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Course # (Section)
Title
Day/Times
Instructor
Location
Term
Course Details
AS.180.101 (85)
Elements of Macroeconomics
MW 9:00AM - 12:45PM
Kodua, Nino
Online
Summer 2022
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
AS.180.101 (86)
Elements of Macroeconomics
Toraman, Sinem Yagmur
Online
Summer 2022
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
AS.180.102 (85)
Elements of Microeconomics
TTh 1:00PM - 4:45PM
Zheng, Xudong
Online
Summer 2022
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
AS.180.102 (86)
Elements of Microeconomics
Ghosh, Aniruddha
Online
Summer 2022
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
AS.001.132 (01)
FYS: Exploring Economic Inequality through the Lens of Literature
Th 10:30AM - 1:00PM
Morgan, Barbara Anne
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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
AS.001.149 (01)
FYS: What Is Poverty? A View from Economics and the Social Sciences
Th 9:00AM - 11:30AM
Moffitt, Robert A
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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
AS.180.101 (01)
Elements of Macroeconomics
WF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, M 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Barbera, Bob
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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
AS.180.101 (02)
Elements of Macroeconomics
WF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, M 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Barbera, Bob
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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
AS.180.101 (03)
Elements of Macroeconomics
WF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, M 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Barbera, Bob
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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
AS.180.101 (05)
Elements of Macroeconomics
WF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, M 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Barbera, Bob
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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
AS.180.101 (06)
Elements of Macroeconomics
WF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, M 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Barbera, Bob
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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
AS.180.101 (07)
Elements of Macroeconomics
WF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, T 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Barbera, Bob
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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
AS.180.101 (09)
Elements of Macroeconomics
WF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, T 10:30AM - 11:20AM
Barbera, Bob
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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
AS.180.101 (10)
Elements of Macroeconomics
WF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, T 10:30AM - 11:20AM
Barbera, Bob
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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
AS.180.101 (11)
Elements of Macroeconomics
WF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, T 1:30PM - 2:20PM
Barbera, Bob
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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
AS.180.101 (12)
Elements of Macroeconomics
WF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, T 1:30PM - 2:20PM
Barbera, Bob
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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
AS.180.102 (01)
Elements of Microeconomics
TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Husain, Muhammad Mudabbir
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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: 1/40
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.102 (02)
Elements of Microeconomics
TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Husain, Muhammad Mudabbir
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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
AS.180.203 (01)
Faculty Research in Economics
T 1:30PM - 3:00PM
Hamilton, Bruce W
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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
AS.180.214 (01)
The Economic Experience of the BRIC Countries
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Dasgupta, Somasree
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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
AS.180.223 (01)
Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Seshie-Nasser, Hellen
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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: 1/25
PosTag(s): INST-ECON
AS.180.229 (01)
Economics of Health and Education in South Asia
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Fatehin, Sohani
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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
AS.180.238 (01)
Rethinking Economics After the Great Recession
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Norris, Floyd
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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
AS.180.248 (01)
Financial Writing and Analysis
TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Norris, Floyd
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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
AS.180.249 (01)
Gender Economics
TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Seshie-Nasser, Hellen
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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
AS.180.261 (01)
Monetary Analysis
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Poliakova, Ludmila
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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
AS.180.261 (02)
Monetary Analysis
TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Poliakova, Ludmila
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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
AS.180.266 (01)
Financial Markets and Institutions
W 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Feinman, Josh
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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
AS.180.280 (01)
The History and Future of the Hedge Fund Industry
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Heerdt, Kevin M.
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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
AS.180.285 (01)
Information and Investing Seminar
TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Heerdt, Kevin M.
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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
AS.180.289 (01)
Economics of Health
M 3:30PM - 6:00PM
de Broucker, Gatien
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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
AS.180.301 (01)
Microeconomic Theory
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM, Th 4:30PM - 5:20PM
Daley, Brendan
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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.
