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• ECON 3650: International Development

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  Surveys development models, development policies, and problems of development in developing countries. Identifies major economic questions relevant to less-developed economies and showing how economic analysis can be used to further understanding of the obstacles to development and formulating appropriate policies
  ShareECON 3650 - International Development

• ECON 3900: Independent Study Econ

  1.00 - 4.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  Individual readings in a specified area of economics, and/or the completion of a research project under the guidance of a faculty member.
  ShareECON 3900 - Independent Study Econ

• ECON 4010: Hist of Economic Thought

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  Examines development of economic ideas from ancient times to the present. Emphasizes the period from Adam Smith onward. Considers the economic and political environment in which ideas emerged as well as the leading economists advancing or defending the ideas.
  ShareECON 4010 - Hist of Economic Thought

• ECON 4100: Games and Behavior

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  Game theory studies how individuals make decisions when aware that their actions affect others and each decision maker takes this "strategic effect" into account. This course introduces game theory and its applications from a variety of disciplines. Consideration is given to both empirical and experimental tests and behavioral implications.
  ShareECON 4100 - Games and Behavior

• ECON 4520: Forensic Econ and DA

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  Forensic Economics applies economic analysis to the determination of damages and/or proof of liability in litigation. Topics include the role of economists in litigation; growth rates and discounting; valuation; gross earnings measurement; application of statistical and behavioral tools to evaluate evidence of wrongdoing; and ethics.
  ShareECON 4520 - Forensic Econ and DA

• ECON 4600: Global Economic Perspectives

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  Focuses on the global economy in an era of shifting borders, restructuring economies, and regional realignments. Emphasizes the strategic implications for businesses of globalization, analyzing policy options regarding international economic issues and on collecting and interpreting international data.
  ShareECON 4600 - Global Economic Perspectives

• ECON 4810: Applied Econometrics

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  Explores the formulation, estimation and testing of empirical models in economics and the social sciences, focusing on the use of multiple regression analysis in the estimation and testing of causal relationships. The class involves both lectures and hands on practice/labs. A significant part of the course is an independent research project.
  ShareECON 4810 - Applied Econometrics

• ECON 4820: Economic Forecasting

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course will introduce forecasting and time series analysis, focusing on regression-based forecasting models, autoregressive and moving average methods (Box-Jenkins ARIMA), and GARCH models. A hands-on approach to learning is utilized.
  ShareECON 4820 - Economic Forecasting

• ECON 4950: Economics Internship

  1.00 - 12.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  The student is placed with a business firm, bank, government agency or nonprofit organization performing economics-related tasks. The internship experience offers a practical training ground for students that supplements academic training by permitting them to apply the theories, concepts and techniques learned through coursework.
  ShareECON 4950 - Economics Internship

• ECON 7100: Adv Applied Microeconomics

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  Covers microeconomics with emphasis on the skills needed to evaluate economic models, tools, and ideas. Basics of game theory, constrained optimization, and general equilibrium are introduced and applied to various topics, including consumer and producer choice, decision under uncertainty, and resource allocation under different market structures.
  ShareECON 7100 - Adv Applied Microeconomics