Economics
Albers course information comes from Seattle University's Bulletin of Information 2009-2010. All undergraduate courses are 5 credits, unless otherwise noted. Syllabi information is for reference only. Information may not be current.
ECON 260 Business Statistics
Basic statistical procedures, concepts, and computer applications used in the business world. Descriptive statistics, probability, decision theory, probability distributions, sampling distributions, statistical inference, chi-square analysis, and correlation. Prerequisites: MATH 130, 134, or equivalent, sophomore standing. (fall, winter, spring)
Syllabus: ECON 260 David Grinder - Fall 2009
Syllabus: ECON 260 Stacey Jones - Spring 2009
Syllabus: ECON 260 Mike Hanlon - Winter 2009
Syllabus: ECON 260 Teresa Ling - Summer 2008
Syllabus: ECON 260 Bridget Heidemann - Winter 2008
ECON 271 Principles of Economics - Macro
Organization, operation, and control of the American economy in its financial and sociopolitical settings; problems of inflation, unemployment, taxation, the public debt, money, and banking growth. (fall, winter, spring)
Syllabus: ECON 271 Dean Peterson - Fall 2009
Syllabus: ECON 271 Meena Rishi - Fall 2009
Syllabus: ECON 271 Paul Sommers - Fall 2009
Syllabus: ECON 271 Erin Vernon - Fall 2009
Syllabus: ECON 271-02 David Grinder - Spring 2009
Syllabus: ECON 271-05 David Grinder - Spring 2009
Syllabus: ECON 271 Joseph Phillips - Spring 2009
Syllabus: ECON 271 Stacey Jones - Fall 2008
ECON 272 Principles of Economics - Micro
Operation of the American economy with emphasis on prices, wages, production, and distribution of income and wealth; problems of the world economy. (fall, winter, spring)
Syllabus: ECON 272 John Eshelman - Fall 2009
Syllabus: ECON 272 Gareth Green - Fall 2009
Syllabus: ECON 272 Brian Kelly - Fall 2009
Syllabus: ECON 272 David Grinder - Fall 2008
Syllabus: ECON 272 Erin Vernon - Fall 2008
Syllabus: ECON 272 Peter Nickerson - Winter 2008
ECON 310 Quantitative Methods and Applications
A continuation of ECON 260 with particular emphasis on the following topics: regression analysis, analysis of variance, reliability and validity, and linear programming. Major emphasis will be placed on computer applications of the quantitative methods applicable to business functional areas and on the enhancement of the student's communication, analytical, and computer skills. Prerequisite: ECON 260. (fall, winter, spring)
Syllabus: ECON 310-01 Stacey Jones - Fall 2009
Syllabus: ECON 310-02 Stacey Jones - Fall 2009
Syllabus: ECON 310-03 Stacey Jones - Fall 2009
Syllabus: ECON 310-02 Teresa Ling - Spring 2009
Syllabus: ECON 310-03 Teresa Ling - Spring 2009
ECON 325 International Political Economy
Economics and politics of the international system. Trade policy and international gains from trade. Economic and political institutions and economic development. International financial institutions, exchange rates, international financial crises. Pros and cons of globalization. Cross-listed with INST 325. Prerequisite: ECON 271.
Syllabus: ECON 325 Meena Rishi - Fall 2009
ECON 330 International Economic Events and Business Decisions
Develops the economic theory necessary to understand how the international macroeconomy works and influences the behavior and success of business. Emphasis on the impact of international macroeconomic events and how those events affect a firm's ability to compete. Prerequisites: ECON 271. Serves as intermediate macroeconomics course for economics majors and minors. (fall, winter, spring)
Syllabus: ECON 330 Fred DeKay - Fall 2009
Syllabus: ECON 330 Daniel Willard - Fall 2009
Syllabus: ECON 330 Quan V. Le - Spring 2009
Syllabus: ECON 330 Chris Weber - Spring 2009
ECON 370 American Economic History
A study of the key developments in American economic history; application of economic analysis to historical data and events; development of economic institutions. Prerequisites: ECON 271, 272.
Syllabus: ECON 370 Dean Peterson - Fall 2009
ECON 374 Intermediate Microeconomics
Demand, supply, costs, and market prices under competitive and imperfectly competitive market conditions. Relationships between price and costs; income and its functional distributions in a capitalistic society. Prerequisite: ECON 272, MATH 130 or MATH 134.
Syllabus: ECON 374 Gareth Green - Fall 2009
ECON 375 Asian Development Economics
Introduction to Asia and issues in economic development specific to Asia: "Asia as a myth", conceptualizing Asia; common issues for development in Asia; Asian-style democracy; international relations; autocracy, democracy, and development; policy formulation and reform; institutions and path dependency; NGOs; corruption and governance. Economic issues and problems in Japan, South East Asia, Korea, China and India. The New World Economy and the rise of China and India. Human rights, outsourcing, gender and globalization, and regional economic co-operation. Prerequisite: ECON 271.
