Economics
Inequality (01:220:120) Spring 2018
Professor: Douglas Blair
This four-credit course covers economic and political explanations for the growth in U.S. income inequality since the 1970s; measurement of inequality; comparisons with other countries and with earlier eras in the U.S.; explanatory roles of discrimination, immigration, globalization, superstar and winner-take-all markets, party politics, and differences between rich and poor in voting power, political voice, and political participation; and perspectives from other social and behavioral science disciplines.
American Economic History (01:220:305) Spring 2018
Professor: Hugh Rockoff
This course covers long-term trends in economic growth and institutions from the colonial period to World War II, the development of transportation and industry, the effects of technological change and immigration, the economics of slavery, monetary history, and government regulation. Prerequisites: 01:220:102, 103.
Economics of Globalization: A Historical Perspective (01:220:307) Not currently available
This course provides an examination of the evolution of globalization from the 1800s to the present; assessment of the benefits of financial and trade integration relative to the costs associated with integration such as the consequences of financial crises. This course is part of the Global Economics Certificate, a concentration for students with an interest in global economic issues, including the international business cycle, long-term economic growth, balance of payments issues, integration of international markets and economic development.
Global Financial Crises (01:220:411) Not currently available
Financial crises from an historical perspective; survey of the history of banking, currency and debt crises across the world for the past century and a half; in-depth discussion of the 2008 crisis in the US, and the Euro-zone crisis of 2010-2013; Seminar. Prerequisites: 01:220:320, 01:200:321, and 01:220:322. This course is part of the Global Economics Certificate, a concentration for students with an interest in global economic issues, including the international business cycle, long-term economic growth, balance of payments issues, integration of international markets and economic development.