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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Course 1A and 1B may be taken in either order. Analysis of the allocation of resources and the distribution of income through a price system; competition and monopoly; the role of public policy; comparative economic systems. GE credit: SocSci.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Course 1A and 1B may be taken in either order. Analysis of the economy as a whole; determinants of the level of income, employment and prices; money and banking, economic fluctuations, international trade, economic development; the role of public policy. GE credit: SocSci.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
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Seminar—1-2 hours. Prerequisite: lower division standing and consent of instructor. Examination of a special topic in Economics through shared readings, discussions, and written assignments. May not be repeated for credit. Limited enrollment.
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Internship—3-36 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing; availability of internship position or approved field work project; stock-brokerage interns must have completed Management 11A-11B; consent of instructor. Intensive study of practical application of concepts in economics, stressing research methods and empirical analysis. (P/NP grading only.)
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Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Primarily for lower division students. (P/NP grading only.)
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Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 1A, 1B; Mathematics 16A-16B or 21A-21B with grade of C- or better in each. Price and distribution theory under conditions of perfect and imperfect competition. General equilibrium and welfare economics. Not open for credit to students who have completed Agricultural and Resource Economics 100A or 100B.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 1A, 1B; Mathematics 16A-16B or 21A-21B with grade of C- or better in each. Theory of income, employment and prices under static and dynamic conditions, and long term growth.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 1A, 1B, Statistics 13 or 32, Mathematics 16A-16B or 21A-21B, with grade of C- or better in each, or consent of instructor. Analysis of economic data to investigate key relationships emphasized in introductory microeconomics and macroeconomics. Obtaining, transforming, and displaying data; statistical analysis of economic data; and basic univariate and multivariate regression analysis. Only 2 units of credit allowed to students who have completed course 140 or Agricultural and Resource Economics 106.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 100, Mathematics 16A and 16B or Mathematics 21A and 21B. Optimal decisions under uncertainty, expected utility theory, economics of insurance, asymmetric information, signalling in the job market, incentives and Principal-Agent theory, optimal search strategies and the reservation price principle.—I, III. (I, III.)
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 100 or 104; Mathematics 16A-16B or 21A-21B; Statistics 13 or 32, with grade of C or better in each course, or consent of the instructor. Descriptive and normative analysis of individual decision making, with applications to personal, professional, financial, and public policy decisions. Emphasis on decision making under uncertainty and over time. Heuristics and biases in the psychology of decisions; overcoming decision traps.—III. (III.) Nehring
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 1A and 1B. Development and application of analytical models to explain the nature and functioning of economies before the Industrial Revolution. Examples will be drawn from a variety of societies, including England, China, Polynesia, and Pre-Columbian America. GE credit: SocSci.—III. (III.)
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 1A, 1B and 110A. Development and application of analytical models to explain the nature and functioning of economies since the Industrial Revolution. Examples will be drawn from a variety of societies, including England, China, Germany, and India. GE credit: SocSci.—I, III. (I, III.)
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: courses 1A-1B or consent of instructor. Survey of economic change in the United States from Colonial times to 1865; reference to other regions in the Western Hemisphere. GE credit: SocSci.—II. (II.)
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: courses 1A-1B, or consent of instructor. Survey of economic change in the United States from 1865 to the post World War II era. GE credit: SocSci.—I, II. (I, II.)
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: courses 1A and 1B. Major issues encountered in emerging from international poverty, including problems of growth and structural change, human welfare, population growth and health, labor markets and internal migration. Important issues of policy concerning international trade and industrialization. (Same course as Agricultural and Resource Economics 115A.) GE credit: SocSci, Div.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: courses 1A and 1B. Major macroeconomic issues of developing countries. Issues include problems in generating capital, conduct of monetary and fiscal policies, foreign aid and investment. Important issues of policy concerning international borrowing and external debt of developing countries. (Same course as Agricultural and Resource Economics 115B.) GE credit: SocSci.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 100; Mathematics 16B and 21B. Economics analysis of the relative virtues of capitalism and socialism, including welfare economics. Marxian exploitation theory, the socialist calculation debate (Hayek and Lange), alternative capitalist systems (Japan, Germany, U.S.) and contemporary models of market socialism.
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: courses 1A-1B; 100, or consent of instructor. An appraisal of the role of competition and monopoly in the American economy; market structure, conduct, and economic performance of a variety of industries. GE credit: SocSci.—II, III. (II, III.)
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 1A, 1B, 100, or consent of instructor. The study of antitrust and economic regulation. Emphasis on applying theoretical models to U.S. industries and case studies, including telecommunications, software, and electricity markets. Topics include natural monopoly, optimal and actual regulatory mechanisms, deregulation, mergers, predatory pricing, and monopolization.—II, III. (II, III.)
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 100, Mathematics 16A and 16B or 21A and 21B or consent of instructor. Introduction to game theory. Explanation of the behavior of rational individuals with interacting and often conflicting interests. Non-cooperative and cooperative theory. Applications to economics, political science and other fields.—I, III. (I, III.)
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 100, or consent of instructor. Public expenditures; theory and applications. Efficiency and equity of competitive markets; externalities, public goods, and market failures; positive and normative aspects of public policy for expenditure, including benefit-cost analysis. Topics include consumer protection, pollution, education, poverty and crime.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 100. Economic burden of taxation; equity and efficiency considerations in tax design; structure and economic effects of the U.S. tax system (including personal income tax, corporation income tax, and property tax); tax loopholes; recent developments; tax reform proposals.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 100 or consent of instructor. The health care market, emphasizing the role and use of economics. Individual demand, provision of services by doctors and hospitals, health insurance, managed care and competition, the role of government access to health care.—I, II. (I, II.) Cameron
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: courses 1A, 1B, and 100; Mathematics 16A; Statistics 13. General background and rationale of corporation; finance as resource allocation over time; decision making under uncertainty and the role of information; capital market and interest rate structure; financial decisions. Students who have completed Agricultural and Resource Economics 171A may not receive credit for this course.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
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