| source University of Toronto, Mississauga (X) |
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department Economics (X) |
A survey course with emphasis on the basic concepts and techniques of macro and micro economic theory. The concepts introduced will include: national income and its determination; monetary and fiscal techniques; the derivation and use of supply and demand schedules; the theory of the firm; and principles of comparative advantage and foreign exchange fluctuations. [
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An intermediate treatment of the basic tools of economic analysis. Applications may include: choice under uncertainty, oligopoly, industrial organization, pricing, resource allocation, externalities, public goods, income distribution and welfare economics. [
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Macroeconomics, monetary economics, economic stabilization, capital markets and international monetary economics. Theories of output, employment and the price level in closed and open monetary economies are described; and the costs and benefits of stabilization policies in the context of these theories are identified. [
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The course uses microeconomics to analyze a variety of issues from marketing and finance to organizational structure. Topics include consumer preferences and behaviour; demand, cost analysis and estimation; allocation of inputs, pricing and firm behaviour under perfect and imperfect competition; game theory and public policy, including competition policy. Business cases are used to connect theory and practice and to highlight differences and similarities between economics and accounting, marketing and finance. This course is restricted to students in the B.Com. program.
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The course uses microeconomics to analyze a variety of issues from marketing and finance to organizational structure. Topics include demand, cost analysis and estimation; allocation of inputs, pricing and firm behaviour under perfect and imperfect competition; game theory and competition policy. Emphasis will be placed upon business cases which are used to connect theory and practice and to highlight differences and similarities between economics and accounting, marketing and finance. This course is restricted to students in the Management Specialist Program.
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A rigorous mathematical treatment of the basic tools of economic analysis regarding consumer and producer theory. Applications may include but are not limited to: choice under uncertainty, oligopoly, industrial organization, pricing, resouce allocation, intertemporal consumption, labour supply, externalities, public goods, income distribution and welfare economics. This course is a requirement for certain Specialist Programs and is strongly recommended for students contemplating graduate school. [
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Macroeconomic issues relevant for commerce students. Analytical tools are used to examine policy issues: Canadian government budgets, Bank of Canada monetary policy, exchange rate policy, foreign trade policy and government regulation of financial intermediaries. This course is only open to students in the BCom (Commerce and Finance) Program. [
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An introduction to the use of statistical analysis, including such topics as elementary probability theory, sampling distributions, tests of hypotheses, estimation; analysis of variance and regression analysis. Emphasis is placed on applications in economics and business problems. [
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The role, structure, and performance of industrial relations within the framework of Canada's socio-economic-political system. Growth and history of the Canadian Labour movement: its philosophy and structure. Management's strategies and tactics in collective bargaining; public policy in the field of industrial relations; strikes in so-called emergency situations: the role of unions and collective bargaining in inflation. [
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This applied microeconomics course studies the organization of economic activity in markets and non-market institutions. Emphasis is on the operation of imperfectly competitive markets and the interaction between firms. Strategic decisions by firms, such as pricing, R&D, entry, and patenting, are discussed at length using game theory. Case studies of particular industries supplement the material. Government policies affecting the private sector are also studied in detail: Regulation and deregulation of specific industries, trade policies and antidumping, and competition policy. [
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This course examines the economic basis for the Law. The topics covered include economic analyses of property rights, liability rules, contract law, tort law, corporate law, law and financial markets, and bankruptcy law. The appropriate economic measures of damages in tort and contract cases will be discussed. Other topics include tax law, and the choice between regulation and the common law. [
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The course first explores the central ideas that have dominated controversies in the method and history of science in this century. With this material as background, several episodes in the development of economic theory are studied. The goal is an understanding of the structure of economics and its relation to the contemporary understanding of scientific method. [
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(Formerly Canadian Economic Development Since Confederation)
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Economic development and transformation of the low-income countries of Latin America, Africa and Asia. Theory and policy analysis relating to the following economic issues in these countries: higher rates of economic growth, the role of the government in resource allocation, the industrial-agricultural sector interface, inward versus outward looking trade strategies, and the international debt problem. The following problems will also be addressed: food supply, domestic savings, tax revenue, foreign exchange, foreign direct investment, high rates of inflation, benefit-cost analysis and economic planning. [
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To develop the understanding of the economic foundations of macroeconomic theory and to develop analytical skills in constructing and solving macro economic models. [
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Content in any given year depends on instructor. Past topics include: advanced analysis of the behaviour of consumers under uncertainty; issues in poverty, inequality and social welfare; game theory and its applications to economics and political economy. [
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This course teaches you to use econometric methods. It provides a solid foundation in the theory and practice of those statistical techniques that have proved most useful for analyzing economic data. In addition, computer problem sets and a substantial empirical project (term paper) provide "hands-on training" in formulating and testing economic hypotheses. [
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This is a course on the application of economic analysis to four major areas of urban activity. The areas are land markets, housing and buildings, transportation, and public finance. In each area, we will consider the role of the government and attempt to understand the source of many current urban economic problems. [
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This course focuses on market failure and the appropriate role of government in response to market failure. Topics include externalities, public goods provision and public sector reform. The course provides useful conceptual and empirical tools for analyzing policy questions and an understanding of the workings of government in Canada. [
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This course explores a wide range of topics on the theories of money and banking. The strategy of the course is to develop a series of models to examine the importance of money, banks, and other financial institutions in the way economies work. The topics examined in this framework include: the role of money and the financial system, effects of inflation, bond and stock markets, banks, control of the money supply, and international monetary systems. [
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(Formerly Seminar on Selected Subjects)
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(Formerly Seminar on Selected Subjects)
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This course provides an introduction to capital markets and asset pricing. We will cover the role of financial markets, project valuation, expected utility and risk aversion, financial risk, general equilibrium pricing, the Capital Asset Pricing Model, Arbitrage Pricing Theory, derivatives, option pricing, term structure of interest rates, foreign exchange markets, and market efficiency. [
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