Undergraduate Courses

The courses listed below are provided by Student Information Services (SIS). This listing provides a snapshot of immediately available courses within this department and may not be complete. Course registration information can be found at https://sis.jhu.edu/classes.

To see a complete list of courses offered and their descriptions, visit the online course catalog.

Column one has the course number and section. Other columns show the course title, days offered, instructor's name, room number, if the course is cross-referenced with another program, and a option to view additional course information in a pop-up window.

Elements of Macroeconomics
AS.180.101 (85)

This course introduces the basic tools of macroeconomics and teaches how they are applied to real world economic policy. Throughout the course, the main goals will be to a) study economic aggregates such as the overall price level; the unemployment rate and the GDP b)understand how they relate to each other. Attention will be given to fiscal and monetary policies. We will also analyze the recent COVID crisis and its impact on the economic activity.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 9:00AM - 12:45PM 05-31-2022 to 07-01-2022
  • Instructor: Kodua, Nino
  • Room:  
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 24/35
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Elements of Macroeconomics
AS.180.101 (86)

This course introduces the basic tools of macroeconomics and teaches how they are applied to real world economic policy. Throughout the course, the main goals will be to a) study economic aggregates such as the overall price level; the unemployment rate and the GDP b)understand how they relate to each other. Attention will be given to fiscal and monetary policies. We will also analyze the recent financial crisis and its impact on the economic activity.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times:  07-05-2022 to 08-05-2022
  • Instructor: Toraman, Sinem Yagmur
  • Room:  
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 6/35
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Elements of Microeconomics
AS.180.102 (85)

An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis with emphasis on demand and supply, relative prices, the allocation of resources, and the distribution of goods and services, theory of consumer behavior, theory of the firm, and competition and monopoly, including the application of microeconomic analysis to contemporary problems.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 1:00PM - 4:45PM 05-31-2022 to 07-01-2022
  • Instructor: Zheng, Xudong
  • Room:  
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 28/35
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Elements of Microeconomics
AS.180.102 (86)

An introductory course that teaches the fundamentals of microeconomic analysis. Topics covered include the theory of consumer and producer behavior, market demand and supply, forms of market structure, concepts of equilibrium & efficiency. Applications include questions in trade, industrial organization, labor economics, public finance, and welfare economics.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times:  07-05-2022 to 08-05-2022
  • Instructor: Ghosh, Aniruddha
  • Room:  
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 10/35
  • PosTag(s): n/a

FYS: Exploring Economic Inequality through the Lens of Literature
AS.001.132 (01)

In this First-Year Seminar we examine inequalities in income, wealth and working conditions in the United States today; explore some causes of inequality; ask whether or not economists consider inequality to be a significant problem, and, if so, why; and consider appropriate policies to address it. Readings from literature, both past and present, will be paired with economics texts for our weekly discussions. The aim is not to show that inequality is always with us, but, on the contrary, to shed light on the distinctive nature of inequality in the 21st century. Students will have the opportunity to show how their own selections from literature, poetry, music, or film illuminate some dimension of current inequality. The inspiration for this course offering is that reading fiction at an early age motivated the instructor herself to study economics.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: Th 10:30AM - 1:00PM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Morgan, Barbara Anne
  • Room: Gilman 413
  • Status: Waitlist Only
  • Seats Available: 0/12
  • PosTag(s): n/a

FYS: What Is Poverty? A View from Economics and the Social Sciences
AS.001.149 (01)

Social science is the scholarly study of society and social behavior. This First-Year Seminar will introduce students to the social sciences by studying poverty in America through the lens of economics and other social sciences, including sociology and anthropology. The quantitative approach taken by economics will be compared and contrasted with qualitative approaches. Illustrations of how the lives of the poor are led as depicted in ethnographic studies, movies, and literature will be studied to learn how integrated perspectives can be formed. Students will learn how to read scholarly articles with a critical eye, to speak about their interpretations of the material, and to write short critical essays. Students will also be introduced to quantitative analysis using graphs and tables. Group projects will be required. Guest lecturers bringing non-economics perspectives will visit the class.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: Th 9:00AM - 11:30AM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Moffitt, Robert A
  • Room: Gilman 134
  • Status: Waitlist Only
  • Seats Available: 0/12
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Elements of Macroeconomics
AS.180.101 (01)

An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with emphasis on total national income and output, employment, the price level and inflation, money, the government budget, the national debt, and interest rates. The role of public policy. Applications of economic analysis to government and personal decisions. Prerequisite: basic facility with graphs and algebra.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: WF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, M 9:00AM - 9:50AM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Barbera, Bob
  • Room: Hodson 110
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 4/21
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Elements of Macroeconomics
AS.180.101 (02)

An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with emphasis on total national income and output, employment, the price level and inflation, money, the government budget, the national debt, and interest rates. The role of public policy. Applications of economic analysis to government and personal decisions. Prerequisite: basic facility with graphs and algebra.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: WF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, M 9:00AM - 9:50AM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Barbera, Bob
  • Room: Hodson 110
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 3/20
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Elements of Macroeconomics
AS.180.101 (03)

An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with emphasis on total national income and output, employment, the price level and inflation, money, the government budget, the national debt, and interest rates. The role of public policy. Applications of economic analysis to government and personal decisions. Prerequisite: basic facility with graphs and algebra.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: WF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, M 10:00AM - 10:50AM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Barbera, Bob
  • Room: Hodson 110
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 2/23
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Elements of Macroeconomics
AS.180.101 (05)

An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with emphasis on total national income and output, employment, the price level and inflation, money, the government budget, the national debt, and interest rates. The role of public policy. Applications of economic analysis to government and personal decisions. Prerequisite: basic facility with graphs and algebra.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: WF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, M 12:00PM - 12:50PM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Barbera, Bob
  • Room: Hodson 110
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 4/20
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Elements of Macroeconomics
AS.180.101 (06)

An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with emphasis on total national income and output, employment, the price level and inflation, money, the government budget, the national debt, and interest rates. The role of public policy. Applications of economic analysis to government and personal decisions. Prerequisite: basic facility with graphs and algebra.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: WF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, M 12:00PM - 12:50PM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Barbera, Bob
  • Room: Hodson 110
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 12/20
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Elements of Macroeconomics
AS.180.101 (07)

An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with emphasis on total national income and output, employment, the price level and inflation, money, the government budget, the national debt, and interest rates. The role of public policy. Applications of economic analysis to government and personal decisions. Prerequisite: basic facility with graphs and algebra.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: WF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, T 9:00AM - 9:50AM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Barbera, Bob
  • Room: Hodson 110
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 4/20
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Elements of Macroeconomics
AS.180.101 (09)