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
AS.180.302 (01)
Macroeconomic Theory
MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM, T 5:30PM - 6:20PM
Poliakova, Ludmila
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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: 7/45
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.302 (02)
Macroeconomic Theory
MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM, W 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Poliakova, Ludmila
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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
AS.180.303 (01)
Topics in International Macroeconomics and Finance
TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Jeanne, Olivier
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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
AS.180.309 (01)
Economics of Uncertainty and Information
MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Karni, Edi
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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: 3/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.310 (01)
Economics of Antitrust
Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Hamilton, Bruce W
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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
AS.180.334 (01)
Econometrics
MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Wright, Jonathan H
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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
AS.180.334 (02)
Econometrics
MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM, Th 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Wright, Jonathan H
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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.
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
AS.180.338 (01)
Political Economy and Development
W 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Campante, Filipe R
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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
AS.180.351 (01)
Labor Economics
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Husain, Muhammad Mudabbir
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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
AS.180.352 (01)
Public Economics
MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Fatehin, Sohani
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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: 2/30
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.363 (01)
Sex, Drugs and Dynamic Optimization: The Economics of Risky Behavior
TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Papageorge, Nick W
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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
AS.180.365 (01)
Topics in Macroeconomics
TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Ball, Laurence M
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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
AS.180.367 (01)
Investment-Portfolio Management
M 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Bianchi, Francesco
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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
AS.180.389 (01)
Social Policy Implications of Behavioral Economics
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Papageorge, Nick W
Homewood Campus
Fall 2022
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
AS.180.101 (01)
Elements of Macroeconomics
TTh 9:00AM - 9:50AM, Th 4:30PM - 5:20PM
Seshie-Nasser, Hellen
Homewood Campus
Spring 2023
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.
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: 20/20
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.101 (03)
Elements of Macroeconomics
TTh 9:00AM - 9:50AM, Th 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Seshie-Nasser, Hellen
Homewood Campus
Spring 2023
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.
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: 20/20
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.102 (01)
Elements of Microeconomics
MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM, Th 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Husain, Muhammad Mudabbir
Homewood Campus
Spring 2023
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.
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.
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.
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: 39/40
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.102 (05)
Elements of Microeconomics
MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Husain, Muhammad Mudabbir
Homewood Campus
Spring 2023
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: 39/40
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.231 (01)
Debates in Macroeconomics
W 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Feinman, Josh
Homewood Campus
Spring 2023
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: 16/20
PosTag(s): ECON-FINMIN
AS.180.238 (01)
Rethinking Economics After the Great Recession
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Norris, Floyd
Homewood Campus
Spring 2023
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: 18/20
PosTag(s): INST-ECON, ECON-FINMIN
AS.180.239 (01)
Urban Economics
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Fatehin, Sohani
Homewood Campus
Spring 2023
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: 12/20
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.241 (01)
International Trade
TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Dasgupta, Somasree
Homewood Campus
Spring 2023
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: Open
Seats Available: 57/60
PosTag(s): INST-ECON
AS.180.242 (01)
International Monetary Economics
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Poliakova, Ludmila
Homewood Campus
Spring 2023
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: 39/40
PosTag(s): INST-ECON, ECON-FINMIN
AS.180.246 (01)
Environmental Economics
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Elliott, Jonathan Tyler
Homewood Campus
Spring 2023
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: 39/40
PosTag(s): INST-ECON, ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
AS.180.248 (01)
Financial Writing and Analysis
TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Norris, Floyd
Homewood Campus
Spring 2023
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: Bloomberg 274
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/12
PosTag(s): ECON-FINMIN
AS.180.249 (01)
Gender Economics
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Seshie-Nasser, Hellen
Homewood Campus
Spring 2023
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: 16/20
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.263 (01)
Corporate Finance
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Duffee, Greg R
Homewood Campus
Spring 2023
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: 26/60
PosTag(s): CLE-ENTR
AS.180.301 (01)
Microeconomic Theory
TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM, Th 4:30PM - 5:20PM
Fatehin, Sohani
Homewood Campus
Spring 2023
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.
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: 44/45
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.302 (01)
Macroeconomic Theory
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM, Th 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Ball, Laurence M
Homewood Campus
Spring 2023
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.
