Economics

Learn about climate change and its role as a major threat to the sustainability and inclusiveness of our societies. This course addresses the nature of climate change and its role as a major threat to the sustainability and inclusiveness of our societies. It examines climate change and how it [...]

Learn about good governance and why it is important in achieving inclusive growth. This course examines the concept of governance and discusses why it is so important to improve the quality of governance for trying to achieve inclusive growth.

Learn about inclusive growth from a labor market perspective. This course examines inclusive growth from a labor market perspective. It explains how an inclusive labor market is not only important for an individual's economic well-being, but also helps the economy operate more efficiently.

General topics covered are elasticity of demand and supply, pricing and production decisions of firms, concepts of marginal analysis and opportunity costs to consumer theory, and to the profit-maximizing behavior of firms. The course also reviews standard business organizational forms, stocks and bonds, and economic profit. Students will be [...]

This course will examine the science and technology innovation system, including case studies on energy, computing, advanced manufacturing and health sectors, with an emphasis on public policy and the federal government’s R&D role in that system.