ECON 5548      Advanced Socialist Economic Systems
The course will deal with the theoretical analysis of socialist economic theory, Marxian and non-Marxian, and/or of socialist economics systems such as those of Eastern Europe, the Chinese mainland and elsewhere. The emphasis of the course will vary depending upon the instructor's design for the course. Prerequisite: ECON 301 and ECON 302.
Credits: 3 hours
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ECON 5550      Regional Economics
The economics of spatial relations, emphasizing basic location and land utilization theory and the role of transport will be considered at the micro-level. Keynesian and neoclassical growth theories and contemporary policy approaches to regional growth and decline are analyzed. Prerequisite: ECON 302.
Credits: 0-3 hours
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ECON 5551      Advanced Institutional Theory
Evolution, organization and allocation functions of the modern industrial economy. Contributions and limitations of conventional economic concepts. Philosophical and theoretical interpretations of the economy in light of modern developments in philosophy and social science. Prerequisite: ECON 451
Credits: 3 hours
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ECON 5558      Advanced Urban Economics
The study of the city as a dynamic system of interrelated and interdependent markets. Significant markets in cities include land, housing, labor, transportation and public services.
Credits: 3 hours
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ECON 5560      Industrial Organization
The structure, conduct and performance of American industry. Historical evolution of American industry; alternative industrial systems, antitrust policies and their alternatives. Technological change and industrial performance. Prerequisite: ECON 301, ECON 302.
Credits: 3 hours
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ECON 5565      Advanced Health Economics
This course is a critical review and evaluation of the economic analysis of medical markets. An emphasis will be placed on the critical evaluation of recent literature assessing health care systems and institutions, medical care spending, deman estimations for various types of medical services, demand estimation for medical insurance, analysis of medical care productions and costs, analysis of government policy for the deployment of health care resources. Prerequisites: ECON 465 or equivalent. Offered: Every Other Winter on Demand.
Credits: 3 hours
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ECON 5575      Labor Economics, Institutions and Policies
This course focuses on the economic analysis of labor market phenomena in the context of historical-institutional development and on labor market policies. This course is offered winter semester only. Prerequisites: ECON 201 and ECON 202 or consent of instructor.
Credits: 3 hours
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ECON 5583      Racial Inequality & Public Policy
This course will provoke open debate and discourse about public policy responses to racial inequality. The emphasis is on stimulating participants to think about and to analyze critically the range of strategies offered for reducing racism and racial economic inequality. Offered: On demand
Credits: 3 hours
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ECON 5587      Human Resource Economics
An analysis of the factors determining the productivity of human resource: education, nutrition, job training and work environment. An analysis of work patterns, wage patterns, and the impact of automation. This course will be taught at the same time as ECON 487, the undergraduate Human Resource Economics. Graduate students will be assigned a specific research paper on a topic to be decided with the instructor. Prerequisite: ECON 302
Credits: 3 hours
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ECON 5588      Advanced Political Economy
This course gives students a comprehensive introduction to the history and modern practice of political economy, with particular emphasis on Marxian and Classical political economy. Topics include: value theory, class theory, economic reproduction, economic crisis, the theory of history, and methodology, Course offered on demand. Course may be taken concurrently with ECON 521Prerequisites: ECON 521 or permission of instructor
Credits: 3 hours
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ECON 5589      Graduate Seminar In Labor Economics
Content of seminar will vary from semester to semester depending upon the instructor's design for the course. Prerequisite: ECON 486.
Credits: 3 hours
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ECON 5590      Special Topics
Selected topics in theoretical and applied economics. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Credits: 1-3 hours
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ECON 5590A      Special Topics
Credits: 1-3 hours
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ECON 5590B      Special Topics
Credits: 1-3 hours
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ECON 5590C      Special Topics
Credits: 1-3 hours
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ECON 5591      Research And Planning Seminar
The objective of this research seminar is to apply the quantitative techniques and theoretical constructs of economics to an urban-regional problem. Students are required to formulate and evaluate present economic models, and then complete a research project. Prerequisites: ECON 502 and ECON 521
Credits: 3 hours
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ECON 5599      Research And Thesis
Directed specialized research.
Credits: 1-6 hours
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ECON 5601      Colloquium In Advanced Macroeconomics
The course will deal with analyses of topics in Macroeconomic analysis and Macroeconomic policies and investigation of current literature in divers areas of Macroeconomic analysis. A written report(s) will be made upon the selected assignment(s). Prerequisite: ECON 501 or equivalent.
Credits: 3 hours
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ECON 5602      Colloquium In Advanced Microeconomics
As a continuation of Economics 502, this course deals with the business enterprises-including production, costs, pricing, and investment-markets, market demand, market governance, general price-quantity models of the economy, microfoundations of the heterdox macroeconomics, and social welfare. Prerequisite: ECON 502
Credits: 3 hours
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ECON 5606      Colloquium on Advanced History of Economic Thought
The course examines advanced topics in history of economic thought. Prerequisited: Economics 506. Offered: On Demand.
Credits: 3 hours
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