The instruments and effects of alternative trade policies will also be considered. The financial organization and management of a business corporation. This course includes a study of methods of obtaining capital, financial policy, mergers, reorganization, and liquidation. Offered alternate years. This course investigates how the characteristics of market organization, or market structure, affect firm behavior and market performance.
Special consideration is given to theories of the firm other than profit-maximization.
An analysis of the formulation of monetary policy directed toward the goals of economic stabilization and growth. Special attention will be given to the structure and functions of the financial system in which monetary policy operates. A study of the effects of government tax and expenditure programs on the allocation of resources and the distribution of income. Offered alternate years. The application of economic principles in formulating individual and household consumption and financial practices.