An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with emphasis on total national income and output, employment, the price level and inflation, money, the government budget, the national debt, and interest rates. The role of public policy. Applications of economic analysis to government and personal decisions. Prerequisite: basic facility with graphs and algebra.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: WF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, T 10:30AM - 11:20AM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Barbera, Bob
  • Room: Hodson 110
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 4/20
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Elements of Macroeconomics
AS.180.101 (10)

An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with emphasis on total national income and output, employment, the price level and inflation, money, the government budget, the national debt, and interest rates. The role of public policy. Applications of economic analysis to government and personal decisions. Prerequisite: basic facility with graphs and algebra.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: WF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, T 10:30AM - 11:20AM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Barbera, Bob
  • Room: Hodson 110
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 7/20
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Elements of Macroeconomics
AS.180.101 (11)

An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with emphasis on total national income and output, employment, the price level and inflation, money, the government budget, the national debt, and interest rates. The role of public policy. Applications of economic analysis to government and personal decisions. Prerequisite: basic facility with graphs and algebra.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: WF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, T 1:30PM - 2:20PM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Barbera, Bob
  • Room: Hodson 110
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 2/20
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Elements of Macroeconomics
AS.180.101 (12)

An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with emphasis on total national income and output, employment, the price level and inflation, money, the government budget, the national debt, and interest rates. The role of public policy. Applications of economic analysis to government and personal decisions. Prerequisite: basic facility with graphs and algebra.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: WF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, T 1:30PM - 2:20PM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Barbera, Bob
  • Room: Hodson 110
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 10/20
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Elements of Microeconomics
AS.180.102 (01)

An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis with emphasis on demand and supply, relative prices, the allocation of resources, and the distribution of goods and services, theory of consumer behavior, theory of the firm, and competition and monopoly, including the application of microeconomic analysis to contemporary problems.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Husain, Muhammad Mudabbir
  • Room: Hackerman B 17
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 2/40
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Elements of Microeconomics
AS.180.102 (02)

An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis with emphasis on demand and supply, relative prices, the allocation of resources, and the distribution of goods and services, theory of consumer behavior, theory of the firm, and competition and monopoly, including the application of microeconomic analysis to contemporary problems.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Husain, Muhammad Mudabbir
  • Room: Hackerman B 17
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 1/40
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Faculty Research in Economics
AS.180.203 (01)

This course will consist of a series of informal lectures by various professors in the Department of Economics. Each lecture will consist of a description of a professional research project which he/she has undertaken over the course of his/her professional career.

  • Credits: 1.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: T 1:30PM - 3:00PM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Hamilton, Bruce W
  • Room: Shaffer 202
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 23/40
  • PosTag(s): n/a

The Economic Experience of the BRIC Countries
AS.180.214 (01)

In 2001, Jim O’Neill, the Chief Economist at Goldman Sachs, coined the acronym BRIC to identify the four large emerging economies, Brazil, Russia, India and China. These economies have since had an amazing run, and have emerged as the biggest and fastest growing emerging markets. In this course, we look at the economic experiences of the BRIC countries for the past 50 years. We discuss the reasons that have contributed to their exceptional growth rates, with particular emphasis on their transformation into market economies. We also analyze the challenges that these countries continue to face in their development process.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Dasgupta, Somasree
  • Room: Maryland 110
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 1/60
  • PosTag(s): INST-ECON, INST-CP

Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
AS.180.223 (01)

Many sub-Saharan African countries are among the least developed countries in the world. In this course, we explore the economic development experiences of African countries, with more focus on sub-Saharan Africa. The course starts with a historical perspective, delves into development strategies, and examines evidence on successes and failures of some case study countries. We conclude by analyzing the many challenges that these countries continue to face in their development process. Elements of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics are required prerequisites. There would be group presentations on assigned readings.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Seshie-Nasser, Hellen
  • Room: Maryland 114
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 2/25
  • PosTag(s): INST-ECON

Economics of Health and Education in South Asia
AS.180.229 (01)

Human capital is an important factor of economic growth in South Asian economies, along with physical capital and technology. Addressing health and education challenges has implications for improving a country’s human capital formation and income growth. In this course, we look at past and present health and educational outcomes in South Asian Countries. We discuss the gaps in access to education and health care services, the quality of education and health care services as well as the impacts on the productivity of the labor force. We also empirically analyze the link between economic growth and human capital development. Furthermore, we focus on some challenges and future policy options for economies in South Asia.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Fatehin, Sohani
  • Room: Hodson 211
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 11/25
  • PosTag(s): INST-ECON

Rethinking Economics After the Great Recession
AS.180.238 (01)

The financial crisis that began in the United States in 2007 threw virtually the entire world into recession. This class will look at the causes of the crisis and at how it unfolded. It will look into the conventional wisdom of economists, circa 2006, and why that wisdom proved to be so wrong. It will examine the financial innovations that contributed to the crisis, at the reasons financial regulators were blindsided, and at the reforms enacted after the crisis.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Norris, Floyd
  • Room: Maryland 114
  • Status: Waitlist Only
  • Seats Available: 0/20
  • PosTag(s): INST-ECON, ECON-FINMIN

Financial Writing and Analysis
AS.180.248 (01)

There is an immense chasm between economic and financial commentary in academic discussions and that provided by private sector analysts and the press. Some of the difference is merely semantic, but much of the difference has real substance. Academic and nonacademic commentators tend to simply write off the other as being clueless in some way. Sorting out which bits of each style of analysis are most valuable and synthesizing them into a coherent commentary is a rare and valuable skill. This is a hands-on course with a goal of building skills reading and writing commentary in financial economics. The course begins critically studying commentary regarding prominent topics in the news over the recent months and then moves to writing "explainer" pieces for publication on the Center for Financial Economics blog. Students will work in teams both analyzing commentary, and writing and critiquing the work of fellow students.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Norris, Floyd
  • Room: Ames 218
  • Status: Waitlist Only
  • Seats Available: 0/12
  • PosTag(s): ECON-FINMIN

Gender Economics
AS.180.249 (01)

"We've begun to raise daughters more like sons... but few have the courage to raise our sons more like our daughters." ― Gloria Steinem This course aims to explore the differences in economic outcomes observed among women and men. We will study those differences in earnings, income, asset ownership, hours of work, unpaid work, poverty, and the allocation of resources within the household. The course explores the gender dimensions of paid labor and how gender roles in unpaid work and in caring labor impact how men and women participate in the formal and informal economy. It will evaluate women’s perspectives and experiences in the United States and around the world.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Seshie-Nasser, Hellen
  • Room: Maryland 217
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 4/25
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Monetary Analysis
AS.180.261 (01)

This course analyzes the financial and monetary system of the U.S. economy and the design and implementation of U.S. monetary policy. Among other topics, we will examine the role of banks in the economy, the term structure of interest rates, the stock market, the supply of money, the role of the Federal Reserve in the economy, the objectives of monetary policy in the United States and current monetary policy practice.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Poliakova, Ludmila
  • Room: Shaffer 300
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 6/40
  • PosTag(s): INST-ECON, ECON-FINMIN

