Economics

Courses

For course descriptions not found in the 2006-2007 General Catalog, please contact the department for more information.

Lower-Division

1. Elements of Economics I (4)    Introduction to the study of the economic system from the micro, or individual decision maker’s, perspective. Analysis of the allocation of resources and distribution of income in perfectly competitive markets. Courses must be taken in 1-2-3 order.

2. Elements of Economics II (4)    Continuation of study of microeconomics: analysis of monopoly and imperfectly competitive markets, the role of government, and cost/benefit analysis. Courses must be taken in 1-2-3 order. Prerequisite: Economics 1.

3. Elements of Economics III (4)    Introductory macroeconomics: unemployment, inflation, business cycles, monetary and fiscal policy. Courses must be taken in 1-2-3 order. Prerequisites: Economics 1 and 2.

4. Financial Accounting (4)    Recording, organizing, and communicating economic information relating to business entities. No Prerequisites.

87. Freshman Seminar (1)    The Freshman Seminar Program is designed to provide new students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small seminar setting. Freshman seminars are offered in all campus departments and undergraduate colleges, and topics vary from quarter to quarter. Enrollment is limited to 15-20 students, with preference given to entering freshmen. May be repeated when course topics vary. (P/NP grades only.)

90. Undergraduate Seminar (1)     Selected topics in economics. May be repeated twice (total of three units) when course topic varies. (P/NP grades only.)

Upper-Division

100A. Microeconomics A (4)    Economic analysis of household determination of the demand for goods and services, consumption/saving decisions, and the supply of labor. Analysis of firms’ determination of output and the demand for factors of production. Analysis of perfectly competitive markets. Economics 100A must be taken before Economics 100B. Credit not allowed for both Economics 100A and Economics 170A. Prerequisites: Economics 1A-B or Economics 1-2-3; and Mathematics 10A or 20A, Mathematics 10B or 20B, and Mathematics 10C or 20C or 21C.

100B. Microeconomics B (4)    Analysis of the effects of market structure (perfect competition, imperfect competition, and monopoly) and strategic interaction among firms, the distribution of income, and welfare economics. Economics 100A must be taken before Economics 100B. Credit not allowed for both Economics 100B and Economics 170B. Prerequisite: Economics 100A.

100AH-BH. Honors Microeconomics (1-1)    Honors sequence expanding on the material taught in Economics 100A-B. Prerequisites: GPA of 3.5 or better. Department stamp required. Economics 100A must be taken with 100AH, and 100B must be taken with 100BH.

101. International Trade (4)    Determinants of trade in goods and services. International flows of labor and capital. The effects of trade policy on welfare and income distribution. Policy issues such as U.S. competitiveness, U.S. immigration policy, trading blocs, and industrial policy. Prerequisites: Economics 1A-B or 1-2-3. Recommended: Economics 100A-B or 170A-B.

103. International Monetary Relations (4)    Balance of payments, international capital movements, and foreign exchange examined in light of current theories, policies, and problems. Prerequisites: Economics 110A-B.

104. Economics of Network Industries (4)    Economics of industries in which network effects play an important role, such as telecommunications, internet, software, and airlines. Analysis of standards, complementarities, switching costs, and economies of scale, and their role in shaping network industries. Prerequisites: Economics 100A-B or 170A-B.

105. Industrial Organization and Antitrust Policy (4)    Structure and performance of U.S. industry. Pricing, advertising, product strategies, cartel behavior, and strategic entry barriers. Detailed treatment of antitrust policy. Prerequisites: Economics 100A-B or 170A-B.

107. Economic Regulation (4)    Theory and application of economic regulation. Natural monopoly, nonlinear pricing, Ramsey pricing, franchise bidding. Discussion of U.S. electric utilities, gas utilities, broadcasting, surface transportation, and air transportation. Prerequisites: Economics 100A or 170A.

109. Game Theory (4)    Introduction to game theory. Analysis of people’s decisions when the consequences of the decisions depend on what other people do. Applications to economic, political, and social interactions. Prerequisites: Economics 100A-B or 170A-B.

