400
Relations of industry, especially corporations, to government, antitrust laws and their enforcement; public policy toward business; problems of unfair competition; patents and trademarks. Prerequisites:
ECO 202 or 203.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
ECO 202 or ECO 203
Corequisites
None.
The economic indictment of southern slavery; new challenges to this indictment; implications of the existence of southern slavery for present economic policy decisions. Recommended: ECO 201 or 202.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Labor market operations and wage determination; human capital investment; labor market discrimination; wage differentials; impact of unionization on wages; collective bargaining. Prerequisite:
ECO 202 or 203.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
ECO 202 or ECO 203
Corequisites
None.
Concepts, theories, and evidence which relate industry structure to behavior and performance of firms. Provides a basis for evaluating public policy. Prerequisites: ECO 202 or ECO 203. Recommended: ECO 201 or ECO 204.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
ECO 202 or ECO 203
Corequisites
None.
Application of microeconomic theory to a variety of management decisions such as internal resource allocation, pricing, market entry and the boundaries of the firm. Prerequisite: ECO 202 or ECO 203.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
ECO 202 or ECO 203
Corequisites
None.
Provides a bridge between academic training and work experience. Allows application of principles of economics to a job and job experiences to classes. CR/NC only. Prerequisites: 56 semester hours completed; signed economics major or minor; 12 credit hours of economics (ECO 201 or ECO 204, ECO 202 or ECO 203 and at least one course 300 level or above); overall GPA of 2.75 or higher; prior approval of departmental supervisor.
Credits
1-3(Spec)
Prerequisites
56 semester hours completed; signed economics major or minor; 12 credit hours of economics (ECO 201 or ECO 204, ECO 202 or ECO 203 and at least one course 300 level or above); overall GPA of 2.75 or higher; prior approval of departmental supervisor.
Corequisites
None.