Monetary Analysis
AS.180.261 (02)

This course analyzes the financial and monetary system of the U.S. economy and the design and implementation of U.S. monetary policy. Among other topics, we will examine the role of banks in the economy, the term structure of interest rates, the stock market, the supply of money, the role of the Federal Reserve in the economy, the objectives of monetary policy in the United States and current monetary policy practice.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Poliakova, Ludmila
  • Room: Shaffer 300
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 7/40
  • PosTag(s): INST-ECON, ECON-FINMIN

Financial Markets and Institutions
AS.180.266 (01)

Understanding design and functioning of financial markets and institutions, connecting theoretical foundations and real-world applications and cases. Basic principles of asymmetric information problems, management of risk. Money, bond, and equity markets; investment banking, security brokers, and venture capital firms; structure, competition, and regulation of commercial banks. Importance of electronic technology on financial systems.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: W 3:00PM - 5:30PM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Feinman, Josh
  • Room: Hodson 316
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 6/35
  • PosTag(s): INST-ECON, ECON-FINMIN

The History and Future of the Hedge Fund Industry
AS.180.280 (01)

The precursors to modern hedge funds began more than 50 years ago, but in the 1990s the hedge fund, or alternative investments, industry began a period of rapid growth and evolution. With growth came controversy. Some argue that hedge funds, by allowing immense amounts of capital to be rapidly and freely deployed, play a vital role in pushing prices toward the efficient markets ideal. Others claim that hedge funds may accentuate speculative price dynamics, threatening the stability of the financial sector. While many hedge funds claim to offer outstanding returns to investors, data suggest that many clients end up paying high fees for unspectacular results. This course examines these and other controversies, while tracing the history of the alternative investments industry over the last 25 years.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Heerdt, Kevin M.
  • Room: Hodson 303
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 1/18
  • PosTag(s): ECON-FINMIN

Information and Investing Seminar
AS.180.285 (01)

The course will seek to discuss and illuminate the information (news reports, industry reports, government statistics, and proprietary indicators) that investors use to make investment decisions. The course will be conducted in the framework of a weekly investment committee format wherein information is processed to maximize an investment portfolio’s return to risk. Each class will be conducted in two parts. The first part will require students to share with the class information gathered from their assigned specialty (e.g.: fixed income, equities, emerging markets, commodities) and the second part will require group interaction as to what decisions need to be made to a hypothetical portfolio in order to maximize objectives. The course will require regular reading of financial and economic news as well as numerous assigned industry and academic research related to global finance. Other: this course will require quite a bit of reading and regular interaction in group discussion and with the instructor.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Heerdt, Kevin M.
  • Room: Krieger 300
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 8/15
  • PosTag(s): ECON-FINMIN

Economics of Health
AS.180.289 (01)

Application of economic concepts and analysis to the health services system. Review of empirical studies of demand for health services, behavior of providers, and relationship of health services to population health levels. Discussion of current policy issues relating to financing and resource allocation.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: M 3:30PM - 6:00PM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: de Broucker, Gatien
  • Room: Olin 305
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 8/40
  • PosTag(s): INST-ECON, PHIL-BIOETH, SPOL-UL

Microeconomic Theory
AS.180.301 (01)

An introduction to the modern theory of allocation of resources, starting with the theories of the individual consumer and producer, and proceeding to analysis of systems of interacting individuals, first in the theory of exchange, then to systems which include production as well.

  • Credits: 4.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM, Th 4:30PM - 5:20PM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Daley, Brendan
  • Room: Olin 305
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 4/42
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Microeconomic Theory
AS.180.301 (02)

An introduction to the modern theory of allocation of resources, starting with the theories of the individual consumer and producer, and proceeding to analysis of systems of interacting individuals, first in the theory of exchange, then to systems which include production as well.

  • Credits: 4.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Daley, Brendan
  • Room: Olin 305
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 1/42
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Macroeconomic Theory
AS.180.302 (01)

The course provides a treatment of macroeconomic theory including a static analysis of the determination of output, employment, the price level, the rate of interest, and a dynamic analysis of growth, inflation, and business cycles. In addition, the use and effectiveness of monetary and fiscal policy to bring about full employment, price stability, and steady economic growth will be discussed.

  • Credits: 4.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM, T 5:30PM - 6:20PM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Poliakova, Ludmila
  • Room: Hodson 210
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 8/45
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Macroeconomic Theory
AS.180.302 (02)

The course provides a treatment of macroeconomic theory including a static analysis of the determination of output, employment, the price level, the rate of interest, and a dynamic analysis of growth, inflation, and business cycles. In addition, the use and effectiveness of monetary and fiscal policy to bring about full employment, price stability, and steady economic growth will be discussed.

  • Credits: 4.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM, W 9:00AM - 9:50AM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Poliakova, Ludmila
  • Room: Hodson 210
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 28/45
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Topics in International Macroeconomics and Finance
AS.180.303 (01)

The course will review selected topics in international macroeconomics and finance. The topics for the Fall of 2019 include: financial globalization; international portfolio diversification; capital account liberalization and the choice of the exchange rate regime in emerging markets; the global financial safety net; macroeconomic adjustment in the euro area.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Jeanne, Olivier
  • Room: Hodson 303
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 5/22
  • PosTag(s): INST-ECON, ECON-FINMIN

Economics of Uncertainty and Information
AS.180.309 (01)

In this course we'll discuss the theory of decision making in the face of risk, the theory of risk aversion and its applications to financial and insurance markets. Building on the theory of individual decision making under risk, we will study the economic implications of asymmetric information, the type of market failures produced by adverse selection and moral hazard problems, and the models that were advanced to analyze these problems, including incentive contracts, screening and signaling equilibria.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Karni, Edi
  • Room: Gilman 217
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 4/10
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Economics of Antitrust
AS.180.310 (01)

This course explores the economic rationale for, and consequence of, antitrust laws. In addition to economic analysis we will study landmark antitrust cases.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Hamilton, Bruce W
  • Room: Smokler Center 213
  • Status: Waitlist Only
  • Seats Available: 0/20
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Econometrics
AS.180.334 (01)

Introduction to the methods of estimation in economic research. The course begins with a review of basic statistics. This is followed by developing the primary method employed in economic research, the method of least squares, and an investigation of the performance of this method in a variety of important situations. The course considers a way to handle many of the situations in which ordinary least squares is not useful, the method of instrumental variables. The modeling of economic time series, binary dependent variables, panel data and differences in differences are all also considered. Applications are intended to showcase how the tools of econometrics can be brought to bear on important policy questions.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Wright, Jonathan H
  • Room: Hackerman B 17
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 10/25
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Econometrics
AS.180.334 (02)