110A. Macroeconomics A (4)    Analysis of the determination of long run growth and models of the determination of output, interest rates, and the price level. Analysis of inflation, unemployment, and monetary and fiscal policy. Economics 110A must be taken before Economics 110B. Prerequisites: Economics 1A-B or 1-2-3; and Mathematics 10C or 20C or 21C.

110B. Macroeconomics B (4)    Analysis of the determination of consumption spending at the aggregate level; extension of the basic macro model to include exchange rates and international trade; the aggregate money supply, and the business cycle. Economics 110A must be taken before Economics 110B. Prerequisites: Economics 110A.

110AH-BH. Honors Macroeconomics (1-1)    Honors sequence expanding on the material taught in Economics 110A-B. Prerequisites: GPA of 3.5 or better. Department stamp required. Economics 110A must be taken with 110AH, and 110B must be taken with 110BH.

111. Monetary Economics (4)    Financial structure of the U.S. economy. Bank behavior. Monetary control. Prerequisites: Economics 1A-B or 1-2-3 and Mathematics 10A or 20A.

113. Mathematical Economics (4)    Mathematical concepts and techniques used in advanced economic analysis; applications to selected aspects of economic theory. Prerequisites: Economics 100A-B, or Economics 170A-B; or Mathematics 140A; or Mathematics 142A.

114. Economics of Immigration (4)   Impact of immigration on the U.S. economy. Empirical evidence on the labor market and fiscal impacts of immigration. Consequences of U.S. immigration policies on the economy. Prerequisites: Economics 1A-B or 1-2-3.

116. Economic Development (4)    Analysis of current economic problems of less-developed areas and conditions for increasing their income, employment, and welfare; case studies of specific less-developed countries. Prerequisite: Economics 1A-B or 1-2-3.

117. Economic Growth (4)    Models of the economic growth of developed economies. Prerequisites: Economics 100A or 170A.

118. Law and Economics: Torts, Property, and Crime (4)     Economic theory to evaluate the economic effects of U.S. law in several legal fields, including tort law (accidents), products liability law, property law, criminal law (law enforcement), and litigation. Issues of risk bearing and why people buy insurance. Students who have taken Econ. 118A "Law and Economics A" will not receive credit for this course. Prerequisites: Economics 1A-B or 1-2; and Mathematics 10A or 20A.

119. Law and Economics: Contracts, Credit, and Bankruptcy (4)     Economic theory to evaluate the economic effects of U.S. law in several legal fields, including contract law, corporate law (how large firms are organized and governed), debtor-creditor law, and bankruptcy law. Econ. 118 is recommended. Prerequisites: Economics 100A-B or 170A-B.

120A. Econometrics A (4)    Probability and statistics used in economics. Probabi-lity and sampling theory, statistical inference, and use of spreadsheets. Courses must be taken in A-B-C order. Credit not allowed for Economics 120A and any of the following: ECE 109; Mathematics 180A; or Mathematics 183. Prerequisites: Economics 1A-B or 1-2-3; and Mathematics 10A or 20A, Mathematics 10B or 20B, and Mathematics 10C or 20C or 21C.

120B. Econometrics B (4)    Basic econometric methods, including the linear regression model, heteroskedasticity, serial correlation, hypothesis testing, forecasting, and identification. Courses must be taken in A-B-C order. Credit not allowed for Economics 120B and Mathematics 181A. Prerequisite: Economics 120A.

120C. Econometrics C (4)   Advanced econometric methods: time series analysis, estimation in the presence of autocorrelated and heteroskedastic errors, estimation of simultaneous equations models, estimation of discrete choice models, and econometric methods designed for panel data sets. Prerequisite: Economics 120B.

120AH-BH-CH. Honors Econometrics (1-1-1)    Honors sequence expanding on the material taught in Economics 120A-B-C. Prerequisites: GPA of 3.5 or better. Department stamp required. Economics 120A must be taken with 120AH, 120B must be taken with 120BH, and 120C must be taken with 120CH.

