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• ECON 331: Industrial Organization

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Social effectiveness of industries analyzed through measures of market structure, market conduct, and market performance.
  ShareECON 331 - Industrial Organization

• ECON 335: Public Finance

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Taxation and expenditure theory at the federal level; federal budget and debt considerations; public sector impact on economy.
  ShareECON 335 - Public Finance

• ECON 338: Poverty in Africa

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Examines African poverty as an economic as well as a social phenomenon. It investigates the many sided nature of poverty and the importance of going beyond generalizations about the poor, including the various causes of poverty in Africa. It stresses the powerful ill effects of a combination of sluggish past economic growth, widening income inequalities, and anti-poverty strategies implemented by many African nations.
  ShareECON 338 - Poverty in Africa

• ECON 345: International Trade

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  A study of the microeconomic segment of international specialization and exchange, including theories of international trade and their application to commercial policies, historical survey and examination of current problems of international trade, and the institutional setting of international trade. Prerequisite:    ECON 121 and 122 or instructor permission
  ShareECON 345 - International Trade

• ECON 346: International Finance

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Demonstrates comprehension of international finance theory pertaining to the foreign exchange market, including the determinants of the supply and demand of foreign currency. Applies theory to current events affecting exchange rate fluctuations.Dual Listed: May be dual listed with ECON 546.
  ShareECON 346 - International Finance

• ECON 356: Intro to Econometrics

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  An introduction to econometrics, including linear normal regression models of two or more random variables, special econometric problems, and solutions of simultaneous equations.
  ShareECON 356 - Intro to Econometrics

• ECON 360: Health Economics

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Analyzes the market for healthcare: demand by individual consumers and supply by health workers and hospitals. Considers the problems of information, risk, and externalities in making health decisions and the role of insurance. Explores public health policies, both in a world and domestic context. Introduces economic methods for program/policy research: elasticity estimation, cost-benefit analysis, and supply-demand modeling.
  ShareECON 360 - Health Economics

• ECON 361: Environmental Economics

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  An examination of economic costs and benefits of environmental control and modification. Techniques of economic analysis are used to understand economic aspects of environmental problems and contribute toward their solution.
  ShareECON 361 - Environmental Economics

• ECON 362: Global Poverty and Health

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Researches information related to global trends in health and poverty and examines theories related to the economic, social, and political forces behind these trends. Economically analyzes the barriers preventing greater access to and usage of health services in poor communities, such as asymmetric information, monopoly provision, and externalities. Critically examines health service provision from opposite economic spectrums: (1) as Global Public Goods and (2) as micro-programs targeting specific populations. Covers case studies of health initiatives in developing countries and their economic impacts.
  ShareECON 362 - Global Poverty and Health

• ECON 421: Macroeconomic Analysis

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Emphasizes aggregate income levels and problems of unemployment, inflation, and growth. Covers consumption and investment theories and the role of fiscal and monetary policy.
  ShareECON 421 - Macroeconomic Analysis