Introduction to the methods of estimation in economic research. The course begins with a review of basic statistics. This is followed by developing the primary method employed in economic research, the method of least squares, and an investigation of the performance of this method in a variety of important situations. The course considers a way to handle many of the situations in which ordinary least squares is not useful, the method of instrumental variables. The modeling of economic time series, binary dependent variables, panel data and differences in differences are all also considered. Applications are intended to showcase how the tools of econometrics can be brought to bear on important policy questions.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM, Th 3:00PM - 3:50PM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Wright, Jonathan H
  • Room: Hackerman B 17
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 3/25
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Econometrics
AS.180.334 (03)

Introduction to the methods of estimation in economic research. The course begins with a review of basic statistics. This is followed by developing the primary method employed in economic research, the method of least squares, and an investigation of the performance of this method in a variety of important situations. The course considers a way to handle many of the situations in which ordinary least squares is not useful, the method of instrumental variables. The modeling of economic time series, binary dependent variables, panel data and differences in differences are all also considered. Applications are intended to showcase how the tools of econometrics can be brought to bear on important policy questions.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM, F 9:00AM - 9:50AM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Wright, Jonathan H
  • Room: Hackerman B 17
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 5/25
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Political Economy and Development
AS.180.338 (01)

Good governance is associated with desirable outcomes across countries and societies: higher life satisfaction, greater income per capita, lower child mortality, longer life expectancy, less disease, etc. But these statistical associations in the data are not sufficient to establish either that good governance truly causes such societal outcomes, or what types of policies produce them. This course asks: What are the determinants of good governance? Is good governance "good" beyond its intrinsic desirability? If so, how? We use a data-driven approach, focusing on quantitative empirical methods and their applications to policy. The goal is to develop skills to be savvy consumers, as well as producers, of policy-relevant evidence related to issues of governance, in rich and poor countries alike. Topics will include: democracy, corruption, conflict, culture, mass media, quotas, and foreign aid.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: W 3:00PM - 5:30PM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Campante, Filipe R
  • Room: Hodson 216
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 9/30
  • PosTag(s): INST-ECON

Labor Economics
AS.180.351 (01)

The course discusses various issues in labor markets from the perspective of economic theory. We first study the major forces at work that shape labor market behavior; firms’ labor demand and workers’ labor supply. Then we discuss the equilibrium behavior of employment and wages. Using these tools, we also cover various applied topics in labor economics, such as minimum wage regulations, male-female wage differentials, human capital investment, worker mobility, and unemployment.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Husain, Muhammad Mudabbir
  • Room: Hodson 211
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 5/30
  • PosTag(s): INST-ECON

Public Economics
AS.180.352 (01)

This course explores issues related to expenditure and tax policies of governments, as well as views regarding the purpose of government and criteria for evaluating government actions. The course also includes a discussion of how group or collective choices are made within society, how environmental policies affect the level of pollution, and the importance of public debt.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Fatehin, Sohani
  • Room: Hodson 211
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 1/30
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Sex, Drugs and Dynamic Optimization: The Economics of Risky Behavior
AS.180.363 (01)

We apply the tools of economic analysis to understand behaviors that are enjoyable today, but may have negative consequences in the future.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Papageorge, Nick W
  • Room: Gilman 10
  • Status: Waitlist Only
  • Seats Available: 0/10
  • PosTag(s): SPOL-UL

Topics in Macroeconomics
AS.180.365 (01)

This course builds on AS.180.302 (Macroeconomic Theory) to consider the leading macroeconomic controversies of today (such as the appropriate monetary and fiscal policies of the Federal Reserve and U.S. Government). The classes will include frequent student presentations.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Ball, Laurence M
  • Room: Croft Hall G02
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 1/10
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Investment-Portfolio Management
AS.180.367 (01)

Investment securities and their markets, especially the stock market. The relations between expected return and risk. The determination of security prices. Financial portfolio selection. The assessment of the performance of managed portfolios.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: M 3:00PM - 5:30PM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Bianchi, Francesco
  • Room: Krieger 170
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 19/60
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Social Policy Implications of Behavioral Economics
AS.180.389 (01)

Economists increasingly incorporate insights from psychology into models of rational decision-making. Known as "behavioral economics", this line of research considers how, for example, emotions, rules-of-thumb, biased beliefs and time-inconsistent preferences influence how we make choices. Behavioral economics increasingly pervades policy discussions on topics as diverse as: obesity, the role of media, subprime mortgages and voting patterns. Behavioral models are certainly novel, but do they help us to design superior social policies? With the goal of preparing students to address this question, this course (1) provides a thorough overview of the main contributions of behavioral economics, highlighting departures from more traditional economic models and (2) emphasizes how behavioral economic models might (or might not) improve how we think about social policy.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM 08-29-2022 to 12-09-2022
  • Instructor: Papageorge, Nick W
  • Room: Hodson 203
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 7/30
  • PosTag(s): INST-ECON, BEHB-SOCSCI

Elements of Macroeconomics
AS.180.101 (01)

An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with emphasis on total national income and output, employment, the price level and inflation, money, the government budget, the national debt, and interest rates. The role of public policy. Applications of economic analysis to government and personal decisions. Prerequisite: basic facility with graphs and algebra.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 9:50AM, Th 4:30PM - 5:20PM 01-23-2023 to 04-28-2023
  • Instructor: Seshie-Nasser, Hellen
  • Room: Olin 305
  • Status: Waitlist Only
  • Seats Available: 0/20
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Elements of Macroeconomics
AS.180.101 (02)

An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with emphasis on total national income and output, employment, the price level and inflation, money, the government budget, the national debt, and interest rates. The role of public policy. Applications of economic analysis to government and personal decisions. Prerequisite: basic facility with graphs and algebra.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 9:50AM, F 9:00AM - 9:50AM 01-23-2023 to 04-28-2023
  • Instructor: Seshie-Nasser, Hellen
  • Room: Olin 305
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 5/20
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Elements of Macroeconomics
AS.180.101 (03)

An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with emphasis on total national income and output, employment, the price level and inflation, money, the government budget, the national debt, and interest rates. The role of public policy. Applications of economic analysis to government and personal decisions. Prerequisite: basic facility with graphs and algebra.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 9:50AM, Th 3:00PM - 3:50PM 01-23-2023 to 04-28-2023
  • Instructor: Seshie-Nasser, Hellen
  • Room: Olin 305
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 3/20
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Elements of Macroeconomics
AS.180.101 (04)

An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with emphasis on total national income and output, employment, the price level and inflation, money, the government budget, the national debt, and interest rates. The role of public policy. Applications of economic analysis to government and personal decisions. Prerequisite: basic facility with graphs and algebra.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 9:50AM, M 9:00AM - 9:50AM 01-23-2023 to 04-28-2023
  • Instructor: Seshie-Nasser, Hellen
  • Room: Olin 305
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 6/20
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Elements of Microeconomics
AS.180.102 (01)

