ECON 302 - Money, Banking, & Government Policy (3 credits)
Analysis of the market for money; its macroeconomic effects; the theory and policy of central banking; monetary policy rules, the Taylor Rule, inflation targeting, quantitative easing; central bank independence; currency boards; commercial banking and economic stability; regulated versus free banking; cross-border banking and policy.
Term: Fall 2011
Instructor: Thomas James Velk
Prerequisites: ECON 208 and 209
ECON 305 - Industrial Organization (3 credits)
The course analyzes the structure, conduct, and performance of industries, particularly but not exclusively in Canada. Topics include effects of mergers, barriers to entry, product line and promotion policies, vertical integration, and R & D policies of firms.
Term: Fall 2011
Instructor: Christopher Green
Prerequisites: ECON 208 and 209
305 Outline - Dhanoos Sutthiphisal
ECON 306 - Labour Markets and Wages (3 credits)
Examination of the implications on wage structures of differences in job conditions, levels and type training, long-term employment relationships, unionization etc. A variety of socioeconomic policy issues including subsidies for higher education, government regulation of workplace safety, and the role and treatment of women in today's labour force are explored.
Term: Fall 2011
Instructor: Paul Dickinson
Prerequisites: ECON 208 and 209, or ECON 230 or 250
306 Outline - Paul Dickinson
ECON 308 - Government Policy Towards Business (3 credits)
Covers the major public policies toward business in Canada, such as competition policy, regulation, public ownership and privatization, industrial policies, and trade policies. Includes comparison with policies of other countries, especially the U.S. Readings will include some legal decisions.
Term: Winter 2012
Instructor: Christopher Green
Prerequisites: ECON 208 or 209
ECON 310 - Introduction to Behavioural Economics (3 credits)
An introduction to economic decision-making in markets and strategic environments, including bounded rationality, individual decision-making under uncertainty, and behavioural game theory.
Term: Winter 2012
Instructor: James Engle-Warnick
Prerequisites: ECON 208 and a statistics course
310 outline - Jeffrey Carpenter
ECON 313 - Economic Development 1 (3 credits)
Microeconomic theories of economic development and empirical evidence on population, labour, firms, poverty. Inequality and environment.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: John Kurien, Matthieu Chemin (Fall), Sonia Laszlo (Winter)
Prerequisites: ECON 208 and either 209 or one development course
ECON 314 - Economic Development 2 (3 credits)
Macroeconomic development issues, including theories of growth, public finance, debt, currency crises, corruption, structural adjustment, democracy and global economic organization.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: Tzvetana Rakovski (Fall), André Martens (Winter)
Prerequisite: ECON 313
314 Outline - André Martens
ECON 316 - The Underground Economy (3 credits)
The origins, structure and operation of the "underground" sectors of modern economies around the world. Topics include the causes of black marketeering in Western economies; international contraband trade in guns and drugs; money laundering through the world financial system.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Robin Thomas Naylor
Prerequisites: ECON 208 and 209
316 Outline - R T Naylor
ECON 319 - Economics Crises (3 credits)
Review of economic knowledge on the causes and consequences of financial and economic crises such as that which began in August 2007.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructor: Christopher Ragan
Prerequisite: ECON 208 and 209
319 Outline - Christopher Ragan
ECON 326 - Ecological Economics (3 credits)
Macroeconomic and structural aspects of the ecological crisis. A course in which subjects discussed include the conflict between economic growth and the laws of thermodynamics; the search for alternative economic indicators; the fossil fuels crisis; and "green'' fiscal policy.
Term: Fall 2011
Instructor: Robin Thomas Naylor
Prerequisites: ECON 208 and 209
326 Outline - R T Naylor
ECON 330 - Macroeconomic Theory (6 credits)
A review of basic economic concepts and tools with an in depth and critical presentation of the fundamental areas of macroeconomic theory. Topics include: the determination of output, employment and price level; money and banking and business cycles; stabilization policy; international finance and growth theory.
Terms: Full Year - Fall 2011 & Winter 2012
Instructors: Jagdish Handa, Daniel Barczyk (Winter), Markus Poschke (Winter)
Prerequisite: ECON 230 or 250
Students must register for both ECON 330D1 and ECON 330D2.
