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Course ListingsFall 2012Economicscurrency, the impact of the EU on the developing world and onintern<strong>at</strong>ional income disparities, and the EU’s role rel<strong>at</strong>ive to otherregional trading blocks in the world economy.Prerequisites: EC 5.Sections03875EC 006301 E+MW Ioannides, Yann 1.0 Ec 5 OrEquivalentEC 0091INTRO SELECTED TOPICSLectures on introductory topics in economics. Topics to be announced.Credit as arranged.Please see departmental website for specific details:http://ase.tufts.edu/econ/Prerequisites: EC 5 or permission of instructor.SectionsECON OF CORPORATE FINAN01184 EC 009101 I+ Parsa, Sahar 1.0 Preq: Ec5/register ForAn Ec91a-bRecit<strong>at</strong>ionECON OF PUBLIC POLICY01185 EC 009102 K+ Hardman, Anna 1.0 Prereq: Ec 503765 EC 00911A EF Staff 0.0 Register For Ec91-103766 EC 00911B FF Staff 0.0 Register For Ec91-1EC 0100FOUND IDEAS/ECON THEORYAn examin<strong>at</strong>ion of some ideas found<strong>at</strong>ional to the n<strong>at</strong>ure of economicscience and of how they are used within the positivist methodology ofeconomic theory. These ideas include causality, equilibrium, r<strong>at</strong>ionality,utility maximiz<strong>at</strong>ion, the market, competition, contract, property, money,economic growth, risk and uncertainty, and p<strong>at</strong>h-dependence.Prerequisites: EC 11, 12, and 13, or consent.Sections01186EC 010001 J+ Rothenberg, Win 1.0 Prereq: Ec 11,12 And 13EC 0107ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS(SPRING 2013 & BEYOND). The study of multiple regression modelsand their applic<strong>at</strong>ions. Focus on the properties of estim<strong>at</strong>ion techniqueswhen the classical regression assumptions hold and when they do nothold. Topics include least squares estim<strong>at</strong>ion, instrumental variableestim<strong>at</strong>ion, panel d<strong>at</strong>a techniques, and time-series techniques. EC 15and 107 may not both be taken for credit.Prerequisites: EC 13 or equivalent, MATH 34 (formerly MATH 12) andMATH 70 or 72 (formerly MATH 46 or 54).Sections01187 EC 010701 C Garman, David 1.0 Ec13/eqv &M<strong>at</strong>h34(old12);m<strong>at</strong>h70 Or72 Rcmd(old46/54)04188 EC 0107RA ARR Garman, David 0.0EC 0109REV ECONOMETRIC ANALYSISReview of EC 107 for Quantit<strong>at</strong>ive Economics majors who have takenEC 15. 1/2 credit.Prerequisites: EC 15, MATH 34 (formerly MATH 12), and consent.MATH 70 or 72 (formerly MATH 46 or 54) recommended asprerequisite or corequisite.Sections01188 EC 010901 C Garman, David 0.5 Ec 13/eqv &M<strong>at</strong>h 34; M<strong>at</strong>h70 Or M<strong>at</strong>h 72<strong>Tufts</strong> <strong>University</strong> Course Listings, Fall 2012EC 0127URBAN ECONOMICSDevelopment of modern urban areas and the applic<strong>at</strong>ion of economicanalysis to the problems of loc<strong>at</strong>ion, transport<strong>at</strong>ion, housing, racialdiscrimin<strong>at</strong>ion, public services, and finances.Prerequisites: EC 11.Sections01189EC 012701 E+MW Hardman, Anna 1.0 Preq:ec 11EC 0130TOPICS IN ENVIRON ECONResearch seminar for students who wish to pursue environmentaleconomics beyond the level of EC 30. Topics may include the designand administr<strong>at</strong>ion of environmental excise taxes, the theory andpractice of benefit-cost analysis, the economics of renewable andexhaustible resources, and the sustainability of economic growth.Prerequisites: EC 11 and 30, or permission of instructor.Sections01190EC 013001 9 Jack, Brooke 1.0 Prereq: Ec 11And Ec 30 OrConsentEC 0136TOPICS IN ECONOMIC DEVELSelected major current problems in various developing countries.Students will be asked to utilize and extend the theoretical insights fromEconomics 35 by applying them in specific cases. Topics will includeproblems in energy, agriculture, balance of payments, andindustrializ<strong>at</strong>ion. Elements of benefit-cost analysis will also be covered.Prerequisites: EC 11 and 35; EC 13 suggested.Sections03876EC 013601 4 Mcmillan, Marga 1.0 Prereq: Ec 11And Ec 35 Ec13 Suggested.EC 0150FINANCIAL ECONOMICSApplic<strong>at</strong>ion of economic theory and st<strong>at</strong>istics to the analyses ofcorpor<strong>at</strong>e investment and financing decisions and the equilibrium pricesof financial instruments. Topics include the time value of money,structure of interest r<strong>at</strong>es, evalu<strong>at</strong>ion of investment projects, theadvantage of portfolio diversific<strong>at</strong>ion, asset pricing models, corpor<strong>at</strong>ecapital structure, dividend policy and the valu<strong>at</strong>ion of options andfutures.Prerequisites: EC 11, 12, and 13.Sections0119101192EC 015001 E+MW Kutso<strong>at</strong>i, Edwar 1.0 Preq:ec 11, 12,13EC 015002 H+TR Richards, Danie 1.0 Preq:ec 11, 12,13EC 0151MONETARY ECONOMICSOverview of the U.S. financial system with an emphasis on basicmonetary theory, the structure and regul<strong>at</strong>ory environment of financialinstitutions, the conduct of monetary policy, and intern<strong>at</strong>ional linkages.Prerequisites: EC 11, 12, and 13.Sections01193EC 015101 M+ Mchugh, Christo 1.0 Preq: Ec 11, 12And 13EC 0154METHODS IN ECON&FINANCENew and recent developments in uncertainty methods applied toeconomic theory and financial decision making under symmetric andasymmetric inform<strong>at</strong>ion. Topics include the structure of financialmarkets, insurance, risk-sharing, and asset pricing in st<strong>at</strong>ic anddynamic economic contexts.Prerequisites: EC 11 and 13.Sections03534EC 015401 K+ Bianconi, Marce 1.0 Prereq: Ec 11And 13Page 63
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