An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis with emphasis on demand and supply, relative prices, the allocation of resources, and the distribution of goods and services, theory of consumer behavior, theory of the firm, and competition and monopoly, including the application of microeconomic analysis to contemporary problems.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM, Th 9:00AM - 9:50AM 01-23-2023 to 04-28-2023
  • Instructor: Husain, Muhammad Mudabbir
  • Room: Hodson 110
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 7/40
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Elements of Microeconomics
AS.180.102 (02)

An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis with emphasis on demand and supply, relative prices, the allocation of resources, and the distribution of goods and services, theory of consumer behavior, theory of the firm, and competition and monopoly, including the application of microeconomic analysis to contemporary problems.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM, Th 9:00AM - 9:50AM 01-23-2023 to 04-28-2023
  • Instructor: Husain, Muhammad Mudabbir
  • Room: Hodson 110
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 5/40
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Elements of Microeconomics
AS.180.102 (03)

An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis with emphasis on demand and supply, relative prices, the allocation of resources, and the distribution of goods and services, theory of consumer behavior, theory of the firm, and competition and monopoly, including the application of microeconomic analysis to contemporary problems.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM, Th 4:00PM - 4:50PM 01-23-2023 to 04-28-2023
  • Instructor: Husain, Muhammad Mudabbir
  • Room: Hodson 110
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 1/40
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Elements of Microeconomics
AS.180.102 (04)

An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis with emphasis on demand and supply, relative prices, the allocation of resources, and the distribution of goods and services, theory of consumer behavior, theory of the firm, and competition and monopoly, including the application of microeconomic analysis to contemporary problems.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM, F 9:00AM - 9:50AM 01-23-2023 to 04-28-2023
  • Instructor: Husain, Muhammad Mudabbir
  • Room: Hodson 110
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 1/40
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Elements of Microeconomics
AS.180.102 (05)

An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis with emphasis on demand and supply, relative prices, the allocation of resources, and the distribution of goods and services, theory of consumer behavior, theory of the firm, and competition and monopoly, including the application of microeconomic analysis to contemporary problems.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM 01-23-2023 to 04-28-2023
  • Instructor: Husain, Muhammad Mudabbir
  • Room: Hodson 110
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 4/40
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Migrating to Opportunity? Economic Evidence from East Asia, the U.S. and the EU
AS.180.210 (01)

Increased mobility of people across national borders, whether by choice or by force, has become an integral part of the modern world. Using a comparative perspective and an applied economics approach, the course explores the economic and political determinants, and (likely) consequences of migration flows for East Asia, the US and the EU. Lectures, assignments and in class discussions, will be built around the following topics: i) migrants’ self-selection; ii) human capital investment decision-making; iii) remittance decisions and effects; iv) impacts on labor markets of both receiving and sending countries; and v) the economic benefits from immigration. Overall, the course will give students perspective on the why people choose or feel compelled to leave their countries, how receiving countries respond to migrants’ presence, and the key economic policy concerns that are influencing the shaping of immigration policy in East Asia, the US, and the EU.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: T 1:30PM - 4:00PM 01-23-2023 to 04-28-2023
  • Instructor: Dore, Giovanna Maria Dora
  • Room: Hodson 216
  • Status: Waitlist Only
  • Seats Available: 0/20
  • PosTag(s): INST-ECON

Debates in Macroeconomics
AS.180.231 (01)

This course covers some of the more contentious current debates in macroeconomics. Topics include: recent fiscal policy (did the 2021 stimulus overdo it? did workers benefit from the 2017 cut in the corporate tax?); unconventional monetary policies (have they helped?); modern monetary theory (sound doctrine or hokum?); why did interest rates trend lower for decades? backlash against globalization (warranted? unprecedented?); immigration (economic bane or boon?); rising income inequality (causes? consequences? pervasiveness?); has competition waned in US markets? Students will use the tools of economics to analyze these and other pressing issues. Though definitive answers may prove elusive, sound economic analysis can shed considerable light, not least by unmasking the political biases that often drive protagonists on both sides of these debates.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: W 3:00PM - 5:30PM 01-23-2023 to 04-28-2023
  • Instructor: Feinman, Josh
  • Room: Gilman 119
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 3/20
  • PosTag(s): ECON-FINMIN

Rethinking Economics After the Great Recession
AS.180.238 (01)

The financial crisis that began in the United States in 2007 threw virtually the entire world into recession. This class will look at the causes of the crisis and at how it unfolded. It will look into the conventional wisdom of economists, circa 2006, and why that wisdom proved to be so wrong. It will examine the financial innovations that contributed to the crisis, at the reasons financial regulators were blindsided, and at the reforms enacted after the crisis.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM 01-23-2023 to 04-28-2023
  • Instructor: Norris, Floyd
  • Room: Krieger 304
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 2/20
  • PosTag(s): INST-ECON, ECON-FINMIN

Urban Economics
AS.180.239 (01)

This course introduces students to the major ideas of modern urban economics focused on the causes and consequences of urban economic growth, urban poverty and a city's quality of life. We will analyze basic questions such as; Why is Silicon Valley in Silicon Valley? Why did Beijing become so polluted? Why is crime high in Baltimore? Why does rich San Francisco face a homelessness challenge? The role of federal, state, and local government in urban life will be explored.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM 01-23-2023 to 04-28-2023
  • Instructor: Fatehin, Sohani
  • Room: Krieger 302
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 2/20
  • PosTag(s): n/a

International Trade
AS.180.241 (01)

Theory of comparative advantage and the international division of labor: the determinants and pattern of trade, factor price equalization, factor mobility, gains from trade and distribution of income, and theory and practice or tariffs and other trade restrictions. Recommended Course Background: AS.180.101.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM 01-23-2023 to 04-28-2023
  • Instructor: Dasgupta, Somasree
  • Room: Hodson 213
  • Status: Waitlist Only
  • Seats Available: 0/60
  • PosTag(s): INST-ECON

International Monetary Economics
AS.180.242 (01)

This course presents International Monetary Economics theory and applies it towards gaining an understanding of recent events and current policy issues. The theory presented in this course covers a broad range of topics including exchange rate determination, monetary and fiscal policy in an open economy, balance of payments crisis, the choice of exchange rate, and international debt. The insights provided by these theoretical frameworks will enable us to discuss topics such as the global financial crisis, global financial imbalances, the Chinese exchange rate regime, and proposed changes in the international financial architecture.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM 01-23-2023 to 04-28-2023
  • Instructor: Poliakova, Ludmila
  • Room: Ames 218
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 11/40
  • PosTag(s): INST-ECON, ECON-FINMIN

