ECON 102 - Introduction to Macroeconomics

★ 3 (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Employment, inflation, international payments, monetary policy, and fiscal policy, all in the Canadian economy. Prerequisite: ECON 101 or consent of Department. Not open to students with credit in ECON 204.

ECON 282 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory I

★ 3 (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Models of price, interest rate, output, and employment determination; the impact of fiscal, monetary, and supply shocks; open economy macroeconomics with fixed and flexible exchange rates, and prices as well as international capital mobility. Prerequisite: ECON 101 and 102 or consent of Department.

ECON 350 - The Economics of Public Expenditures

★ 3 (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Analysis of public sector expenditures in Canada. The rationale for government spending and the problems in the provision of public services. Prerequisites: ECON 109 and ECON 281.

ECON 494 - Economic Data Analysis I

★ 3 (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Computer programming for the statistical analysis and econometric modelling of data in economics. The statistical programs introduced and used in the course include SAS, R, Python or similar computer programming languages. Prerequisites: ECON 109 and ECON 299 or equivalent.

ECON 399 - Introductory Econometrics

★ 3 (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-1)

An elementary treatment of the major topics in econometrics with emphasis on applied regression methods. Prerequisites: ECON 109, ECON 281, 282 and 299 or equivalent, and MATH 156 or equivalent. Note: Not open to students with credit in AREC 313.

ECON 485 - Macroeconomic Policy

★ 3 (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Analysis of the objectives, instruments and methods of macroeconomics policy using contemporary macroeconomics theory and examples from the policy experience of Canada and other nations. Prerequisites: ECON 109 and ECON 385.

ECON 102 - Introduction to Macroeconomics

★ 3 (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Employment, inflation, international payments, monetary policy, and fiscal policy, all in the Canadian economy. Prerequisite: ECON 101 or consent of Department. Not open to students with credit in ECON 204.

ECON 399 - Introductory Econometrics

★ 3 (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-1)

An elementary treatment of the major topics in econometrics with emphasis on applied regression methods. Prerequisites: ECON 109, ECON 281, 282 and 299 or equivalent, and MATH 156 or equivalent. Note: Not open to students with credit in AREC 313.