121. Applied Econometrics (4)    Application of econometric methods to such areas as labor supply, human capital, and financial time series. Prerequisites: Economics 120A-B-C. Concurrent enrollment in Economics 120C is permitted.

125. Economics of Population Growth (4)    Interaction between economic forces and demographic changes are considered, as are demographic composition; birth, death, and migration processes; and growth of states and regions. Course emphasizes the creation, evaluation, and interpretation of forecasts that focus on San Diego. Prerequisites: Economics 120A-B. Economics 178 is recommended.

130. Public Policy (4)    Role of economics in public policy. Health care, drug policy, incentives for high-technology industries, mass transit versus highway construction, and agriculture subsidies. Prerequisites: Economics 1A-B or 1-2.

131. Economics of the Environment (4)    Environmental issues from an economic perspective. Relation of the environment to economic growth. Management of natural resources, such as forest and fresh water. Policies on air, water, and toxic waste pollution. International issues such as ozone depletion and sustainable development. Prerequisites: Economics 1A-B or 1-2.

132. Energy Economics (4)    Energy from an economic perspective. Fuel cycles for coal, hydro, nuclear, oil, and solar energy. Emphasis on efficiency and control of pollution. Comparison of energy use across sectors and across countries. Global warming. Role of energy in the international economy. Prerequisites: Economics 1A-B or 1-2.

133. International Environmental Agreements (4)    Addresses environmental issues that transcend national boundaries, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, over-fishing, etc. Examines why international agreements are required, how they are negotiated and implemented, and studies their effectiveness. Explores the use of game theory, environmental economics, international relations, political science, and international law for formulating more effective environmental treaties. Prerequisites: Economics 1A-B or 1-2.

135. Urban Economics (4)    (Same as USP 102.) Economic analysis of why and where cities develop, problems they cause, and public policies to deal with these problems. Determination of urban land rent/use, reasons for suburbanization. Transportation and congestion in cities, zoning, poverty and housing, urban local government. Prerequisites: Economics 1A-B or 1-2 and Mathematics 10A or 20A.

136. Human Resources (4)    Theoretical and empirical analysis of public and private investment in people, emphasizing the contribution to productivity of education. Prerequisites: Economics 1A-B or 1-2 and Mathematics 10A-B-C, or 20A-B and 20C/21C.

137. Inequality and Poverty (4)    Analysis of inequality in the distribution of income, education, and wealth; causes of poverty and public policies to combat it. Prerequisites: Economics 1A-B-C, 120A, or Mathematics 180A or Mathematics 183 or ECE 109.

138A. Economics of Health (4)    The application of economic analysis to the health field. Issues related to the production of health services and the demand for health care, including the role of insurance. Prerequisites: Economics 1A-B or 1-2-3.

138B. Economics of Health B (4)    Current health policy issues. Includes benefit-cost analysis of potential policy changes and health care options, the role of changing technology, private, non-profit and government provision of health care, regulation of health care entities such as drug companies, HMOs, and nursing homes. Economics 138A must be taken before Economics 138B. Prerequisites: Economics 138A.

139. Labor Economics (4)    Operation of labor markets. Labor force participation, unemployment, labor mobility, wage inflation, the impact of unions, human capital investments, internal labor markets, and labor market discrimination. Prerequisites: Economics 1A-B or 1-2-3.

145. Economics of Ocean Resources (4)    Economic issues associated with oceans. Economics of managing renewable resources in the oceans, with an emphasis on fisheries, economics of conservation and biodiversity preservation for living marine resources, with an emphasis on whales, dolphins, sea-turtles, and coral reefs. Prerequisites: Economics 1A-B or 1-2-3.

146. Economic Stabilization (4)    Theory of business cycles and techniques used by governments to stabilize an economy. Discussion of recent economic experience. Prerequisites: Economics 110A-B.