Environmental Economics
AS.180.246 (01)

This course presents a broad overview of the key issues in modern environmental economics with a focus on understanding and solving urban pollution challenges in developed and developing nations. This course explores how cities and nations can achieve the "win-win" of economic growth and reduced urban pollution. Special attention is paid to the incentives of households, firms and governments in reducing the production of pollution. The course examines a number of pollution challenges including; air, water, noise, garbage and the global challenge of climate change.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM 01-23-2023 to 04-28-2023
  • Instructor: Elliott, Jonathan Tyler
  • Room: Hodson 311
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 14/40
  • PosTag(s): INST-ECON, ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR

Financial Writing and Analysis
AS.180.248 (01)

There is an immense chasm between economic and financial commentary in academic discussions and that provided by private sector analysts and the press. Some of the difference is merely semantic, but much of the difference has real substance. Academic and nonacademic commentators tend to simply write off the other as being clueless in some way. Sorting out which bits of each style of analysis are most valuable and synthesizing them into a coherent commentary is a rare and valuable skill. This is a hands-on course with a goal of building skills reading and writing commentary in financial economics. The course begins critically studying commentary regarding prominent topics in the news over the recent months and then moves to writing "explainer" pieces for publication on the Center for Financial Economics blog. Students will work in teams both analyzing commentary, and writing and critiquing the work of fellow students.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM 01-23-2023 to 04-28-2023
  • Instructor: Norris, Floyd
  • Room: Hodson 211
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 2/12
  • PosTag(s): ECON-FINMIN

Gender Economics
AS.180.249 (01)

"We've begun to raise daughters more like sons... but few have the courage to raise our sons more like our daughters." ― Gloria Steinem This course aims to explore the differences in economic outcomes observed among women and men. We will study those differences in earnings, income, asset ownership, hours of work, unpaid work, poverty, and the allocation of resources within the household. The course explores the gender dimensions of paid labor and how gender roles in unpaid work and in caring labor impact how men and women participate in the formal and informal economy. It will evaluate women’s perspectives and experiences in the United States and around the world.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM 01-23-2023 to 04-28-2023
  • Instructor: Seshie-Nasser, Hellen
  • Room: Maryland 114
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 3/20
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Corporate Finance
AS.180.263 (01)

This course is an introduction to the financial management of a corporation. Students study the following broad questions. How should a firm decide whether to invest in a new project? How much debt and equity should a firm use to finance its activities? How should a firm pay its investors? How do taxes affect a firm’s investment and financing decisions? What determines the value of a firm? The emphasis throughout the course is on the economic principles that underlie answers to these questions.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM 01-23-2023 to 04-28-2023
  • Instructor: Duffee, Greg R
  • Room: Krieger 170
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 4/60
  • PosTag(s): CLE-ENTR

Microeconomic Theory
AS.180.301 (01)

An introduction to the modern theory of allocation of resources, starting with the theories of the individual consumer and producer, and proceeding to analysis of systems of interacting individuals, first in the theory of exchange, then to systems which include production as well.

  • Credits: 4.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM, Th 4:30PM - 5:20PM 01-23-2023 to 04-28-2023
  • Instructor: Fatehin, Sohani
  • Room: Shaffer 301
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 8/45
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Microeconomic Theory
AS.180.301 (02)

An introduction to the modern theory of allocation of resources, starting with the theories of the individual consumer and producer, and proceeding to analysis of systems of interacting individuals, first in the theory of exchange, then to systems which include production as well.

  • Credits: 4.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM 01-23-2023 to 04-28-2023
  • Instructor: Fatehin, Sohani
  • Room: Shaffer 301
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 23/45
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Macroeconomic Theory
AS.180.302 (01)

The course provides a treatment of macroeconomic theory including a static analysis of the determination of output, employment, the price level, the rate of interest, and a dynamic analysis of growth, inflation, and business cycles. In addition, the use and effectiveness of monetary and fiscal policy to bring about full employment, price stability, and steady economic growth will be discussed.

  • Credits: 4.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM, Th 9:00AM - 9:50AM 01-23-2023 to 04-28-2023
  • Instructor: Ball, Laurence M
  • Room: Hodson 210
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 1/42
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Macroeconomic Theory
AS.180.302 (02)

The course provides a treatment of macroeconomic theory including a static analysis of the determination of output, employment, the price level, the rate of interest, and a dynamic analysis of growth, inflation, and business cycles. In addition, the use and effectiveness of monetary and fiscal policy to bring about full employment, price stability, and steady economic growth will be discussed.

  • Credits: 4.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM, T 5:30PM - 6:20PM 01-23-2023 to 04-28-2023
  • Instructor: Ball, Laurence M
  • Room: Hodson 210
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 2/42
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Demistifying Alternative Investments
AS.180.311 (01)

An introduction to alternative investments taught by a hedge fund industry professional. This course will explore alternative asset classes including hedge funds, private markets, real assets, structured products, and niche illiquid strategies. Students will investigate the relationship between investment managers and institutional allocators of capital and examine the role alternative assets play in an institutional portfolio. Select JHU alumni and institutional investors will share firsthand insight throughout the semester.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM 01-23-2023 to 04-28-2023
  • Instructor: Ginsberger, Sarah
  • Room: Maryland 114
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 4/25
  • PosTag(s): ECON-FINMIN

Debt Crises and Financial Crises
AS.180.332 (01)

This course will provide students with the theoretical tools and historical context to understand financial crises and debt crises. We will review famous examples, such as the banking panics of the Great Depression and the Eurozone Sovereign Debt Crises, and use economic theory to understand how and why crises happen, as well as how policies can be designed to prevent them or mitigate their effects. Topics to be covered include banking crises, currency crises, sovereign debt crises, private debt crises, panics, and the relationships between them.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM 01-23-2023 to 04-28-2023
  • Instructor: Fourakis, Stelios Stephen
  • Room: Ames 218
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 8/25
  • PosTag(s): ECON-FINMIN, INST-ECON

Advanced Health Economics & Policy
AS.180.333 (01)

This course covers economic models to understand the determinants of health, the demand for health services, the market supply of health services in competitive and non-competitive markets, the provision of health insurance, access to prescription drugs, and the process of innovation and diffusion in health. It exposes the students to the main market failures in healthcare as well as analyzes health policy options to solve these market shortcomings. The course provides an overview of recent advances in the field of health economics in the areas of research methods, data analysis, and well-establish findings while including the discussion of unsolved issues in the field. Recommended background: AS.180.289

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: W 1:30PM - 4:00PM 01-23-2023 to 04-28-2023
  • Instructor: Trujillo, Antonio Jose
  • Room: Shriver Hall 104
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 4/25
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Macroeconomic Strategies
AS.180.336 (01)

