Courses

Teaches mathematical skills and logical thinking for use in economics. Topics include algebra, graphs, functions, and probability. The class includes many"Real world" examples and some illustrative computer assignments. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: quantitative reasoning and mathematical skills.

Continuation of ECON 1078. Teaches mathematical skills for use in economics. Topics include derivatives, optimization, and integration. These skills are used on "real world" problems, and illustrated with computer assignments. Prereq., ECON 1078 or instructor consent. Credit not granted for this course and MATH 1080, 1081, 1090, 1100,1300, 1310, and APPM 1350.

Examines basic concepts of microeconomics, or the behavior and the interactions of individuals, firms, and government. Topics include determining economic problems, how consumers and businesses make decisions, how markets work and how they fail, and how government actions affect markets. Credit not granted for this course and ECON 1000 and 1001. Meets MAPS requirements for social sciences: general. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies.

Provides an overview of the economy, examining the flows of resources and outputs and the factors determining the levels of income and prices. Explores policy problems of inflation, unemployment, and economic growth. Prereq., ECON 2010. Credit not granted for this course and ECON 1000 and 1001. Meets MAPS requirement for social sciences: general. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies.

Explores theory and application of models of consumer choice, firm and market organization, and general equilibrium. Extensions include intertemporal decisions, decisions under uncertainty, externalities, and strategic interaction. Prereqs., ECON 1000 or 2010; and either ECON 1078 and 1088, or MATH 1300, or MATH 1310, or MATH 1081, or MATH 1080, 1090, and 1100, or APPM 1350, or equivalent. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomore, Junior or Senior) only.

Introduces theories of aggregate economic activity including the determination of income, employment, and prices; economic growth; and fluctuations. Macroeconomic policies are explored in both closed and open economy models. ECON 3070 and 3080 may be taken in any order; there is no recommended sequence. Prereqs., ECON 1000 or 2020; and either ECON 1078 and 1088, or MATH 1300, or MATH 1310, or MATH 1081, or MATH 1080, 1090, and 1100, or APPM 1350, or equivalent. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomore, Junior or Senior) only.

Examines national and supranational policies that affect the international economy, with attention to trade barriers, economic nationalism and regionalism, international political economy, exchange market intervention, and international transmission of economic perturbations. Prereqs., ECON 2010 and 2020. This course may not be taken after either ECON 4413 or ECON 4423. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies. Prerequisites: Economic (ECON) majors are restricted from taking this course.

Integrates economic analysis with life science aspects of natural resource systems to develop social policies for use of natural resources. Studies economists' approaches to resources policy analysis and applies them to energy, forestry, fisheries, mineral, and water systems. Prereq., ECON 2010. Credit not granted for this course and ECON 4535. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies. Prerequisites: Economic (ECON) majors are restricted from taking this course.

Highlights causes of excessive environmental pollution and tools for controlling it through economic analysis, values of preservation, and distribution of costs and benefits from environmental protection programs. Prereq., ECON 2010. Credit not granted for this course and ECON 4545. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies. Prerequisites: Economic (ECON) majors are restricted from taking this course.

Introductory course in Economic Development, designed for non-majors. Students are introduced to the major issues in development economics. Students will explore empirical, theoretical, and policy issues in economic development. Emphasis is placed on the controversial issues in this literature, requiring students to explore competing, and often conflicting, perspectives of these issues. Prereqs., ECON 2010 and 2020. Prerequisites: Economic (ECON) majors are restricted from taking this course.

Introduces statistical methods and their applications in quantitative economic analysis. Prereqs., ECON 2010 and 2020; and either ECON 1078 and 1088, or MATH 1300, or MATH 1310, or MATH 1081, or MATH 1080, 1090, and 1100, or APPM 1350, or equivalent.

Studies utility maximization under uncertainty, risk, game theory, moral hazard, and adverse selection. Applications include insurance markets and the theory of contracts. Prereqs., ECON 3070 and 4808 or equivalent, or instructor consent.

Discusses money, financial institutions and the monetary-financial system in a modern economy. Prereq., ECON 3080.

Focuses on taxation and public expenditures. Topics include economic rationale for government action, economic theory of government behavior, and effects of government policies on allocation of resources and distribution of income. Prereqs., ECON 3070 and 3818.

Explores decision-making in non-traditional market settings, specifically political market settings, using economic models. We investigate policy outcomes as the product of interactions among individuals in politial markets, and analyze how governmental decisions are the result of rational optimizing behavior, even if they do not lead to policies that maximize national welfare. Prereqs., ECON 3070 and 3818.

Applies economic analysis to current issues of public policy. Reviews basic public finance and economic justifications for government action. Examines structure and procedures of Colorado State Legislature. Chooses current legislative issues, reviews relevant economic literature and applies implications through briefing papers and testimony at legislative hearings. Explores the challenges of integrating informed economic analysis into legislative process. Prereqs., ECON 3070, 3080, and 3818.

Considers the economic forces which drive households and jobs to congregate in metropolitan areas. It then considers the forces within the city which determine how the established cities "look" - how rents vary with location, the distribution of jobs and households within a city, urban sprawl, and the sorting of households between neighborhoods. Finally it considers some government policies relating to land use and housing. Prereqs., ECON 3070 and 3818.

Examines historical and current patterns of migration with an emphasis in international movement. Looks at leading migration theories related to both origin- and destination-based explanations while critically looking at the role of development as a potential cause and consequence of population movement. Finally, covers some aspects of immigrants' social and economic adaptation to their host society. Prereq., ECON 3070. Same as GEOG 4292.

For information consult the department's director of honors. Open only to qualified seniors. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

For information consult the department's director of honors. This course does not count toward major requirements. Prereq., ECON 4309. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

Focuses on theories of international trade and its impacts on economic welfare. Analyzes commercial policy, including tariffs, non-tariff barriers, retaliation, regional integration, and factor migration. Prereq., ECON 3070.

Covers balance of payments; foreign exchange market, income, trade, and capital flows; asset markets adjustment mechanisms; stabilization policies in an open economy; and problems of international monetary systems. Prereq., ECON 3080.

Understand the conceptual tool kit of the New Institutional Economics. The concepts include transaction costs, property rights, credible commitment, and most importantly the roles of formal and informal institutions. We will examine the impact of institutions on contracting and organizations. The goal is to understand how the underlying institutions determine the degree to which societies improve their economic performance. Prereqs., ECON 3070, 3080 and 3818.

Covers evolution of modern economic growth and development in Europe, emphasizing institutional change. Prereqs., ECON 3070 or 3080. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.

Evolution of modern economic growth and development in the U.S. from colonial times to the present emphasizing institutional change. Prereq., ECON 3070. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context.