147. Economics of Education (4)    Examination of issues in education using theoretical and empirical approaches from economics. Analysis of decisions to invest in education. Consideration of various market structures in education, including school choice and school finance programs. Prerequisites: Economics 1A-B or 1-2-3 and Economics 120A or ECE 109 or Mathematics 180A or Mathematics 183.

150. Economics of the Public Sector: Taxation (4)    Overview of the public sector in the U.S. and the scope of government intervention in economic life. Basic principles of taxation, tax incidence, and tax efficiency. Analysis of the U.S. tax system before and after the Tax Reform Act of 1986. Prerequisites: Economics 100A or 170A.

151. Economics of the Public Sector: Expenditures (4)    Overview of the public sector in the U.S. And the scope of government intervention in economic life. Theory of public goods and externalities. Introduction to the basic forms of government intervention. Evaluation of specific expenditure programs such as education and national defense. Prerequisites: Economics 100A or 170A.

153. Economics of the Public Sector: Income Maintenance and Insurance (4)    Overview of the public sector in the U.S. and the scope of government intervention in economic life. Theory of income redistribution and social insurance. Applications to current policy in such areas as welfare, unemployment insurance, and Social Security. Prerequisites: Economics 100A or Economics 170A.

155. Political Economics (4)    An economic analysis of social decision making, including such topics as the desirable scope and size of the public sector, the efficiency of collective decision-making procedures, voting theory and collective vs. market resource allocation. Prerequisite: Economics 109.

158A-B. Economic History of the United States (4-4)    (Same as History HIUS 140–141.) 158A: The United States as a raw materials producer, as an agrarian society, and as an industrial nation. Emphasis on the logic of the growth process, the social and political tensions accompanying expansion, and nineteenth- and early twentieth-century transformations of American capitalism. 158B: The United States as a modern industrial nation. Emphasis on the logic of the growth process, the social and political tensions accompanying expansion, and twentieth-century transformations of American capitalism.

161. International Integration of Latin American Economies (4)     Examines the integration of Latin American and Caribbean countries into the global economy. Topics include trade in agricultural and manufactured goods, regional trade agreements, international capital flows to Latin America, financial vulnerabilities, and policy responses. Prerequisites: Economics 1A-B or 1-2-3.

162. Economics of Mexico (4)     Survey of the Mexican economy. Topics such as economic growth, business cycles, saving-investment balance, financial markets, fiscal and monetary policy, labor markets, industrial structure, international trade, and agricultural policy. Prerequisites: Economics 110A-B. Economics 161 and 120B are recommended.

163. Japanese Economy (4)     Survey of the Japanese economy. Economic growth, business cycles, saving-investment balance, financial markets, fiscal and monetary policy, labor markets, industrial structure, international trade, and agricultural policy. Prerequisites: Economics 1A-B or 1-2-3.

165. Middle East Economics (4)     Internal economies of radical religious groups and terrorist organizations. Ottoman economic history, economic demography and migration, Islamic banking, economic development and peace in Palestine, and oil economics. Prerequisites: Economics 1A-B or 1-2-3.

170A. Management Science Microeconomics (4)    Intermediate microeconomics, including techniques of marginal analysis, demand theory and optimal pricing, estimation of demand function, forecasting, production theory, cost analysis and transfer pricing, and competitive and monopolistic market structure. Credit not allowed for both Economics 100A and Economics 170A. Prerequisites: Economics 1A-B or 1-2-3; and Mathematics 20A, 20B, and 20C or 21C.

170B. Management Science Microeconomics B (4)    Intermediate microeconomics, including oligopoly theory, game theory and competitive strategy, externalities and public goods, and information economics (adverse selection, signing, and principal-agent problems), with emphasis on the theory of the firm. Economics 170A must be taken before 170B. Credit not allowed for both Economics 100B and Economics 170B. Prerequisite: Economics 170A.

