• ECON 5080: Marxian Economics

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  This is a critical class in which we consider how Karl Marx addressed two important problems raised by the economists of his time: the basis of the theory of value and the origin of profit. Next, the class will consider other aspects of Marx's thought and how they contrast with some of the basic topics taught in Principles of Microeconomics and Principles of Macroeconomics.
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• ECON 5120: Labor Law/Col Barg

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  Graduate students should register for ECON 6120 and will be held to higher standards and/or additional work. An exploration of the laws and policies that regulate and protect employers and employees in U.S. labor markets including labor-management relations, equal employment opportunity, wages and hours, safety and health, immigration, termination, income maintenance, and other topics.
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• ECON 5170: Feminist Economics

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  The feminist economics project provides a critique of standard economics from a gender-aware perspective and proposes alternative conceptualizations of the economy, economic agency, work, and well-being. After reviewing the basic features of this critique and the alternative approach, the course examines theories and evidence on the causes and consequences of contemporary gender inequalities in how people secure their livelihoods in the US. The third part focuses on policies implemented or proposed to address gender inequalities in the household and in the labor market'anti-discrimination, workplace, anti-poverty, work-family balance, and macroeconomic policies. Graduate students should register for ECON 6170 and will be held to higher standards and/or additional work.
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• ECON 5180: Poverty And Inequality

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  This course focuses on economic inequality within countries and at the global level. The first part of the course is an overview of comparative inequality within countries and its components: inequality between and within capital and labor; the creation, valuation, and persistence of wealth; explanations for unequal labor incomes among workers and between workers and employers; and the combination of capital and labor income inequality in each country's personal income distribution. The course will then move to a series of topics: 1. Absolute wellbeing and deprivation (poverty), as well as inequality in health and life expectancy as measures of absolute welfare; 2. Inequality by race and gender; 3. Global inequality, mobility of capital and labor between countries, as well as trends in inequality within developing countries, including China, Brazil, and Russia; 4. Social mobility: inheritance of economic status between generations, from parents to children, as well as the societal mechanisms that contribute to or erode it like immigration and higher education. Graduate students should register for 6180 and will be held to higher standards and/or additional work.
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• ECON 5190: Health Economics

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  This course presents an in-depth discussion of the economics of health and healthcare. Topics covered include healthcare delivery systems, and public and private health insurance, and also geographical and other disparities in health outcomes and services, and healthcare costs. Graduate students should register for ECON 6190 and will be held to higher standards and/or additional work.
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• ECON 5240: Urban Economics

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  American cities have been the historical place for shopping, cultural, political, and economic centers. But cities are changing rapidly as health issues, civil unrest, affordability, workforce innovations, and many other issues continually reshape our understanding of urban areas. This course will explore the makeup of cities through the lens of labor, industry ecosystems, logistics, housing, and many other topics. Graduate students should register for 6240 and will be held to higher standards and/or additional work.
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• ECON 5250: Envir/Natrl Resrc Econ

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  Why do firms pollute the air, water, and ground? What public policies are available to reduce pollution, and how do policies such as taxes, quotas, and tradable permits work? What economic circumstances threaten the existence of species and ecosystems, in the US and abroad? Also, what factors drive the exploitation of nonrenewable energy and mineral resources? What effect does that exploitation have on future generations, and is that effect ethical? What is the consequence of the economic exploitation of renewable natural resources such as fish and trees? Are there implications for these concerns from entropy and thermodynamics? What are the prospects for perpetual economic growth? Graduate students should register for ECON 6250 and will be held to higher standards and/or additional work. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in ((ECON 3620 OR MATH 1100 OR MATH 1210 OR MATH 1310 OR MATH 1250 OR MATH 1311) OR AP Calculus AB score of 3 or better OR AP Calculus BC score of 3 or better).
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• ECON 5300: Public Finance

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  This course covers the role of government in a market economy with an emphasis on the taxing and spending activities of the government in an applied setting. Students learn theoretical and empirical tools of public finance, including an examination of market failures, cost-benefit analysis, government expenditures, social welfare, taxation, and other concepts. Students write case-based policy summaries and a policy brief on current public finance issues. This combination of public finance theory and real-life application improves students' economic skillset and prepares them for jobs in government, business, and the non-profit sector. Graduate students should register for ECON 6300 and will be held to higher standards and additional work.
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• ECON 5330: Game Theory

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  This course presents an overview of game theory for the social sciences. We first cover the foundations of game theory, and then study a variety of special topics. These include sequential and repeated games, games of incomplete information (Bayesian games), contest modeling, mechanism design, the history of game theory, and evolutionary game theory. Graduate students should register for ECON 6330 and will be held to higher standards and/or additional work. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in ((ECON 3620 OR MATH 1100 OR MATH 1210 OR MATH 1310 OR MATH 1250 OR MATH 1311) OR AP Calculus AB score of 3 or better OR AP Calculus BC score of 3 or better).
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• ECON 5340: Econ, Consulting, Law

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  This course will cover the opportunities and skills required to be an economist in the private sector. It will begin by explaining where economists are employed in the private sector, and what tasks they typically perform at these jobs. After a general overview, the course will focus on microeconomics in litigation-consulting firms and in the courtroom. Such consultancies are likely the major source of private-sector microeconomic work by economists. The course will then cover the skills necessary to perform in this line of business. These skills involve specific types of analysis of data, document review and organization, modelling and definition of relevant markets, analysis of entry, measurement of market power, and other issues.
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