Will sketch out a strategy for anticipating economic turning points. Business cycle basics, monetary policy/financial market/real economy interactions will be reviewed. Long-term growth issues will be explored.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: W 1:30PM - 4:00PM 01-23-2023 to 04-28-2023
  • Instructor: Barbera, Bob
  • Room: Hodson 301
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 3/25
  • PosTag(s): ECON-FINMIN

Economics of Poverty/Inequality
AS.180.355 (01)

This course focuses on the economics of poverty and inequality. It covers the measurement of poverty and inequality, facts and trends over time, the causes of poverty and inequality with a focus on those related to earnings and the labor market, and public policy toward poverty and inequality, covering both taxation and government expenditure and programs. By the nature of the material, the course is fairly statistical and quantitative. Students should have an intermediate understanding of microeconomic concepts. Basic knowledge of regression analysis is also helpful.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM 01-23-2023 to 04-28-2023
  • Instructor: Husain, Muhammad Mudabbir
  • Room: Hodson 216
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 13/25
  • PosTag(s): INST-ECON

Rich Countries, Poor Countries
AS.180.361 (01)

Why are some countries rich while some other countries poor? Why does a country’s income per person generally grow over time? We try to analyze these questions using the theoretical and empirical growth literature. We will study seminal growth models, and also try to explain cross-country income differences in terms of factors like geography, institutions and global integration. Knowledge of regression analysis (including instrumental variables estimation) is required.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM 01-23-2023 to 04-28-2023
  • Instructor: Dasgupta, Somasree
  • Room: Hodson 305
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 4/18
  • PosTag(s): INST-ECON

Industrial Organization
AS.180.371 (01)

Investigation of firm behavior in markets characterized by imperfect competition. Imperfect competition lies in between monopoly and perfect competition and characterizes most major industries in modern capitalist economies. Central issues to be covered in the course include what determines the intensity of competition? What determines the extent of entry and exit? How is it that some firms consistently dominate their industries?

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM 01-23-2023 to 04-28-2023
  • Instructor: Krasnokutskaya, Elena
  • Room: Greenhouse 113
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 3/10
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Experimental Economics
AS.180.392 (01)

This course will be an introduction to the methodology of experimental economics and its application to specific topics, such as bargaining, provision of public goods, decision making under uncertainty, and auctions. In addition to learning about laboratory and field experiments, this course will also provide an introduction to the behavioral economics as a relatively new direction in economics. An effort will be made to concentrate on series of experiments, in order to see how experiments build on one another and allow researchers with different theoretical dispositions to narrow the range of potential disagreement. Recommended Course Background: AS.180.217 Game Theory

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: M 10:00AM - 12:30PM 01-23-2023 to 04-28-2023
  • Instructor: Filiz Ozbay, Emel
  • Room: Wyman Park W603
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 17/30
  • PosTag(s): n/a

