General Calendar 2000-2001
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UNIVERSITY OF
REGINA General Calendar 2000-2001 |
ECON 100 | ECON 201 | ECON 202 | ECON 203 | ECON 205 | ECON 206 | ECON 211 | ECON 232 | ECON 235 | ECON 250 | ECON 255 | ECON 271 | ECON 301 | ECON 302 | ECON 303 | ECON 305 | ECON 306 | ECON 311 | ECON 321 | ECON 322 | ECON 323 | ECON 331 | ECON 332 | ECON 336 | ECON 341 | ECON 351 | ECON 353 | ECON 354 | ECON 361 | ECON 372 | ECON 381 | ECON 391-395AA-ZZ | ECON 400 | ECON 401 | ECON 402 | ECON 403 | ECON 411 | ECON 421 | ECON 431 | ECON 441 | ECON 454 | ECON 461 | ECON 472 | ECON 481 | ECON 491-495AA-ZZ
FACULTY
H.A. Akhand
F. Dar
M.E. Jones
A.K. Kelly
H.B. King
R.A. Kleer
C.J. Nicol (Dept. Head)
I.W. Rongve
M.J. Rushton
G.N. Tompkins
The general requirements for degrees in the Faculty of Arts are described on page 76.
Note: ADMN 340, Government Finance, may be counted as 200-level credit in economics (but see note to ECON 232)
Note: Students with credit for ECON 101 can take any economics course for which ECON 100 is the prerequisite. Students with credit for ECON 101 and 102 who wish to take 300-level economics courses should consult the Department Head about a possible prerequisite waiver.
BA
A major in economics must include the following:
1. ECON 100, 201, 202, 301, 302
2. 6 additional courses in economics, at least three of which must be at the 300- or 400-level
Required Cognate Courses:
3. MATH 103 or equivalent; either SOST 201, or STAT 151 AND 152
Credit hours |
Economics major, |
Student's record of courses completed |
3.0 |
ECON 100 |
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3.0 |
ECON 201 |
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3.0 |
ECON 202 |
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3.0 |
ECON 301 |
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3.0 |
ECON 302 |
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3.0 |
300- or 400-level ECON course |
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3.0 |
300- or 400-level ECON course |
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3.0 |
300- or 400-level ECON course |
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3.0 |
ECON course |
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3.0 |
ECON course |
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3.0 |
ECON course |
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3.0 |
One of MATH 103, 105, 110 |
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3.0 or 6.0 |
SOST 201, or BOTH of STAT 151 & STAT 152 |
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39.0 or 42.0 |
Subtotal |
COMBINED MAJOR IN ECONOMICS AND ADMINISTRATION
1. All the requirements of the major in economics, including required cognate courses
2. ADMN 210, 260, 285, 288, 290
3. Five additional courses in administration, of which a minimum of three must be at the 300- or 400-level
Note: Students must complete at least two courses in economics with a minimum WPA of 65% before being permitted to declare this major. Students in this program may not register for ADMN 400.
Credit hours |
Economics/Administration major, required courses |
Student's record of courses completed |
3.0 |
ECON 100 |
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3.0 |
ECON 201 |
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3.0 |
ECON 202 |
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3.0 |
ECON 301 |
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3.0 |
ECON 302 |
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3.0 |
300 or 400 level ECON course |
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3.0 |
300 or 400 level ECON course |
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3.0 |
300 or 400 level ECON course |
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3.0 |
ECON course |
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3.0 |
ECON course |
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3.0 |
ECON course |
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3.0 |
ADMN 210 |
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3.0 |
ADMN 260 |
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3.0 |
ADMN 285 |
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3.0 |
ADMN 288 |
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3.0 |
ADMN 290 |
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3.0 |
300- or 400-level ADMN course |
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3.0 |
300- or 400-level ADMN course |
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3.0 |
300- or 400-level ADMN course |
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3.0 |
ADMN course |
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3.0 |
ADMN course |
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3.0 |
One of MATH 103, 105, 110 |
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3.0 or 6.0 |
SOST 201 or BOTH of STAT 151 & STAT 152 |
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69.0 or 72.0 |
Subtotal |
COMBINED MAJOR IN ECONOMICS AND GEOGRAPHY
1. ECON 100, 201, 202, 301, and 302
2. GEOG 100, 200, 205, 207, 210, 220, 301, and 305
3. MATH 103 or equivalent
4. Four additional courses in economics, including at least three at the 300-or 400-level
5. Three additional courses in geography at the 300- or 400-level
Credit hours |
Economics/Geography major: required courses |
Student's record of courses completed |
3.0 |
ECON 100 |
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3.0 |
ECON 201 |
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3.0 |
ECON 202 |
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3.0 |
ECON 301 |
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3.0 |
ECON 302 |
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3.0 |
300- or 400-level ECON course |
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3.0 |
300- or 400-level ECON course |
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3.0 |
300- or 400-level ECON course |
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3.0 |
ECON course |
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3.0 |
GEOG 100 |
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3.0 |
GEOG 200 |
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3.0 |
GEOG 205 |
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3.0 |
GEOG 207 |
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3.0 |
GEOG 210 |
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3.0 |
GEOG 220 |
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3.0 |
GEOG 301 |
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3.0 |
GEOG 305 |
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3.0 |
300- or 400-level GEOG course |
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3.0 |
300- or 400-level GEOG course |
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3.0 |
300- or 400-level GEOG course |
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3.0 |
One of MATH 103, 105, 110 |
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63.0 |
Subtotal |
Students may select an optional concentration by choosing one of the following sets of courses to meet their elective requirements within the major:
