schooling, population growth, urbanization, landholding, income distribution, capital formation and development strategies.
Prerequisite: ECON 1150 or 1200
ECON - 5620 REGIONAL ECONOMICS
[3 hours] Examination of regional income estimates and social accounts, regional multipliers,
diverse location theories, supplemented with techniques of regional analysis. Prerequisite: ECON 1200
ECON - 5660 PUBLIC FINANCE ECONOMICS
[3 hours] An analysis of the government sector in the economy, government expenditures,
taxation and borrowing and their effects on employment, price levels and growth. Prerequisite: ECON 1200
ECON - 5700 AMERICAN INDUSTRY: STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE
[3 hours] Analysis of the structure and economic efficiency of
business enterprise in the U.S. Emphasis is placed on the manufacturing sector. Prerequisite: ECON 1200
ECON - 5750 HEALTH ECONOMICS
[3 hours] Economic analysis of health and health services. Topics currently include medical and
allied manpower, hospitals, drugs and cost-benefit analysis of selected health programs. Prerequisite: ECON 1200
ECON - 5810 ECONOMETRICS MODELS AND METHODS I
[3 hours] An introduction to econometric methods and their use in quantitative
analysis of economic theories. Diagnostics for problems typically encountered are detailed along with techniques for correcting these problems.
Prerequisite: ECON 1150 and 1200 and either MATH 2630 or ISOM 2640 or consent of instructor.
ECON - 5820 ECONOMETRICS MODELS AND METHODS II
[3 hours] An introduction to forecasting methods for economic time-series
including Bayesian methods. Both theory and application of forecasting models and methods are covered. Prerequisite: ECON 5810 or consent
of instructor.
ECON - 5830 ECONOMETRICS MODELS AND METHODS III
[3 hours] Econometric methods that apply to survey, spatial and
cross-sectional/time-series data along with other specialized modeling techniques are covered. Prerequisite: ECON 5810 and consent of
instructor.
ECON - 5980 CURRENT ECONOMIC PROBLEMS
[3 hours] Course content changes from time to time as important economic problems
arise. Prerequisite: ECON 1150 or 1200
ECON - 6120 SEMINAR IN MONETARY POLICY
[4 hours]
ECON - 6150 SEMINAR IN MACROECONOMICS
[4 hours]
ECON - 6200 SEMINAR IN MICROECONOMICS
[4 hours]
ECON - 6250 SEMINAR IN LABOR ECONOMICS
[4 hours]
ECON - 6400 SEMINAR IN ECONOMIC HISTORY
[4 hours]
ECON - 6500 SEMINAR IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
[4 hours]
ECON - 6550 SEMINAR IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
[4 hours]
ECON - 6600 SEMINAR IN URBAN ECONOMICS
[4 hours]
ECON - 6660 SEMINAR IN PUBLIC FINANCE ECONOMICS
[4 hours]
ECON - 6700 SEMINAR IN INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION
[4 hours]
ECON - 6810 SEMINAR IN APPLIED ECONOMETRICS I
[2
hours]
ECON - 6820 SEMINAR IN APPLIED ECONOMETRICS II
[2 hours]
ECON - 6830 SEMINAR IN APPLIED ECONOMETRICS III
[2 hours]
ECON - 6900 GRADUATE RESEARCH
[1 - 7 hours] Prerequisite: Graduate Standing and Permission of Instructor
ECON - 6930 TEACHING PRACTICUM IN ECONOMICS
[1 - 7 hours] Methods of teaching economics in a university. Supervised
teaching of sections in Economic Principles. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing and Permission of Graduate Adviser
ECON - 6940 PUBLIC SERVICE INTERNSHIP
[2 - 7 hours] Supplements formal classroom work by providing field experience in some
governmental agency through a participant-observer relationship. Prerequisite: Consent of Graduate Adviser
ECON - 6960 THESIS
[1 - 8 hours]
ECON - 6990 GRADUATE READINGS
[1 - 7 hours] Prerequisite: Graduate standing and permission of instructor
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