Courses

• Econ 306: Intermediate Microeconomics

  Syllabus

  We develop and use theoretical models to explain economic decision-making by individuals and firms. Topics include economic modeling of household demand, competition and the effects of market power, and the role and impacts of government interventions in the economy.

• Econ 492: Senior Seminar

  Syllabus

  Economic models can provide important insights into a variety of recent newspaper headlines. For example, economic models can help understand the causes of inflation and its consequences, and what policy makers can do to combat it. International trade models are useful for identifying who wins and who loses in a trade war with China. Tax incidence models can help inform policies that mitigate climate change. In this class we will apply many of the basic models you have learned in your intermediate macro and micro courses to investigate a wide range of economic topics “in the news.”

• Economics 410: Labor Economics

  Syllabus

  We develop and use economic tools to understand how labor markets work. Topics include the causes of unemployment, the effects of educational attainment on worker wages, changes in income inequality, how workers are impacted by immigration, trade and technological change, the role of unions in the economy and discrimination in labor markets.