1. The Environment and Resource Management: ECON 232, 332, 372, 472; three of GEOG 221, 322, 325, 326, 328, 331.
2. Urban Planning and Regional Development: ECON 232, 332, 354, 454; three of GEOG 322, 324, 422, 424.
3. Economic Development: four of ECON 211, 232, 311, 332, 411; three of GEOG 316, 322, 328, 330, 422.
COMBINED MAJOR IN ECONOMICS AND HISTORY
1. ECON 100, 201, 202, 301, 302
2. One course in economics at the 400-level
3. Two additional courses in economics
4. HIST 100
5. Three 200-level history courses in at least two different areas (see page 127)
6. Three 300- or 400-level history courses in at least two different areas
7. Three additional courses in history
8. MATH 103 or equivalent
9. SOST 201 (or STAT 151 and 152)
Credit hours |
Economics/History major, required courses |
Student's record of courses completed |
3.0 |
ECON 100 |
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3.0 |
ECON 201 |
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3.0 |
ECON 202 |
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3.0 |
ECON 301 |
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3.0 |
ECON 302 |
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3.0 |
400-level ECON course |
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3.0 |
ECON course |
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3.0 |
ECON course |
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3.0 |
HIST 100 |
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3.0 |
THREE courses from at least TWO of these groups:
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3.0 |
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3.0 |
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3.0 |
THREE courses from at least TWO of these groups:
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3.0 |
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3.0 |
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3.0 |
HIST course |
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3.0 |
HIST course |
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3.0 |
HIST course |
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3.0 |
One of MATH 103, 105, 110 |
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3.0 or 6.0 |
SOST 201 or BOTH of STAT 151 & STAT 152 |
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60.0 or 63.0 |
Subtotal |
BA HONOURS
The honours program in economics must include the following:
1. ECON 100, 201, 202, 301, 302, 321, 322, 400, 401, 402
2. At least one of ECON 203, 205, 206, 211, 271
3. 6 additional economics courses at the 300- or the 400-level, at least one of which must be at the 400 level
Required Cognate Courses:
4. MATH 103 or equivalent; either SOST 201, or STAT 151 AND 152
Students planning to attend graduate school in economics are strongly urged to take ECON 323 and 421.
Credit hours |
Economics Honours major, required courses |
Student's record of courses completed |
3.0 |
ECON 100 |
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3.0 |
ECON 201 |
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3.0 |
ECON 202 |
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3.0 |
ECON 301 |
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3.0 |
ECON 302 |
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3.0 |
ECON 321 |
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3.0 |
ECON 322 |
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3.0 |
ECON 400 |
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3.0 |
ECON 401 |
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3.0 |
ECON 402 |
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3.0 |
One of ECON 203, 205, 206, 211, 271 |
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3.0 |
300- or 400-level ECON course |
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3.0 |
300- or 400-level ECON course |
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3.0 |
300- or 400-level ECON course |
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3.0 |
300- or 400-level ECON course |
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3.0 |
300- or 400-level ECON course |
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3.0 |
400-level ECON course |
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3.0 |
One of MATH 103, 105, 110 |
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3.0 or 6.0 |
SOST 201 or both of STAT 151 & STAT 152 |
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57.0 or 60.0 |
Subtotal |
MINOR IN ECONOMICS
1. ECON 100, 201, 202
2. 3 additional courses in economics, at least one of which must be at the 300- or 400-level
Credit hours |
Economics minor, |
Student's record of courses completed |
3.0 |
ECON 100 |
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3.0 |
ECON 201 |
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3.0 |
ECON 202 |
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3.0 |
300- or 400-level ECON course |
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3.0 |
ECON course |
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3.0 |
ECON course |
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18.0 |
Subtotal |
ECON 100
Introductory Economics
3:3-0
This course explores basic economic concepts such as supply and demand, competitive markets, economic efficiency, inflation, unemployment, and debts and deficits, and shows how they can be used to understand important features of the Canadian economy, its history, and contemporary policy debates on issues such as free trade and deficit reduction.