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AS.180.101 (86)Elements of MacroeconomicsToraman, Sinem YagmurOnlineSummer 2022
AS.180.102 (85)Elements of MicroeconomicsTTh 1:00PM - 4:45PMZheng, XudongOnlineSummer 2022
AS.180.102 (86)Elements of MicroeconomicsGhosh, AniruddhaOnlineSummer 2022
AS.001.132 (01)FYS: Exploring Economic Inequality through the Lens of LiteratureTh 10:30AM - 1:00PMMorgan, Barbara AnneHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.001.149 (01)FYS: What Is Poverty? A View from Economics and the Social SciencesTh 9:00AM - 11:30AMMoffitt, Robert AHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.101 (01)Elements of MacroeconomicsWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, M 9:00AM - 9:50AMBarbera, BobHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.101 (02)Elements of MacroeconomicsWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, M 9:00AM - 9:50AMBarbera, BobHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.101 (03)Elements of MacroeconomicsWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, M 10:00AM - 10:50AMBarbera, BobHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.101 (05)Elements of MacroeconomicsWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, M 12:00PM - 12:50PMBarbera, BobHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.101 (06)Elements of MacroeconomicsWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, M 12:00PM - 12:50PMBarbera, BobHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.101 (07)Elements of MacroeconomicsWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, T 9:00AM - 9:50AMBarbera, BobHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.101 (09)Elements of MacroeconomicsWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, T 10:30AM - 11:20AMBarbera, BobHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.101 (10)Elements of MacroeconomicsWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, T 10:30AM - 11:20AMBarbera, BobHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.101 (11)Elements of MacroeconomicsWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, T 1:30PM - 2:20PMBarbera, BobHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.101 (12)Elements of MacroeconomicsWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, T 1:30PM - 2:20PMBarbera, BobHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.102 (01)Elements of MicroeconomicsTTh 9:00AM - 10:15AMHusain, Muhammad MudabbirHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.102 (02)Elements of MicroeconomicsTTh 9:00AM - 10:15AMHusain, Muhammad MudabbirHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.203 (01)Faculty Research in EconomicsT 1:30PM - 3:00PMHamilton, Bruce WHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.214 (01)The Economic Experience of the BRIC CountriesTTh 12:00PM - 1:15PMDasgupta, SomasreeHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.223 (01)Economic Development in Sub-Saharan AfricaTTh 9:00AM - 10:15AMSeshie-Nasser, HellenHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.229 (01)Economics of Health and Education in South AsiaMW 12:00PM - 1:15PMFatehin, SohaniHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.238 (01)Rethinking Economics After the Great RecessionTTh 12:00PM - 1:15PMNorris, FloydHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.248 (01)Financial Writing and AnalysisTTh 9:00AM - 10:15AMNorris, FloydHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.249 (01)Gender EconomicsTTh 1:30PM - 2:45PMSeshie-Nasser, HellenHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.261 (01)Monetary AnalysisTTh 10:30AM - 11:45AMPoliakova, LudmilaHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.261 (02)Monetary AnalysisTTh 1:30PM - 2:45PMPoliakova, LudmilaHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.266 (01)Financial Markets and InstitutionsW 3:00PM - 5:30PMFeinman, JoshHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.280 (01)The History and Future of the Hedge Fund IndustryTTh 12:00PM - 1:15PMHeerdt, Kevin M.Homewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.285 (01)Information and Investing SeminarTTh 3:00PM - 4:15PMHeerdt, Kevin M.Homewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.289 (01)Economics of HealthM 3:30PM - 6:00PMde Broucker, GatienHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.301 (01)Microeconomic TheoryMW 12:00PM - 1:15PM, Th 4:30PM - 5:20PMDaley, BrendanHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.301 (02)Microeconomic TheoryMW 12:00PM - 1:15PM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AMDaley, BrendanHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.302 (01)Macroeconomic TheoryMW 1:30PM - 2:45PM, T 5:30PM - 6:20PMPoliakova, LudmilaHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.302 (02)Macroeconomic TheoryMW 1:30PM - 2:45PM, W 9:00AM - 9:50AMPoliakova, LudmilaHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.303 (01)Topics in International Macroeconomics and FinanceTTh 1:30PM - 2:45PMJeanne, OlivierHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.309 (01)Economics of Uncertainty and InformationMW 1:30PM - 2:45PMKarni, EdiHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.310 (01)Economics of AntitrustTh 1:30PM - 4:00PMHamilton, Bruce WHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.334 (01)EconometricsMW 3:00PM - 4:15PM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AMWright, Jonathan HHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.334 (02)EconometricsMW 3:00PM - 4:15PM, Th 3:00PM - 3:50PMWright, Jonathan HHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.334 (03)EconometricsMW 3:00PM - 4:15PM, F 9:00AM - 9:50AMWright, Jonathan HHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.338 (01)Political Economy and DevelopmentW 3:00PM - 5:30PMCampante, Filipe RHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.351 (01)Labor EconomicsTTh 10:30AM - 11:45AMHusain, Muhammad MudabbirHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.352 (01)Public EconomicsMW 1:30PM - 2:45PMFatehin, SohaniHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.363 (01)Sex, Drugs and Dynamic Optimization: The Economics of Risky BehaviorTTh 9:00AM - 10:15AMPapageorge, Nick WHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.365 (01)Topics in MacroeconomicsTTh 1:30PM - 2:45PMBall, Laurence MHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.367 (01)Investment-Portfolio ManagementM 3:00PM - 5:30PMBianchi, FrancescoHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.389 (01)Social Policy Implications of Behavioral EconomicsTTh 12:00PM - 1:15PMPapageorge, Nick WHomewood CampusFall 2022
AS.180.101 (01)Elements of MacroeconomicsTTh 9:00AM - 9:50AM, Th 4:30PM - 5:20PMSeshie-Nasser, HellenHomewood CampusSpring 2023
AS.180.101 (02)Elements of MacroeconomicsTTh 9:00AM - 9:50AM, F 9:00AM - 9:50AMSeshie-Nasser, HellenHomewood CampusSpring 2023
AS.180.101 (03)Elements of MacroeconomicsTTh 9:00AM - 9:50AM, Th 3:00PM - 3:50PMSeshie-Nasser, HellenHomewood CampusSpring 2023
AS.180.101 (04)Elements of MacroeconomicsTTh 9:00AM - 9:50AM, M 9:00AM - 9:50AMSeshie-Nasser, HellenHomewood CampusSpring 2023
AS.180.102 (01)Elements of MicroeconomicsMW 3:00PM - 4:15PM, Th 9:00AM - 9:50AMHusain, Muhammad MudabbirHomewood CampusSpring 2023
AS.180.102 (02)Elements of MicroeconomicsMW 3:00PM - 4:15PM, Th 9:00AM - 9:50AMHusain, Muhammad MudabbirHomewood CampusSpring 2023
AS.180.102 (03)Elements of MicroeconomicsMW 3:00PM - 4:15PM, Th 4:00PM - 4:50PMHusain, Muhammad MudabbirHomewood CampusSpring 2023
AS.180.102 (04)Elements of MicroeconomicsMW 3:00PM - 4:15PM, F 9:00AM - 9:50AMHusain, Muhammad MudabbirHomewood CampusSpring 2023
AS.180.102 (05)Elements of MicroeconomicsMW 3:00PM - 4:15PM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AMHusain, Muhammad MudabbirHomewood CampusSpring 2023
AS.180.210 (01)Migrating to Opportunity? Economic Evidence from East Asia, the U.S. and the EUT 1:30PM - 4:00PMDore, Giovanna Maria DoraHomewood CampusSpring 2023
AS.180.231 (01)Debates in MacroeconomicsW 3:00PM - 5:30PMFeinman, JoshHomewood CampusSpring 2023
AS.180.238 (01)Rethinking Economics After the Great RecessionTTh 10:30AM - 11:45AMNorris, FloydHomewood CampusSpring 2023
AS.180.239 (01)Urban EconomicsTTh 12:00PM - 1:15PMFatehin, SohaniHomewood CampusSpring 2023
AS.180.241 (01)International TradeTTh 3:00PM - 4:15PMDasgupta, SomasreeHomewood CampusSpring 2023
AS.180.242 (01)International Monetary EconomicsTTh 10:30AM - 11:45AMPoliakova, LudmilaHomewood CampusSpring 2023
AS.180.246 (01)Environmental EconomicsTTh 10:30AM - 11:45AMElliott, Jonathan TylerHomewood CampusSpring 2023
AS.180.248 (01)Financial Writing and AnalysisTTh 9:00AM - 10:15AMNorris, FloydHomewood CampusSpring 2023
AS.180.249 (01)Gender EconomicsTTh 12:00PM - 1:15PMSeshie-Nasser, HellenHomewood CampusSpring 2023
AS.180.263 (01)Corporate FinanceMW 12:00PM - 1:15PMDuffee, Greg RHomewood CampusSpring 2023
AS.180.301 (01)Microeconomic TheoryTTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM, Th 4:30PM - 5:20PMFatehin, SohaniHomewood CampusSpring 2023
AS.180.301 (02)Microeconomic TheoryTTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AMFatehin, SohaniHomewood CampusSpring 2023
AS.180.302 (01)Macroeconomic TheoryTTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM, Th 9:00AM - 9:50AMBall, Laurence MHomewood CampusSpring 2023
AS.180.302 (02)Macroeconomic TheoryTTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM, T 5:30PM - 6:20PMBall, Laurence MHomewood CampusSpring 2023
AS.180.311 (01)Demistifying Alternative InvestmentsTh 1:30PM - 4:00PMGinsberger, SarahHomewood CampusSpring 2023
AS.180.332 (01)Debt Crises and Financial CrisesTTh 1:30PM - 2:45PMFourakis, Stelios StephenHomewood CampusSpring 2023
AS.180.333 (01)Advanced Health Economics & PolicyW 1:30PM - 4:00PMTrujillo, Antonio JoseHomewood CampusSpring 2023
AS.180.336 (01)Macroeconomic StrategiesW 1:30PM - 4:00PMBarbera, BobHomewood CampusSpring 2023
AS.180.355 (01)Economics of Poverty/InequalityMW 12:00PM - 1:15PMHusain, Muhammad MudabbirHomewood CampusSpring 2023
AS.180.361 (01)Rich Countries, Poor CountriesTTh 12:00PM - 1:15PMDasgupta, SomasreeHomewood CampusSpring 2023
AS.180.371 (01)Industrial OrganizationMW 1:30PM - 2:45PMKrasnokutskaya, ElenaHomewood CampusSpring 2023
AS.180.392 (01)Experimental EconomicsM 10:00AM - 12:30PMFiliz Ozbay, EmelHomewood CampusSpring 2023