An exploration into the many financial decisions that the average individual and family must make, such as credit and borrowing, insurance, taxes, and purchasing. An analysis of the economics of foreign trade, including real and monetary aspects, balance of payments, gold flows, exchange rates, free trade, and protectionism. ECO 105, or permission of the instructor. An inquiry into the history and analysis of the concepts of economic growth and development as applied to various types of economic systems. A comparative study of Capitalistic, Socialistic, and Communistic economic systems.
Attention is focused on economic theory and recent trends in the Soviet Union and China.
An interdisciplinary study of industrial relations focusing on the historical development and economic consequences of organized labor in the private and public sectors, public policy toward labor, and collective bargaining. World Economic History Crosslisted as HIS 349 . A supervised, independent endeavor in any area of economics chosen by the student with departmental approval. May be selected more than once. Special Topics Reserved for special offerings.