Prerequisite: One 30-level high school Math course, or MATH 101, or permission of department head
ECON 201
Microeconomics I
3:3-0
A study of the behaviour of economic agents in a market economy (individuals, firms, governments), and how they interact in various market settings. Students will apply economic concepts to evaluate the effectiveness of a market economy in achieving efficiency and equity.
Prerequisites: ECON 100 and either Algebra 30 or Math B30, or permission of department head
ECON 202
Macroeconomics I
3:3-0
The development of the basic IS-LM-AS model of the macroeconomy, including exploration of the goods/services sector, the financial sector, and labour markets. The model will be used to analyse recessions, inflations, and other macroeconomic problems, and to explore the effectiveness of government monetary and fiscal policy responses.
Prerequisites: ECON 100 and either Algebra 30 or Math B30, or permission of department head
ECON 203
Alternative Economic Paradigms
3:3-0
An introduction to the main alternatives to neoclassical economic theory, including Marxist, Austrian, and institutional economics.
Prerequisites: ECON 100 or permission of department head
ECON 205
Late Modern European Economic History
3:3-0
An introduction to the major developments in the European economy, 1870-1945. This course stresses the influence of early monetary and macroeconomic theories on the formation of economic policy and institutions in this period.
Prerequisites: ECON 100 or permission of department head
ECON 206
Canadian Economic History I
3:3-0
This course explores Canadian economic policy decisions and economic institutions created since Confederation. Topics include the protective tariff, war-time economic planning, hydro-electric power generation, the Great Depression, the creation of the Central Bank of Canada, the Canadian Wheat Board, unemployment and health insurance, Petro Canada, and the negotiation of NAFTA.
Prerequisite: ECON 100 or permission of department head
ECON 211
Introduction to Economic Development
3:3-0
An introduction to the problems and challenges facing the Third World and Canadian indigenous communities in their efforts to improve their standards of living and economic well-being.
Prerequisites: ECON 100 or permission of department head
ECON 232
Introduction to Public Finance
3:3-0
This course explores the rationales for government intervention in a market economy and assesses the methods used to raise government revenue. Issues surveyed include the appropriateness of measures of personal tax capacity, the use of cost-benefit analysis, income support and income security programs and federal-provincial fiscal relations.
Prerequisite: ECON 100 or permission of department head
Note: Students may not receive credit for both ADMN 340 and ECON 232 towards a B.A. program in the Faculty of Arts.
ECON 235
Modern Economic Policy and Institutions
3:3-0
This course describes some of the most important post-WWII western economic policies and economic institutions and examines the political and economic forces by which they have been shaped. Topics may include the establishment and collapse of the Bretton Woods exchange-rate system; GATT, NAFTA, and other international trade agreements; the IMF and World Bank; the European Union and the single currency; Russian perestroika; tax reform; privatization; deregulation; reform of financial and labour markets; central banks and monetary policies; antitrust law, etc.
Prerequisite: ECON 100 or permission of department head
ECON 250
The Canadian Economy
3:3-0
An overview of the Canadian and Saskatchewan economies: the structure of the economies, how these evolved historically, and the theoretical economic explanations of their structure. Some material will be historical and descriptive, but the focus is on the economic explanations and policy debates in such areas as environmental problems, industrial structure, labour markets, and macroeconomic problems.
Prerequisites: ECON 100 or permission of department head
ECON 255
The Economics of the Welfare State
3:3-0
An introductory examination of the post-war welfare state, focussing primarily on Canada. Among the topics covered are the nature of the mixed economy and the role of government within it; the determinants and distribution of income and the incidence of poverty; the emergence and characteristics of the welfare state; the nature, role, and economics of income security; the economics of health and education; and an introduction to program evaluation.
