Emphasis is placed on contemporary issues in state and local government and the impact on public policy of competing group interests. Builds on the knowledge and skills in statistics by the study of simple and multiple regression analysis to test empirical propositions in economics and to forecast economic time series. Students are also required to become fluent in the use of a statistics computer program. Offered based on demand. This course examines the evolution of cities and metropolitan areas as centers of production and the relationship of urban economics to regional, national, and international economics.
Attention is paid to the failure to meet the needs of significant numbers of people in urban areas.
Offered every other fall. The global corporation is studied as the central institution in an increasingly interdependent global economy. Enterprises from the U.S. to Japan are examined for the features that make them unique and competitive. From the downsizing and outsourcing of the U.S. corporation to the interlocking Japanese corporate structure, the way businesses are run has changed dramatically in the past several decades. The course examines how the strategies and structures of these enterprises are changing the way of life for workers and the economic policies of governments.