Students who elect an Econ or Bus major after taking ECON 101 may substitute it for ECON 121. Patterns of market structure and business conduct are identified. Policies regarding collusive behavior and monopolization are discussed. Current regulatory issues are examined. Examination of issues, problems and events of current interest.
Subject matter varies.
May be taken as often as new topic is featured. Every third semester. Examines the relationships between economic behavior and environmental quality and analyzes environmental policies in terms of social benefits and costs, incentives and efficiency. Economic analysis of selected urban problems including housing, urban renewal, transportation, pollution, poverty, crime, and the financing of urban services. Every third semester.