Prerequisites: Any 100-level course in the social sciences or permission of department head
ECON 271
The Co-operative Movement, Prairie Agriculture and the Market System
3:3-0
The role of Co-operative organizations will be examined in the context of the development of a market economy and of the development of prairie agriculture.
Prerequisites: ECON 100 or permission of department head
ECON 301
Microeconomics II
3:3-0
A continuation of ECON 201. Topics include: special market structures, labour and capital markets, market failure (public goods and externalities), producer and consumer choice over time and under uncertainty, introductory general equilibrium and welfare theory, and applications.
Prerequisites: ECON 201 and MATH 103 or equivalent, or permission of department head
ECON 302
Macroeconomics II
3:3-0
A continuation of ECON 202. The basic macroeconomic model is extended to study consumption decisions, investment decisions, the open macroeconomy, and labour markets. These new theories are used to further study business cycles in theory and practice, government debt and deficits, international deficits, and monetary and fiscal policy.
Prerequisites: ECON 201 and 202, and MATH 103 or equivalent, or permission of department head
ECON 303
History of Economic Thought I
3:3-0
A summary discussion of the main works in the classical economic tradition, including studies by the Physiocrats, Adam Smith, Thomas Malthus, David Ricardo, and John Stuart Mill.
Prerequisites: ECON 100 or permission of department head
ECON 305
Early Modern European Economic History
3:3-0
An introduction to some of the major economic policy debates in Europe from 1600-1870. The course explores how economic theories were used to defend socio-political viewpoints.
Prerequisites: ECON 100 or permission of department head
ECON 306
Canadian Economic History II
3:3-0
This course explores economic policy decisions and economic institutions created in New France and British North America prior to Canadian Confederation. Topics include fur-trade and fishery monopolies, settlement companies, commercial policies, the economic role of the courts, land grants and companies, and financing of railroad and canal construction.
Prerequisite: ECON 100 or permission of department head
ECON 311
Theories of Economic Development
3:3-0
Theories and models central to development economics from the 1950s to the present, including: balanced and unbalanced growth, dual sector; Harrod-Domar; structuralism and dependency; the case for and against economic planning, and the role of the state; and economic transition.
Prerequisite: ECON 202 or 211, or permission of department head
ECON 321
Econometrics I
3:3-1
Estimation and hypothesis testing in the simple and multiple regression model. Consequences and remedies of estimation under non-classical conditions. Estimation and testing using econometric software on the mainframe computer.
Prerequisites: SOST 201 or STAT 151 and 152; ECON 201 and 202; or permission of department head
ECON 322
Mathematical Economics I
3:3-1
This course develops mathematical techniques used to conduct economic analysis, including differentiation, logarithmic and exponential functions, maximization and minimization.
Prerequisites: ECON 201 and MATH 103, or permission of department head
ECON 323
Mathematical Economics II
3:3-0
A continuation of ECON 322. Course content includes dynamic optimization, differential equations, game theory and growth models.
Prerequisites: ECON 201, 202, and 322, or permission of department head
ECON 331
Money and Banking
3:3-0
This course examines theories and institutions of Canadian financial and foreign exchange markets, the banking system, money supply and demand, and monetary policy.
Prerequisites: ECON 202, or permission of department head
ECON 332
Public Finance
3:3-0
This course analyzes the effect of government activity on economic efficiency and interpersonal equity. Topics include the assessment of various taxes, public and club goods, voting, preference revelation and externalities. Policy applications will be addressed which may include income and sales tax reform, and tax harmonization.
Prerequisite: ECON 201 and 232, or permission of department head
ECON 336
Economic Analysis of Law
3:3-0
The application of economic analysis to the laws of property, contract, tort, family, and crime and punishment. Consideration of how the legal framework influences economic behaviour, and how this has in turn influenced the design of the law.
Prerequisite: ECON 100, or permission of department head
ECON 341
International Trade Theory
3:3-0
Determinants of international trade; effects of trade on the internal allocation of resources; commercial policy; effects of growth and factor mobility on trade; welfare implications of free versus managed trade.
Prerequisites: ECON 201 and 202, or permission of department head
ECON 351
Cost-Benefit Analysis
3:3-0
Efficiency, equity, and economic stabilization in public expenditure projects; economic analysis applied to case studies in such areas as natural resources, the environment, public services, and transportation.
Prerequisites: ECON 201 and 202, or permission of department head
ECON 353
Health Economics
3:3-0
An economic analysis of health-care systems-structure, performance and public policies-with special emphasis on Canada and Saskatchewan.
