Courses
Environmental Economics for the Citizen (ECON 105)
This course investigates core economic principles and theories to introduce students to the economic way of thinking as it relates to environmental issues. In addition, a second aim is to help students use economic tools to understand and analyze the costs and benefits of various environmental policies. The economic way of thinking is not only applicable to environmental issues, but a wide array of social issues
Economic Problems and Public Policy (ECON 309)
This course investigates core economic principles and theories as they relate to a variety of public policies. This course will use the economic way of thinking to analyze current and proposed public policies. Topics we will cover in this class will include environmental issues, economic regulations, and state-led humanitarian aid, among others.
Intermediate Microeconomics (ECON 306)
This course investigates core principles and theories to introduce students to the economic way of thinking as it relates to microeconomic issues. This course uses economic tools to analyze how markets function. The economic way of thinking is helpful to anyone who wants to understand and analyze socio-economic issues in a wide variety of contexts.
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