Bulletin - John Jay College Of Criminal Justice - CUNY

Courses Offered
ECO 235 Finance for Forensic Economics
3 hours, 3 credits
Forensic Economics is the application of the general theories and
methodologies of economics to the measurement of economic
damages for use in legal settings. Topics that this course will cover
include the financial behavior of the large corporation, security
markets, stock market pricing and valuation, portfolio and risk
analysis, and social applications of financial reasoning.
Prerequisites: ECO 101 and Math 108 or equivalent
ECO 245 International Economics
3 hours, 3 credits
Theories of international trade, exchange rate determination under
fixed and flexible regimes, the international financial system and
balance of payments accounting are introduced. The role of multinational
corporations and foreign aid, as well as international
institutions such as the International Monetary Fund, World Bank,
International Labor Organization and the World Trade Organization
are examined. Problems of unsustainable current account deficits and
external debt for developing nations are explored. Trade and
investment policies are examined from alternative theoretical
perspectives, including debates over "free trade" versus "fair trade,”
international financial system reform and the impact of globalization
on national sovereignty and democratic governance. Lastly, the
economies of selected developed, developing and transitional nations
are surveyed.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 and ECO 101
ECO 260 Environmental Economics, Regulation and
Policy
3 hours, 3 credits
The economic roots of environmental problems such as resource
depletion, pollution, toxic wastes, and global warming are explored.
The global issues of sustainable development, environmental justice,
and the intertwining of poverty and environmental problems are
studied. Different environmental standards and decision-making
techniques are presented and their relative merits examined. The
corrective potential of a variety of policies such as civil and criminal
regulation, taxation, tradable permits, auditing, environmental impact
requirements and international treaties are analyzed. The
implications of alternative theoretical perspectives for public policy
are considered.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 and ECO 101
ECO 265 Introduction to Public Sector Economics
3 hours, 3 credits
Contemporary economic problems provide the context for analyzing
the economic role of government from a variety of perspectives. The
need for government intervention due to external effects of market
transactions, public goods, equity considerations, market power and
stabilization needs is explained. The impact upon us of government
spending, taxation, money creation and regulation is examined. A
variety of techniques such as present valuation and cost benefit
analysis are presented. The economic problems considered in the
course will include such issues as housing, education, poverty,
pollution, discrimination, government fragmentation, social security,
and current fiscal, monetary and tax policy debates.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 and ECO 101
ECO 270 Urban Economics
3 hours, 3 credits
Why cities exist, how their characteristics change over time and how
global and national urban networks function are analyzed in the
course. Different means of financing city government and related
issues such as the impact of globalization, decentralization of
government and metropolitan fragmentation on urban finances are
explored. A variety of urban problems such as sustainability of
cities, housing, health, education, crime, poverty, pollution, labor
conditions, discrimination and transportation are studied. The impact
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