1999-2000 - The University of Scranton

ECO 460 Drs. Corcione, Nguyen
Monetary and 3 credits
Financial Economics
(Prerequisite: ECO 362, FIN 351) This
course emphasizes the interrelations
between financial markets, financial institutions
and aggregate economic activity.
Topics include: an overview of financial
institutions, introduction to money and
capital markets, fundamentals of interest
rates, the money supply process, the conduct
of monetary policy, and other subjects
that occupy the subject matter of
money and financial markets.
ECO 461 Dr. Scahill
Managerial Economics 3 credits
(Prerequisite: ECO 361) Teaches the use
of economic tools for managerial decision
making. Topics include discussion of
applicable economic, statistical and computer
skills. Emphasis is on the microeconomic
theory of the firm and how this is
applied.
ECO 462 Drs. Trussler, Ghosh
Urban and Regional 3 credits
Economics
(Prerequisites: ECO 361, 362) Tools,
measurements and theories utilized in
studying the economy of urban areas and
regions. Issues such as growth, decline,
housing, poverty and environmental concerns
examined in a public policy context.
ECO 463 Dr. Bose
Public Finance and Taxation 3 credits
(Prerequisite: ECO 362) Government
expenditures, budgets, intergovernmental
fiscal relations, public debt, fiscal policy
and the principles of taxation.
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ECO 464 Dr. Ghosh
Environmental Economics 3 credits
and Policy
(Prerequisite: ECO 361) This course provides
a detailed and rigorous introduction
to the subject matter of environmental
economics. Topics include the economic
effects and control of pollution, the optimal
use of natural resources (e.g., land,
water, minerals, fishery and forests) and
formulation and evaluation of environmental
policy.
ECO 465 Dr. Ghosh
Development Economics 3 credits
(Prerequisites: ECO 153, 154) This course
introduces students to contemporary
development economics. Topics include:
the concept and measurement of economic
development, the problems and prospects
of the less developed countries, and the
alternative theories and processes of economic
development.
ECO 470 Dr. Corcione
Law and Economics 3 credits
(Prerequisite: ECO 361 or permission of
the instructor) This course focuses on the
public-policy implications of law and economics.
It is based on the notion that legal
rules establish implicit prices for different
types of behavior and the consequence of
these rules can be analyzed using microeconomics.
In particular, microeconomic
theory is used to analyze economic
aspects of property, contracts, torts, and
crime.
ECO 471 Dr. Ghosh
Advanced Macroeconomics 3 credits
(Prerequisites: ECO 362; 460, 363 or permission
of the instructor) This course centers
on the study of recent advances in
macroeconomic analysis. Topics include
empirical macroeconomic analysis, openeconomy
macroeconomics, the role of
economic policy and economic growth.