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Course ListingsFall 2012EconomicsEC 0161INTERNATIONAL TRADEHistorical development of the theory of intern<strong>at</strong>ional specializ<strong>at</strong>ion andexchange. Subsequent topics include trade and imperfect competition,trade policy, and economic warfare. Intern<strong>at</strong>ional factor movements,intern<strong>at</strong>ional trading system, and policy tools of trade intervention andtheir welfare implic<strong>at</strong>ions.Prerequisites: EC 11.Sections03959EC 016101 I+ Fusillo, Micahe 1.0 Preq: Ec 11EC 0162INTERNATIONAL FINANCEMacroeconomic and monetary aspects of intern<strong>at</strong>ional economics.Topics include foreign exchange markets, income and pricedetermin<strong>at</strong>ion under flexible and fixed exchange r<strong>at</strong>es, theories of theexchange r<strong>at</strong>e and of the balance of payments, stabiliz<strong>at</strong>ion policy inthe intern<strong>at</strong>ional economy, intern<strong>at</strong>ional capital movements, and theinstitutional arrangements of the intern<strong>at</strong>ional monetary system. Notopen to students who have taken or are currently taking EC 169 or itsequivalent.Prerequisites: EC 12Sections01195EC 016201 K+ Fey, Richard 1.0 Preq:ec 12EC 0169QUANTITAT INT'L FINANCEQuantit<strong>at</strong>ive analysis of theoretical and empirical models of intern<strong>at</strong>ionalfinance. Topics include balance of payments and exchange r<strong>at</strong>edetermin<strong>at</strong>ion models, foreign exchange market efficiency, exchanger<strong>at</strong>e regimes, intern<strong>at</strong>ional capital flows, and emerging market financialcrisis.Prerequisites: EC 18 or 205; EC 105 recommended.Sections01196EC 016901 G+ Fey, Richard 1.0 Prereq: Ec 18Or Ec 205EC 0170INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONExamin<strong>at</strong>ion of the str<strong>at</strong>egic interaction of firms in the marketplace andhow this affects the way markets are organized. Different models ofoligopoly are studied in order to understand how firms str<strong>at</strong>egically setprice, choose output, choose product quality, invest in capacity, andengage in R&D. Use of government policy and antitrust laws toinfluence the ways in which firms compete with each other.Prerequisites: EC 11.Sections01197EC 017001 H+TR Menegotto, Debo 1.0 Preq:ec 11EC 0190INDEPENDENT STUDYIndependent reading or research on special topics in economics.Approval and supervision of a faculty member is required. Credit asarranged.Please see departmental website for specific details:http://ase.tufts.edu/econ/Prerequisites: EC 11, 12, or 13.Sections01198 EC 019001 ARR Akee, Randall 1.0 Preq:ec11,12Or 13/perm OfInst/comp Form01199 EC 019002 ARR Brown, Drusilla 1.0 Permission OfInstructor01200 EC 019003 ARR Zabel, Jeffrey 1.0 Ec 11, 12 Or13/perm OfInstr/compForm01201 EC 019004 ARR Spolaore, Enric 1.0 Ec 11, 12 Or13/perm OfInstr/compForm01202012030120401205012060120701208012090121001211012120121301214012150121601217012180122101222EC 019005 ARR Mcmillan, Marga 1.0 Ec 11, 12 Or13/perm OfInstr/compFormEC 019006 ARR Metcalf, Gilber 1.0EC 019007 ARR Garman, David 1.0 Permission OfInstructorEC 019008 ARR Ioannides, Yann 1.0 Permission OfInstructorEC 019009 ARR Downes, Thomas 1.0 Permission OfInstructorEC 019010 ARR Norman, George 1.0 Permission OfInstructorEC 019011 ARR Richards, Danie 1.0EC 019012 ARR Kutso<strong>at</strong>i, Edwar 1.0 Permission OfInstructorEC 019013 ARR Jack, Brooke 1.0 Permission OfInstructorEC 019014 ARR Staff 1.0 Permission OfInstructorEC 019015 ARR Hardman, Anna 1.0 Permission OfInstructorEC 019016 ARR Staff 1.0 Permission OfInstructorEC 019017 ARR Bianconi, Marce 1.0 Permission OfInstructorEC 019018 ARR Dapice, David O 1.0 Permission OfInstructorEC 019019 ARR Chiang, Arthur 1.0 Permission OnInstructorEC 019020 ARR Rothenberg, Win 1.0 Permission OfInstructorEC 019021 ARR Staff 1.0 Permission OfInstructorEC 019024 ARR Simeonova, Emil 1.0 Permission OfInstructorEC 019025 ARR Tang, Heiwai 1.0 Permission OfInstructorEC 0191INTERMED SELECTED TOPICSLectures on intermedi<strong>at</strong>e topics in economics. Topics to be announced.Credit as arranged.Please see departmental website for specific details:http://ase.tufts.edu/econ/Prerequisites: EC 11, 12, or 13.SectionsTOPICS: EMPIRICAL MACRO01223 EC 019101 E+MW Parsa, Sahar 1.0 Preq: Ec 12And Ec 15QUANT FINANCIAL ECON01224 EC 019102 I+ Kutso<strong>at</strong>i, Edwar 1.0 Prereq: Ec 16And Ec 18ECONOMICS OF SPORTS03926 EC 019103 A Downes, Thomas 1.0 Prereq: Ec 11And Ec 15(or107) OrConsentEC 0192ADVANCED SEMINAR ECONDesigned to enable advanced students with significant training ineconomics to explore and do research on a major topic. Topics varyfrom semester to semester. Please see departmental website forcurrent offerings.Prerequisites: EC 11, or 12, or 13, or 15 or consent.SectionsRESOURCE & ENVIRON EC PO03537 EC 019201 D+ Chakravorty, Uj 1.0 Prereq: Ec 11;Ec 30RecommendedEC ENTREPRE OF GLOBALIZ03538 EC 019202 G+ Wagner, Rodrigo 1.0 Prereq: Ec 11And 15 OrEquivalent<strong>Tufts</strong> <strong>University</strong> Course Listings, Fall 2012Page 64
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