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Course Descriptions/Ecosystem Science and Management 397650. Industrial Organization II. (3-0). Credit 3. Behavior of markets operating under conditions of imperfectinformation; construction and scientific evaluation of models designed to explain industry performance.Prerequisite: ECON 649 or approval of instructor.651. International Economic Policy. (3-0). Credit 3. Balance of payments and adjustment to nationaland international equilibria; determination of exchange rates under various monetary standards, capitalmovements, exchange controls and international monetary organization. Prerequisite: ECON 611 orequivalent.652. International Trade Theory. (3-0). Credit 3. Classical and neoclassical models of international trade.International price formation, patterns of trade and gains from exchange; specialization and comparativeadvantage; factor proportions, factor prices and the Heckscher-Ohlin theorem; foreign trade andgrowth; tariffs, customs unions and commercial policy. Prerequisite: ECON 630 or approval of instructor.655. Experimental Economics. (3-0). Credit 3. Experimental methods in choice behavior experiments,survey research, planned economic environments and animal experiments. Prerequisite: Approval ofinstructor.659. Behavioral Game Theory. (3-0). Credit 3. Static and dynamic games of complete and incompleteinformation and other advanced topics in game theory.680. Financial Economics. (3-0). Credit 3. Advanced theory of dynamic asset pricing utilizing the Economicsof risk and uncertainty within a general equilibrium framework; stochastic calculus applicationsto the analysis of asset markets; theoretical foundations and empirical testing. Prerequisites: ECON 630and ECON 646.684. Professional Internship. (3-0). Credit 3. Opportunities to put economics learned in the classroominto practice at government or industry facilities; design projects supervised by faculty coordinators andpersonnel at these locations; projects selected to match student’s area of specialization. Prerequisites:Graduate classification and enrolled in the master’s program in the department of economics.685. Directed Studies. Credit 1 to 6 each semester. Directed individual instruction in selected problemsin economics not related to thesis or dissertation. Prerequisites: Graduate major or minor in economics;approval of instructor.689. Special Topics in... Credit 1 to 4. Selected topics in an identified area of economics. May be repeatedfor credit. Prerequisite: Approval of department head.690. Theory of Economic Research. (3-0). Credit 3. Design of research experiments in various subfieldsof economics, and evaluation of research results with the aid of examples taken from the current scientificliterature.691. Research. Credit 1 or more each semester. Thesis research.Department of Ecosystem Science and Managementessm.tamu.eduInterim Head: D. D. Baltensperger; Graduate Advisor: T. W. BouttonThe Department of Ecosystem Science and Management (ESSM) offers graduate programs leadingto the MS and PhD degrees in Ecosystem Science and Management, the MAgr degree in EcosystemScience and Management, and the Master of Natural Resources Development (MNRD) degree. TheMS and PhD degrees are intended to educate scientists and professionals in research and managementin natural resources and related fields. The MS offers a thesis option for those who desire a serious researchexperience and a non-thesis option for those who seek a professional career outside of research.The MNRD and MAgr degrees are professional (non-research) degree programs providing advancedtraining in the science and management of natural resources, including a required internship.Fields of study are available in (1) Ecosystem Science: biogeochemistry, ecohydrology, global changeecology, landscape ecology, ecological restoration, ecophysiology; (2) Ecosystem Management: forestmanagement, rangeland management, watershed management, natural resource economics and policy,human dimensions of ecosystem management; (3) Genetics, Systematics, Evolution: genetics, molecularbiology, genomics, population genetics, tree improvement, plant systematics and evolution; (4) SpatialSciences: geographic information systems, remote sensing, spatial analysis and statistics.Facilities within the department include modern teaching classrooms and laboratories. There arefifteen state of the art research laboratories in the department, including the Stable Isotopes for BiosphereSciences Laboratory, the Spatial Sciences Laboratory and the S.M. Tracy Herbarium. Field sites