Course Outline 330D1 - Jagdish Handa
Course Outline 330D2 - Markus Poschke
ECON 335 - The Japanese Economy (3 credits)
The first part of the course covers the economic institutions in, changing structure of, and public policies employed by the Japanese economy. The second part probes the economic "logic" of the Japanese capitalist system, explores its relationship to the ideas of Joseph Schumpeter, and makes comparisons with the American economy.
Term: Winter 2012
Instructor: John Kurien
Prerequisites: ECON 208 and 209
335 Outline - John Kurien
ECON 336 - The Chinese Economy (3 credits)
Examination of the growth and transformation of the Chinese economy and the domestic and international implications.
Term: Fall 2011
Instructor: Christopher Green
Prerequisites: ECON 208 and 209, or ECON 230 or 250
ECON 337 - Introductory Econometrics 1 (3 credits)
The practical application of quantitative methods in statistical investigations.
Term: Fall 2011
Instructor: Kenneth MacKenzie
Prerequisite: a grade of 65% or better in ECON 227 or 257 or an equivalent qualification in statistics. Familiarity with matrix algebra is highly recommended.
ECON 338 - Introductory Econometrics 2 (3 credits)
Estimation and forecasting using simultaneous equation systems, dynamic simulation, time series analysis.
Term: Winter 2012
Instructor: Kenneth MacKenzie
Prerequisite: ECON 337
338 Outline - Kenneth MacKenzie
ECON 341 - Economic History of a World Area (3 credits)
Economic history of selected areas. Coverage could vary from year to year.
Term: Fall 2011
Instructor: Philip Slavin
Prerequisite: ECON 208 and 209
ECON 344 - Industrial Revolution and Economic Development (3 credits)
This course examines the processes of industrialization in Europe, and its impact on growth and development in selected European and other countries. Topics include technological advancements, demographic changes, urbanization, and economic crises.
Term: Winter 2012
Instructor: Philip Slavin
Prerequisites: ECON 208 and 209
344 Outline - Philip Slavin
ECON 345 - The International Economy since 1914 (3 credits)
Studies the history of economic adjustments in the 20th century, with particular reference to the industrialized countries. Topics include: the economic impact of WWI, the attempts to revive the international economy in the 1920s, the causes and consequences of the Great Depression of the 1930s, and the economic problems and subsequent economic boom following WWII.
Term: Winter 2012
Instructor: Philip Slavin
Prerequisites: ECON 208 and 209, or MGCR 293 and ECON 295, or ECON 230 or 250
345 Outline - Philip Slavin
ECON 347 - Economics of Climate Change (3 credits)
The course focuses on the economic implications of, and problems posed by, predictions of global warming due to anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. Attention is given to economic policies such as carbon taxes and tradeable emission permits and to the problems of displacing fossil fuels with new energy technologies.
Term: Winter 2012
Instructor: Isabel Galiana
Prerequisites: ECON 208 and 209
347 Outline - Isabel Galiana
ECON 352 - Macroeconomics: Honours (6 credits)
Basic macroeconomic theory, emphasizing the Classical and Keynesian ideas for the short-run determination of output, employment, interest rates and prices in the economy. Elements of international economics, money and banking and growth theory. The structure of the Canadian economy.
Terms: Full Year - Fall 2011 & Winter 2012
Instructors: Francisco Alvarez-Cuadrado (Fall), Markus Poschke (Winter)
Prerequisite: ECON 250
Corequisite: ECON 257
Students must register for both ECON352D1 and ECON352D2
Outline 352D1 - Francisco Alvarez-Cuadrado
Outline 352D2 - Markus Poschke
ECON 399 - Internship: Economics (3 credits)
Internship with an approved host institution or organization.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: Matthieu Chemin (Fall), Franque Grimard (Winter)
Restriction: Open to U2 and U3 students with a minimum CGPA of 3.0 and permission of the departmental Internship Advisor. This course will not normally fulfill program requirements for honours, major or minor programs. A letter from a supervisor at the institution must attest to the successful completion of the student's tenure. The topic must fall within the student's program in economics and have the prior approval of a faculty member in the department.