Syllabus: ECON 375 Meena Rishi - Winter 2008
ECON 376 Economic Development
Developing nations: agriculture, industry, population, education, technology, exports, imports, capital and savings, unemployment. Trade agreements and foreign aid. Prospects and limits. Prerequisite: ECON 271, 272.
Syllabus: ECON 376 Chris Weber - Fall 2008
ECON 378 Financial Markets and Economic Development
Nature, function, and regulation of financial markets in the LDCs. Financial repression and liberalization and their effects; financial instability; connections between monetary policy, fiscal policy, and inflation; microfinance; exchange rate regimes; central banking in the LDCs; secondary financial markets in the LDCs; the LDC Debt Crisis; The Asian financial crisis; globalization and LDC financial markets; international financial institutions and the LDCs. Prerequisites: ECON 271, 272.
ECON 379 Comparative Economic Systems
A study of different market structures: capitalist, market socialist, centrally planned. Process of change and reform in Russia, China, and Eastern Europe. Prerequisites: ECON 271 and 272.
ECON 386 International Business Enterprise
Examines changes in the international competitive environment and how business should respond to remain competitive in the global marketplace. Prerequisites: ECON 271 and 272. For international business, business economics, and international studies majors; does not fill requirement for economics majors or minors.
ECON 461 Economics of Gender and Family
Examines models of family decision-making and applications, such as marriage, divorce, division of labor and childcare. Analyzes competing explanations for the gender gap in earnings and employment. Considers viewpoints from mainstream economics to feminism. Prerequisite: ECON 272.
ECON 463 Applied Econometrics
Study of the theory and application of econometrics for students who need to understand and use regression, generalized least squares, and simultaneous equations. Prerequisites: MATH 130 or 134; ECON 310.
Syllabus: ECON 463 Chris Weber - Spring 2009
Syllabus: ECON 463 Bridget Hiedemann - Spring 2008
ECON 468 Natural Resource and Environmental Economics
Covers the economic analysis related to natural resource use, including depletable and renewable resources. Environmental topics include pollution, preservation, conservation, and development. Prerequisites: ECON 271 and 272.
Syllabus: ECON 468 Gareth Green - Winter 2009
ECON 470 History of Economic Thought
Major historical developments in economic thought, ancient to contemporary, Christian influence, mercantilism, laissez faire; German and Austrian schools, Marx and socialists; Keynes and neo-Keynesian analysis. Prerequisites: ECON 271 and 272. Can serve as Senior Synthesis for economics for Economics majors.
Syllabus: ECON 470 Dean Peterson - Spring 2009
ECON 471 Government Finance
Revenues, expenditures, and debts of federal, state, and local governments; public-sector pricing and investment; government finance as means for social reform; shifting and incidence of taxes. Prerequisites: ECON 271 and 272.
Syllabus: ECON 471 Barbara Yates - Winter 2008
ECON 472 International Economics
Pattern, organization, and promotion of U.S. and world trade. Trade theories and policies. Exchange rates, balance of payments and the operation of international monetary systems. WTO. European Integration. Multinationals in foreign trade. Prerequisites: ECON 271 and 272. (formerly titled International Trade)
Syllabus: ECON 472 Quan V. Le - Fall 2009
ECON 474 Forecasting Business Conditions
Introduction to casual and ad hoc time series methods of forecasting utilized by business firms. Regression, exponential smoothing, decomposition, and Box Jenkins methods are included. Prerequisites: ECON 271, 272 and 310.
ECON 475 Industrial Organization
Analysis of the market structure of American business and effects of different market structures or pricing, marketing, innovation, and profit seeking. Prerequisites: ECON 271 and 272. ECON 374 recommended.
Syllabus: ECON 475 Tim Sorenson - Winter 2009
ECON 477 Policy Analysis in International Development
Applied policy analysis for international development: Field research methods, internet data sources, statistical analysis, SWOT analysis, cost-benefit analysis, sector-wide approaches, project management, monitoring and evaluation. Applications include health care policy, environmental policy, education policy, and poverty reduction strategies. Prerequisites: ECON 271, 272, 310.
ECON 478 Urban/Regional Economics
The causes and consequences of the interdependencies of firms, individuals, households, and governmental units within the constrained space of urban areas. Problems of land, housing, transportation, labor, and public services. Prerequisite: ECON 272.
Syllabus: ECON 478 Paul Sommers - Fall 2008
ECON 479 Economic Growth
Sources and causes of long run economic growth; factors which have kept some countries from growing. Cross national data on income levels and other measures of economic well-being. Economic models used to explain the growth process. Theoretical and empirical models are used to analyze the impact of government policies on economic growth. Prerequisites: ECON 271, 272.
Syllabus: ECON 479 Quan V. Le - Spring 2009
ECON 489 Senior Research
An advanced course providing the opportunity for students to pursue topics in breadth and depth, and to apply the tools of economic analysis to current issues in national and international economic policy. Prerequisite: permission of department chair and three faculty member committee. Limited to economics majors fulfilling Senior Synthesis requirement. Does not satisfy economics elective for business economics major or economics minor.