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• ECO 251: Business Analytics I

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course develops an understanding of the basic tools of descriptive analytics that students can apply to a wide variety of situations and data encountered in the areas of business and economics. Students will develop a proficiency in employing Microsoft Excel for statistical analysis. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability theory, sampling and estimation, hypothesis testing, and linear regression. Prerequisite:    ECO 251 requires prerequisites of MAT 113 or MAT 115 or MAT 131 or MAT 143 or MAT 161; and ECO 111 or ECO 112.
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• ECO 333: Household Economics

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Analyzes the economics of decision-making at the household and personal level. Includes an extensive treatment of marriage and fertility, as well as a number of topics of contemporary interest like same-sex and interracial relationships, adoption, and drivers of inequality. Prerequisite:    ECO 333 requires prerequisites of ECO 111, ECO 112, and a minimum 2.50 cumulative GPA.
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• ECO 334: Labor Economics

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Application of economic theory to the operation of labor markets and the collective bargaining process. Consideration is given to the development of the labor movement and public policy toward labor and employment. Prerequisite:    ECO 334 requires prerequisite of ECO 112 and minimum 2.50 CUM GPA
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• ECO 335: Money & Banking

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  A survey of money, credit, and prices, emphasizing their effects on economic stability. The Federal Reserve System and its effect on credit control. Prerequisite:    ECO 335 requires prerequisites of ECO 111 and ECO 112 and minimum 2.50 CUM GPA
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• ECO 336: Regulations of Competition

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Background and development of public policies that directly modify the free enterprise economy of the United States. Evaluation of policies that change the nature and extent of competition. Prerequisite:    ECO 336 requires prerequisites of ECO 111 and ECO 112 and minimum 2.50 CUM GPA
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• ECO 338: International Economics

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  A descriptive, analytical examination of international trade, finance, and other economic relationships. The effects of public policies on these relationships. Prerequisite:    ECO 338 requires prerequisites of ECO 111 and ECO 112 and minimum 2.50 CUM GPA
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• ECO 340: Intermediate Microeconomics

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  A continuation and extension of the price-system analysis in ECO 112. Emphasis on the need for efficiency in the economy's use of scarce productive resources. Prerequisite:    ECO 340 requires prerequisites of ECO 111; ECO 112; ECO 251 or MAT 121 or MAT 125; MAT 143 or MAT 161; and a minimum 2.50 cumulative GPA.
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• ECO 341: Public Finance

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Government's influence on stability of national income. Nature of taxes and expenditures at the various levels of government and their effect on the allocation of resources and the distribution of income. Prerequisite:    ECO 341 requires prerequisites of ECO 111 and ECO 112 and minimum 2.50 CUM GPA.
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• ECO 342: Economics of the Law

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Applies economic reasoning to the analysis of legal rules, examining both efficiency and distributional consequences. Examines the incentive effects created by property law, tort law, contract law and criminal law, along with their institutional frameworks. Prerequisite:    ECO 342 requires prerequisites of ECO 111 and ECO 112 and a minimum CUM GPA of 2.50.
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• ECO 345: History of Economic Thought

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Origins of economic thought and comparison of the major schools of economic doctrine. Current economic and socio-political factors. Prerequisite:    ECO 345 requires prerequisites of ECO 111 and ECO 112 and minimum 2.50 CUM GPA
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