170AH-BH. Honors Management Science Microeconomics (1-1)     Honors sequence expanding on the material taught in Economics 170A-B. Prerequisite: GPA of 3.5 or better. Department stamp required. Economics 170A must be taken with 170AH, and 170B must be taken with 170BH.

171. Decisions Under Uncertainty (4)    Decision-making when the consequences are uncertain. Decision trees, payoff tables, decision criteria, expected utility theory, risk aversion, sample information. Prerequisites: Economics 120A and Mathematics 20F.

172A-B-C. Introduction to Operations Research (4-4-4)    Linear, nonlinear, and integer programming. Elements of game theory. Deterministic and stochastic dynamic programming. Prerequisites: Economics 120A and Mathematics 20F. Economics 172A may be taken concurrently with 120A. Economics 172A must be taken first, but Economics 172B may be taken before or concurrently with 172C. A student may not receive credit for both Economics 172A-172B and Mathematics 171A-171B.

173. Corporate Finance (4)    Corporate financial management, cash flow analysis, capital budgeting and capital structure. Institutional issues in project analysis, performance evaluation, and financial planning. Prerequisite: Economics 4.

174. Financial Insurance (4)    Insurance markets, law, and terminology. Demand for insurance and for lotteries. Contingent claims theory. Reserves management and efficient risk sharing. Financial theories for regulating insurance rates. Options and insurance. Moral hazard. Adverse selection. Current controversies in insurance. Prerequisites: Economics 120A-B-C and either 100A or Economics 170A. Concurrent enrollment in Economics 120C is permitted. Economics 171 and Economics 175 are recommended.

175. Financial Investments (4)    Financial decision making. Such topics as valuating assets, portfolio selection, and capital budgeting. Prerequisite: Economics 120A.

176. Marketing (4)    Role of marketing in the economy. Topics such as buyer behavior, marketing mix, promotion, product selection, pricing, and distribution. Prerequisites: Economics 120A-B-C. Concurrent enrollment in Economics 120C is permitted.

178. Economic and Business Forecasting (4)    Survey of theoretical and practical aspects of statistical and economic forecasting. Such topics as long-run and short-run horizons, leading indicator analysis, econometric models, technological and population forecasts, forecast evaluation, and the use of forecasts for public policy. Prerequisites: Economics 120A-B-C. Concurrent enrollment in Economics 120C is permitted.

179. Decisions in the Public Sector (4)    Topics such as program evaluation, budgeting, financial management, and expenditure decisions. Prerequisites: Economics 100A-B or 170A-B.

182. Topics in Microeconomics (4)    Selected topics in microeconomics. Prerequisite: consent of department.

191A-B. Senior Essay Seminar (4-4)    Senior essay seminar for students with superior records in department majors. Prerequisite: department stamp required.

195. Introduction to Teaching Economics (4-4-4)    Introduction to teaching economics. Each student will be responsible for a class section in one of the lower-division economics courses. Limited to advanced economics majors with at least a 3.5 GPA in upper-division economics work. (P/NP grades only.) Prerequisite: consent of the department. May not use more than eight units for credit.

198. Directed Group Study (2 or 4)    Directed study on a topic or in a group field not included in regular department curriculum by special arrangement with a faculty member. Prerequisites: upper-division standing and consent of instructor. May be repeated up to three times when course topics vary. (P/NP grades only.)

199. Independent Study (2 or 4)    Independent reading or research under the direction of and by special arrangement with a Department of Economics faculty member. (P/NP grades only.) Prerequisites: consent of instructor and departmental approval.

Graduate

200A-B-C. Microeconomics (4-4-4)    Background mathematical techniques, static and intertemporal consumer and producer theory, partial and general equilibrium, modern producer and consumer theory, risk, time, and interdependence, modern welfare economics.

201. Advanced Economic Theory (4)    An intensive examination of selected topics in economic theory. Course topic nonrepetitive in a three-year cycle. Prerequisites: Economics 207 and 213.

