Economics

As an economics major or minor you will study the exchange of and competition for goods and services that influences everything from small-scale community decisions to global geopolitics.

The Economics department offers:

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ECON 251 International Economics
Fundamentals of international trade and finance are explored, and applied to such issues as international business cycles, global competition and technical change, balance of payments and trade deficits, and the international debt crisis.
ECON 312 Game Theory
Mathematical analysis of strategic interaction and decision making. Specific topics and applications include: prisoner’s dilemma, duopoly and oligopoly, bargaining, auctions, collective action problems, voting, and public choice.
ECON 362 Monetary policy
This course examines the conduct of monetary policy in the United States and other countries. Special attention is paid to the economic challenges currently facing the United States and world economies. Students participate in the Fed Challenge, a competition sponsored by the Federal Reserve System.

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