Prerequisites: ECON 201 or permission of department head
ECON 354
Urban and Regional Economics I
3:3-0
Introduction to urban and regional economic analysis, stressing policy applications, such as housing, transportation, interregional trade and federal/provincial transfer programs.
Prerequisites: ECON 201 or permission of department head
ECON 361
Industrial Organization I
3:3-0
This course examines the interrelationships among market structure, firm behaviour and economic performance. Topics include barriers to entry, oligopoly theory, and market contestability.
Prerequisites: ECON 201 or permission of department head
ECON 372
Resource and Environmental Economics I
3:3-0
This course deals with the economic problems associated with the conservation and management of natural resources.
Prerequisites: ECON 201 or permission of department head
ECON 381
Labour Economics I
3:3-0
The theories of labour supply and demand, market equilibrium, unions and bargaining, human capital, compensation and unemployment will be explored, with policy applications.
Prerequisites: ECON 201 or permission of department head
ECON 391-395AA-ZZ
Directed Readings and Research
Variable Credit: 1-3 hours
Courses designed for individual students.
Prerequisite: Permission of department head
ECON 400
Applied Economics
3:3-0
This is a course in which students will integrate theory, econometrics, policy and personal interests in the preparation of a project paper which may be used as the honours paper.
Prerequisites: ECON 301, 302, and 321, and permission of department head
ECON 401
Advanced Microeconomic Theory
3:3-0
Existence, uniqueness and stability in general equilibrium models; applications to the two-sector model. Additional topics may include uncertainty, game theory, economics of information and welfare economics.
Prerequisites: ECON 301, 302, and 322, or permission of department head
ECON 402
Advanced Macroeconomic Theory
3:3-0
Selected topics in macroeconomics, which may include macro-economic models of growth, business cycles, economic policy, and applications of game theory.
Prerequisites: ECON 301, 302, and 322, or permission of department head
ECON 403
History of Economic Thought II
3:3-0
An introduction to key works in the neoclassical economic tradition from 1870-1940. Authors considered include Leon Walras, Alfred Marshall, Francis Edgeworth, Vilfredo Pareto, John Hicks, and Lionel Robbins.
Prerequisites: ECON 201, or permission of department head
ECON 411
Economics of Development and Growth
3:3-0
Selected topics in the theory and practice of economic development and growth of the less-developed nations, including studies of relevant international programs.
Prerequisites: ECON 301 and 302, or permission of department head
ECON 421
Econometrics II
3:3-0
The k-variable regression model in a linear algebra setting. Consequences and remedies for violation of classical conditions. The maximum likelihood principle. Principles of inference. Simultaneous equation models.
Prerequisites: ECON 301, 302, and 321, or permission of department head
ECON 431
Advanced Topics in Monetary Theory and Policy
3:3-0
Selected topics in modern monetary theory and policy will be examined, with emphasis on analyzing modern monetary problems.
Prerequisites: ECON 301, 302, and 331, or permission of department head
ECON 441
International Finance
3:3-0
Open economy macroeconomics. Balance of payments adjustment theories under fixed and flexible exchange rates, exchange rate determination theories, macroeconomic policy, international transmission of inflation and unemployment, international macro-economic co-ordination.
Prerequisites: ECON 301 and 302, or permission of department head
ECON 454
Urban and Regional Economics II
3:3-0
A continuation of ECON 354, applying more advanced economic analysis to urban and regional issues.
Prerequisites: ECON 201 and 354, or permission of department head
ECON 461
Industrial Organization II
3:3-0
A continuation of the topics studied in ECON 361. This course also examines the linkages of regulation and competition policy to market structures, firm behaviour and economic performance.
Prerequisites: ECON 201 and 361, or permission of department head
ECON 472
Resource and Environmental Economics II
3:3-0
A continuation of ECON 372, addressing advanced topics in the economics of natural resources.
Prerequisites: ECON 301, 302, and 372, or permission of department head
ECON 481
Labour Economics II
3:3-0
A theoretical and applied examination of labour supply and demand, signalling/screening, job mobility/search, agency theory, contracts and equalizing wages, as well as topics selected by the students.
Prerequisites: ECON 301, 302, and 381, or permission of department head
ECON 491-495AA-ZZ
Directed Readings and Research
Variable Credit: 1-3 hrs.
Courses designed for individual students.
Prerequisite: Permission of department head
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