202A-B-C. Workshop in Economic Theory (0-4/0-4/0-4)    An examination of recent research in economic theory, including topics in general equilibrium, welfare economics, duality, and social choice; development of related research topics by both graduate students and faculty. Course may be repeated an unlimited number of times. (S/U grades only.) Prerequisite: Economics 207 or consent of instructor.

205. Mathematics for Economists (4)    Advanced calculus review for new graduate students.

206. Decisions (4)    Further topics in consumer and producer theory, intertemporal optimization, and decision-making under uncertainty. (Previously numbered Economics 200D.) Prerequisites: Economics 200A-B-C or consent of instructor.

207. Markets and Welfare (4)    Further topics in general equilibrium, welfare analysis, and social choice theory. (Previously numbered Economics 200E.) Prerequisite: Economics 200A-B-C or consent of instructor.

208. Games and Information (4)    Further topics in game theory and the economics of information. (Previously numbered Economics 200F.) Prerequisite: Economics 200A-B-C or consent of instructor.

210A-B-C. Macroeconomics (4-4-4)    Neoclassical and Keynesian theories of employment, income, interest rate, price level, and other aggregate variables; macroeconomic policy; balance of payments and exchange rates; conflicts between external and internal balance; disequilibrium theory; growth theory.

211. Advanced Macroeconomics (4-4-4)    Selected theoretical and empirical issues in macroeconomics. Prerequisite: Economics 213 or consent of instructor.

212A-B-C. Workshop in Macroeconomics (0-4/0-4/0-4)    Examination of recent research in macroeconomics; development of own research by graduate students and faculty. Course may be repeated an unlimited number of times. (S/U grades only.) Prerequisite: Economics 210C.

213. Advanced Macroeconomic Theory (4)    Dynamic analysis, multiple equilibria, modern growth theory, computational methods. (Previously numbered Economics 210D.) Prerequisites: Economics 210A-B-C or consent of instructor.

214. Applied Macroeconomics (4)    Monetary policy, business cycles, factor utilization, investment, heterogeneity. (Previously numbered Economics 210E.) Prerequisites: Economics 210A-B-C or consent of instructor.

219. Readings in Macroeconomics (4)     This course will cover numerical analysis of dynamic macroeconomic models. Topics include numerical techniques, dynamic programming, linear systems, solution algorithms, and applications to dynamic general equilibrium. Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor.

220A-B-C-D-E-F. Econometrics (4-4-4-4-4-4)    The construction and application of stochastic models in economics. This includes both single and simultaneous equations models. Matrix algebra and basic statistics are covered. Also covered (in 220F) are empirical applications to micro and macroeconomics. These require the completion of an empirical project.

221. Advanced Econometrics (4)    Extensions of the theory of the linear model; Bayesian analysis; principal components, discriminant analysis, spectral analysis of time series; insufficient data problems and the use of generalized inverse matrices; experimental design; formulation and evaluation of economic models, including the interpretation and testing of causality. Prerequisite: Economics 220F or consent of instructor.

222A-B-C. Workshop in Econometrics (4-4-4)    Examination of recent econometric research; development of own research by students and faculty. Course may be repeated an unlimited number of times. (S/U grades only.)

224. Readings in Econometrics (1)     Examination of recent research in econometrics to facilitate the development of thesis research by graduate students. (S/U grades only.)

230. Public Economics: Taxation (4)    Exploration of existing theoretical literature evaluating the efficiency and distribution effects of income and commodity taxes. Characterization of an "optimal" tax structure, and examination of problems faced in tax administration. Scrutiny of behavioral responses to existing tax structures. Prerequisites: Economics 200A-B-C and Economics 220A-B-C.

231. Public Economics: National Government Expenditures (4)    Examination of possible normative justification of government expenditures (public goods, externalities, and market failures). Exploration of positive government-behavior models. Analysis of behavioral responses to key existing government-expenditure programs (social security, Medicare, and unemployment insurance). Overview of cost-benefit analysis. Prerequisites: Economics 200A-B-C and Economics 220A-B-C.

