Likewise, students in other disciplines frequently explore their particular interests within the economics department. Those who want to do more work in the field choose a minor in economics. Students who earn the B.A. in economics at Hartwick are prepared for careers in a variety of fields. Recent graduates have put their knowledge to work in business, federal and state governmental agencies, agricultural product marketing, the Federal Reserve, securities and commodity trading, investment banking, international banking and environmental lobbying. Regardless of career selection, Hartwick economics majors typically reach beyond narrow disciplinary specialization to personal and professional lives that not only accept but thrive on the challenges of rapid social change.
Some economic theory is introduced to bring problems into clearer focus.
Major questions include the distribution of income, the generation of saving and the allocation of investment, market power, the proper extent of reliance upon self-interest and other issues with which society will long be burdened. May not be taken for credit after a student has completed Econ 233 or 234. An introduction to the principles of price determination in input and output markets under a variety of market structures. These principles are used to analyze current economic problems such as the energy crisis, agricultural price supports, minimum wage laws and teenage unemployment, environmental decay and common property resources, monopoly power and regulatory policy. An introductory survey of economic problems facing the national economy and the theoretical constructs developed by economists to deal with the questions that arise.