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: Shaffer 301
Status: Open
Seats Available: 40/42
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.311 (01)
Demistifying Alternative Investments
Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Ginsberg, Sarah E
Homewood Campus
Spring 2023
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: Ginsberg, Sarah E
Room: Maryland 114
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/25
PosTag(s): ECON-FINMIN
AS.180.332 (01)
Debt Crises and Financial Crises
TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Fourakis, Stelios Stephen
Homewood Campus
Spring 2023
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: Hackerman 320
Status: Open
Seats Available: 25/25
PosTag(s): ECON-FINMIN, INST-ECON
AS.180.333 (01)
Advanced Health Economics & Policy
W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Trujillo, Antonio Jose
Homewood Campus
Spring 2023
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: 16/25
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.334 (01)
Econometrics
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM, F 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Wright, Jonathan H
Homewood Campus
Spring 2023
Econometrics AS.180.334 (01)
Introduction to the methods of estimation in economic research. The first part of the course develops the primary method employed in economic research, the method of least squares. This is followed by an investigation of the performance of the method in a variety of important situations. The development of a way to handle many of the situations in which ordinary least squares is not useful, the method of instrumental variables, concludes the course.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM, F 9:00AM - 9:50AM 01-23-2023 to 04-28-2023
Instructor: Wright, Jonathan H
Room: Remsen Hall 101
Status: Open
Seats Available: 23/25
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.334 (02)
Econometrics
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM, Th 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Wright, Jonathan H
Homewood Campus
Spring 2023
Econometrics AS.180.334 (02)
Introduction to the methods of estimation in economic research. The first part of the course develops the primary method employed in economic research, the method of least squares. This is followed by an investigation of the performance of the method in a variety of important situations. The development of a way to handle many of the situations in which ordinary least squares is not useful, the method of instrumental variables, concludes the course.
Introduction to the methods of estimation in economic research. The first part of the course develops the primary method employed in economic research, the method of least squares. This is followed by an investigation of the performance of the method in a variety of important situations. The development of a way to handle many of the situations in which ordinary least squares is not useful, the method of instrumental variables, concludes the course.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM, T 3:00PM - 3:50PM 01-23-2023 to 04-28-2023
Instructor: Wright, Jonathan H
Room: Remsen Hall 101
Status: Open
Seats Available: 22/25
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.336 (01)
Macroeconomic Strategies
W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Barbera, Bob
Homewood Campus
Spring 2023
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: 8/25
PosTag(s): ECON-FINMIN
AS.180.347 (01)
On Keynesian Economics and the Economics of Keynes
T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Khan, M Ali
Homewood Campus
Spring 2023
On Keynesian Economics and the Economics of Keynes AS.180.347 (01)
This course charts a narrative for the evolution of macroeconomics from its very initiation to its present formulation in a way that is sensitive to issues of principle and of policy, and without becoming totally subservient to the disciplinary boundaries within which the problems are formulated and studied. Rather than macroeconomics as a subject that takes its shape in current conventional texts, the focus of the course shall be how it got there. As such, it touches on the development of ideas and intellectual history. The course will be mathematically self-contained but will pre-suppose conceptual sophistication that one expects after completion of courses in micro and macroeconomics at the intermediate level. The course is open to students in the sister-disciplines in anthropology, political science, and sociology, but it would be advisable for interested students in these departments to talk to the instructors.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: T 1:30PM - 4:00PM 01-23-2023 to 04-28-2023
Instructor: Khan, M Ali
Room:
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 11/12
PosTag(s): ECON-FINMIN
AS.180.355 (01)
Economics of Poverty/Inequality
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Husain, Muhammad Mudabbir
Homewood Campus
Spring 2023
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: 24/25
PosTag(s): INST-ECON
AS.180.361 (01)
Rich Countries, Poor Countries
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Dasgupta, Somasree
Homewood Campus
Spring 2023
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: 17/18
PosTag(s): INST-ECON
AS.180.371 (01)
Industrial Organization
MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Krasnokutskaya, Elena
Homewood Campus
Spring 2023
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: 8/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.392 (01)
Experimental Economics
M 10:00AM - 12:30PM
Staff
Homewood Campus
Spring 2023
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: Staff
Room: Wyman Park W603
Status: Open
Seats Available: 22/30
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.210 (01)
Migrating to Opportunity? Economic Evidence from East Asia, the U.S. and the EU
T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Dore, Giovanna Maria Dora Maria Dora
Homewood Campus
Spring 2023
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