232. Public Economics: Redistribution and Social Insurance (4)    Justifications for government involvement in redistribution and insurance markets. Optimal design of transfer and social insurance programs. Overview of program-evaluation methods. Theoretical and empirical analyses of specific programs, such as welfare, unemployment insurance, and social security. Prerequisites: Economics 200A-B-C and Economics 220A-B-C.

235A-B-C. Workshop in Applied Economics (0-4/0-4/0-4)    Examination of recent research in applied economics; development of own research by graduate students and faculty. Course may be repeated an unlimited number of times. (S/U grades only.)

240. Economic Development (4)    Theoretical and empirical issues in economic development. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

245. International Trade (4)    This course covers the determinants of the pattern and volume of trade in goods and services, the interaction of international trade with income distribution and economic growth, and commercial policy. The emphasis is on theory, with some empirical illustration and motivation. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

246. International Macroeconomics (4)     This course presents open-economy macroeconomics and international finance. Topics include theories of the exchange rate, foreign-exchange regimes, current account adjustments, and international portfolio investments. The course examines real and monetary explanations, and implications of international capital market integration. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

247. Empirical Topics in International Economics (4)     This course examines the empirical work in international trade or international macroeconomics. International trade topics include empirical tests of theories of international trade and international capital movements. International macroeconomic topics include empirical studies of exchange rate and relative price adjustments. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

250. Labor Economics (4)    Theoretical and empirical issues in labor economics. (Previously numbered Economics 236A-B.) Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

260. Industrial Organization (4)    Theoretical and empirical issues in industrial organization. (Previously numbered Economics 234.) Prerequisite: Economics 220F or consent of instructor.

264. Experimental Economics (4)    Design and interpretation of controlled experiments using human subjects. (Previously numbered Economics 207.) Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

266. Economics of Natural Resources (4)    Theoretical and empirical issues in natural resource economics. (Previously numbered Economics 242.) Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

270. Finance—Core Asset Pricing (4)    Theoretical and empirical issues in finance. (Previously numbered Economics 214A.)

271. Finance—Market Micro Structure and Volatility Modeling (4)    Theoretical and empirical issues in finance. (Previously numbered Economics 214B.)

272. Finance—Theory and Testing of Intertemporal Asset Pricing Models (4)    Theoretical and empirical issues in finance. (Previously numbered Economics 214C.)

279. Readings in Finance (1)    Examination of recent research in finance to facilitate the development of thesis research by graduate students. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

280. Computation (2)    Introduction to econometric computing. (S/U grades only.)

281. Special Topics in Economics (4)    Lecture course at an advanced level on a special topic. May be repeated for credit if topic differs. (Previously numbered Economics 267.) Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

282. Third-Year Paper (4)    Written project, such as a critical review of a body of literature, including a proposal for an original research paper. For third-year students in winter quarter. (Previously numbered Economics 272.)

283. Third-Year Paper Presentations (4)    Workshop for students writing third-year papers. All papers will be formally presented in the workshop. (Previously numbered Economics 273.)

284. Third-Year Original Paper (4)    Original research paper. For third-year students. (Previously numbered Economics 274.)

285. Third-Year Original Paper Presentation (4)    Workshop for students writing third-year original papers. All papers will be formally presented in the workshop. (Previously numbered Economics 275.)

290A-B-C. Colloquium in Economics (0-0-0)    Lectures presented by visiting speakers on research in a variety of topics in both theoretical and applied economics. Course may be repeated an unlimited number of times. (S/U grades only.)

291. Advanced Field Advising (4)    Controlled reading and discussion with adviser; literature survey. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grades only.)

297. Independent Study (1-5)    (S/U grades only.)

299. Research in Economics for Dissertation (1-9)    (S/U grades only.)

500A-B-C. Teaching Methods in Economics (4-4-4)    The study and development of effective pedagogical materials and techniques in economics. Students who hold appointments as teaching assistants must enroll in this course, but it is open to other students as well. (S/U grades only.)