Timeroom: Fall 2024

Durham Paul College of Business&Econ :: Economics

ECON 620 (01) - Topics in Economics

Topics in Economics

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 15958

Special topics cover a variety of areas in economics, often of special interest to the instructor.

Prerequisite(s): (ECON 401 with minimum grade of C- or ECON 401H with minimum grade of C- ) and (ECON 402 with minimum grade of C- or ECON 402H with minimum grade of C- or EREC 411 with minimum grade of C- )

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 16 credits.

Instructors: Bradley Herring

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	TR	2:10pm - 3:30pm	PCBE G25

Additional Course Details:

Course Name: Intermediate Health Economics

Course Overview: This course provides undergraduates with prior coursework in microeconomics a survey of the field of health economics by covering issues related both to the demand for health, healthcare, and insurance, and to provider supply of healthcare services and insurance. The material is presented in a series of in-person lectures. Twelve short written assignments and two exams will assess student understanding of the material.

Course Description: This ECON 620 course in intermediate health economics applies the analytical tools of microeconomics to various issues in health and healthcare. The first half of the course focuses on patient demand, and the second half focuses on provider supply. Topics covered in the former include the demand for health and healthcare, the demand for insurance, cost-effectiveness considerations, health equity, and externalities associated with certain health behaviors. Topics covered in the latter half of the course include the role of nonprofits, provider agency, provider competition versus concentration, insurer behavior, and the effects of government regulation of insurance.

Note: Students who do not have the Microeconomics course prerequisite can enroll in HMP 642, Health Economics.

Durham Paul College of Business&Econ :: Economics

ECON 625 (01) - Economic History of the United States

Economic History of the US

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 15959

This course studies the development of the U.S. economy from colonial times to the 21st century. The role that institutions, innovations and government policy play in economic development is a central theme of the course. Western settlement, slavery and abolition, the rise of manufacturing and the corporate business, emergence of affluence and consumer society, and the Great Depression are some of the topics addressed.

Prerequisite(s): ECON 401 with minimum grade of C- or ECON 401H with minimum grade of C- or ECON 402 with minimum grade of C- or ECON 402H with minimum grade of C- or EREC 411 with minimum grade of C-

Equivalent(s): ECON 515, ECON 515W

Instructors: Andrew Seal

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	TR	2:10pm - 3:30pm	MURK 118

Durham Paul College of Business&Econ :: Economics

ECON 626 (01) - Supervised Student Teaching

Supervised Student Teaching

Credits: 2.0 to 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Credit/Fail Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 12943

Participants are expected to perform such functions as leading discussion groups, assisting faculty in undergraduate courses that they have successfully completed. For juniors and seniors with 3.0 or better cumulative GPA. No more than four credits may be earned as a teaching assistant in any one course. Permission of instructor and undergraduate programs office required.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 16 credits.

Instructors: Drew Patrick

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Paul College of Business&Econ :: Economics

ECON 635 (03) - Money and Banking

Money and Banking

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 40
CRN: 12207

Study of how the financial sectors of globally interconnected economies impact real economic activity. It includes interrelationships of interest rates, exchange rates, expectations, financial markets, financial institutions, central banks, systemic crises, the supply and demand for money and other financial instruments, and an introduction to monetary theory, policy and regulation.

Instructors: Jaroslav Horvath

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	TR	9:40am - 11:00am	MURK G02

Durham Paul College of Business&Econ :: Economics

ECON 645 (01) - International Economics

International Economics

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 40
CRN: 10010

Covers both international trade theory and open-economy macroeconomics. Some of the major issues include whether free trade is always preferred to restricted trade, the controversy over industrial policy and how best to structure the international financial system. Students gain an understanding of topics including currency exchange rate movements, and trade policy, among others.

Equivalent(s): ECON 645W

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Instructors: Yin Germaschewski

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	M	5:40pm - 8:30pm	PCBE 125

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Durham Paul College of Business&Econ :: Economics

ECON 652 (01) - Economics of Artificial Intelligence

Economics of Artificial Intel.

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 14245

This course will provide students with a survey of economic models, applied to Artificial Intelligence (AI). The course is divided into three sections. In the first one, we introduce the concept of AI as a General-Purpose Technology that can improve prediction. In the second part, we look at how improved prediction can help decision-making under uncertainty. Finally, we analyze how AI can impact several aspects of business, society, and in particular the labor market.

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: Marco Vincenzi

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	MW	2:10pm - 3:30pm	PCBE G59

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Durham Paul College of Business&Econ :: Economics

ECON 676 (01) - Economics of Sports

Economics of Sports

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 16363

Focuses on the major economic aspects of North American professional and collegiate sports and special topics like the Olympics, discrimination, and tournament sports drawing from public finance, labor economics, and industrial organization.

Prerequisite(s): (ECON 402 with minimum grade of C- or ECON 402H with minimum grade of C- or EREC 411 with minimum grade of C- )

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: James Wible

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	MW	12:40pm - 2:00pm	PCBE 235

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Durham Paul College of Business&Econ :: Economics

ECON 726 (01) - Introduction to Econometrics

Introduction to Econometrics

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 25
CRN: 10633

Introduces regression techniques as used in economics and management; estimation and statistical inference in the context of the general linear model; discussion of problems encountered and their solutions; extensions of the general linear model.

Prerequisite(s): (ADMN 420 with minimum grade of C- or ADMN 510 with minimum grade of C- or MATH 539 with minimum grade of C- or BIOL 528 with minimum grade of C- or EREC 525 with minimum grade of C- or MATH 644 with minimum grade of C- )

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Instructors: Deniz Ozabaci

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	MW	9:40am - 11:00am	PCBE 135

Durham Paul College of Business&Econ :: Economics

ECON 726 (02) - Introduction to Econometrics

Introduction to Econometrics

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 25
CRN: 16828

Only listed classes in section: Junior, Senior

Instructors: Deniz Ozabaci

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	MW	12:40pm - 2:00pm	PCBE G59

Durham Paul College of Business&Econ :: Economics

ECON 726 (L01) - Introduction to Econometrics

Intro to Econometrics Lab

Credits: 0.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 50
CRN: 14549

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Instructors: Deniz Ozabaci

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	MW	3:40pm - 5:00pm	MCC 230