ECON 101 - Introduction to Microeconomics

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

How markets and governments determine which products are produced and how income is distributed in the Canadian economy. Not open to students with credit in ECON 204.

ECON 226 - History of Economic Thought II

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Analysis of the development of economic thought in the context of the social and political environments in which these doctrines developed. This analysis begins with the rise of Marginalism and the contributions of Alfred Marshall and the Neoclassicalist School. It covers Keynes and the Keynesians, the New Classicalism of Milton Friedman. The course will also examine the work of the Institutionalists such as Galbraith and the work of Walras, Hicks, and others in formalizing economics. Prerequisites: ECON 109, ECON 101 and ECON 102.

ECON 269 - Economics of the Environment

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Economic growth and the deterioration of the environment; types, causes, theory, policy, and measurement, and current Canadian environmental topics. Prerequisite: ECON 101 or equivalent. Students may not receive credit for both ECON 269 and BUEC 464. Not open to students with credit or enrolled in ECON 467.

ECON 101 - Introduction to Microeconomics

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

How markets and governments determine which products are produced and how income is distributed in the Canadian economy. Not open to students with credit in ECON 204.