Rice Course Schedule, Spring 2001
Economics (ECON)
Rice Course Schedule as of 05/08/2001.
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ECON 211 PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS I Credits 3.00 Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
* RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Nature of economics; the price system; household decisions; cost and
supply;
marginal productivity and capital theory; industrial
organization and control;
economic efficiency, externalities, and public
goods.
Enrollment is limited to
45.
001 BB 116 - MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM Soligo, Ronald Enr: 32 Max: NA
002 SH 305 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Gonzalez, Raul Enr: 8 Max: NA
003 SH 307 - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM Ruiz, Alexander Enr: 31 Max: NA
004 BB 102 - MWF 01:00PM - 01:50PM Jeon, Byung Enr: 20 Max: NA
ECON 212 PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS II Credits 3.00 Spring 01
* RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Includes the measurement and determination of national income, money, banking,
and fiscal policy, business cycles, unemployment, and inflation, international
trade and balance of payments, and other contemporary economic problems. A
FOUNDATION COURSE.
Prereq- Econ 211.
001 BB 102 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Brown, Bryan W. Enr: 15 Max: NA
002 SH 305 - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM Kiuila, Olga Enr: 23 Max: NA
003 SH 305 - MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM Murasko, Jason Enr: 34 Max: NA
004 SH 307 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM Getachew, Lullit Enr: 23 Max: NA
005 BB 102 - MWF 09:00AM - 09:50AM Hendrix, Michele Enr: 17 Max: NA
ECON 355 MONEY AND BANKING Credits 3.00 Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Study of demand and supply of money and other financial assets. Includes
American and international institutional trends and reforms.
Prereq- Econ 211 and 212.
001 SH 303 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Smith, Gordon W. Enr: 26 Max: NA
ECON 370 MICROECONOMIC THEORY Credits 3.00 Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Intermediate level analysis of markets, firms, households, income distribution,
and general equilibrium. Required for economics majors; may substitute ECON
372, but may take only one for credit. Also offered in summer under Continuing
Studies.
Prereq- Econ 211.
001 SH 309 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM Hasker, Kevin E. Enr: 30 Max: NA
ECON 375 MACROECONOMIC THEORY Credits 3.00 Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Intermediate-level analysis of relationships between income levels, employment,
interest, investment, consumption, and government spending. Required for
economics and mathematical economic analysis majors. Also offered in summer.
Prereq- Econ 211, 212.
001 BL 131 - MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM Bryant, John B. Enr: 72 Max: NA
ECON 380 APPLIED ECONOMETRICS Credits 3.00 Spring 01
Applied econometric methods. Focus will be on the application of econometrics
and complimentary measurment methodologies to modeling, forecasting, and
hypothesis testing. Applications will include firm decision making, testing for
discrimination in the workplace, competition policy, portfolio management,
macroeconomic forecasting.
Pre-req-Econ 370
001 BB 116 - MWF 02:00PM - 02:50PM Sickles, Robin Enr: 11 Max: 45
ECON 382 PROBABILITY & STATISTICS Credits 3.00 Spring 01
Study of probability theory and the central concepts and methods of statistics
with applications to economics, marketing, and finance. Required for
mathematical economic analysis majors; may substitute STAT 410 or 431. Also
offered as STAT 310.
Prereq- Econ 211 and Math 102.
001 DH 1064 - TTH 01:00PM - 02:15PM Scott, David W. Enr: 10 Max: NA
ECON 403 SENIOR INDEPENDENT RESEARCH Credits 3.00 Spring 01
No description.
Prereq- permission of instructor.
001 TBA - TBA Smith, Gordon W. Enr: 7 Max: NA
ECON 404 SENIOR INDEPENDENT RESEARCH Credits 3.00 Spring 01
No description.
Prereq- permission of instructor.
001 TBA - TBA Smith, Gordon W. Enr: 4 Max: NA
ECON 415 HUMAN RESOURCES, WAGES AND WELFARE Credits 3.00 Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Study of labor markets and wage determination. Special emphasis on "investment
in human capital" through education, training, and health services.
Prereq- Econ 211.
001 BB 116 - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM Brown, James Nicholas Enr: 28 Max: NA
ECON 416 ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE U.S. 1700-1945 Credits 3.00 Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Overview of U.S. economic history from the colonial period to World War II.
Prereq- Econ 211 and Econ 370 or 372 and 382.
001 BB 116 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Hasker, Kevin E. Enr: 5 Max: NA
ECON 437 ECONOMICS OF INFO, COMMON PROPERTY RESOU Credits 3.00 Spring 01
The course addresses the economics of information, common property resources
and public goods. The course will address such topics as software piracy, the
greenhouse effect, congestion, testing, affirmative action and insurance.
Prereq- Econ 370 or 372.
001 BB 116 - MWF 01:00PM - 01:50PM Brito, Dagobert L. Enr: 13 Max: NA
ECON 439 ECONOMICS OF THE LAW II Credits 3.00 Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
The role of economics in understanding the legal system. Applications to
financial markets, insurance, discrimination and constitutional issues. Limited
enrollment to 45.
Prereq- Econ 211 and 370 or permission of the instructor; Econ 438.
001 BB 116 - MWF 09:00AM - 09:50AM Brito, Dagobert L. Enr: 27 Max: NA
ECON 448 CORPORATION FINANCE Credits 3.00 Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Study of financial analysis, planning, and control in modern corporations.
Includes valuation, cost and allocation of capital, and capital markets, May
also be offered in the summer.
Econ 211 and Acco 305.
001 SH 309 - MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM Chang, Yoosoon Enr: 30 Max: NA
ECON 451 THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF LATIN AMERICA Credits 3.00 Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
This course examines the economic and political development as well as current
policy in contemporary Latin America. Several countries will be selected for a
comparative analysis of the interaction between public policies and economic
outcomes.
Prereq- Econ 211
001 BB 102 - MW 02:00PM - 03:15PM Soligo, Ronald Enr: 31 Max: NA
ECON 452 PRINCIPLES OF ISLAMIC ECONOMICS AND FINA Credits 3.00 Spring 01
An analysis of the positive and normative contribution to economics and finance
of studying religious law in light of recent economic theory and empirical
findings.
Prereq- Econ 370 and 375.
001 BB 114 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM El-Gamal, Mahmoud A. Enr: 7 Max: NA
ECON 461 URBAN ECONOMICS Credits 3.00 Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Economic analysis of the development and problems of urban areas with
particular attention to current policy issues.
Prereq- Econ 211 or permission of instructor.
001 BB 102 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM Mieszkowski, Peter Enr: 17 Max: NA
ECON 472 INTRODUCTION TO GAME THEORY Credits 3.00 Spring 01
Solution concepts for different games: strategic form game, coalition form
game and extensive form game. Elementary application to economics and
political science.
001 BB 116 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM Chae, Suchan Enr: 13 Max: NA
ECON 475 OPERATIONS RESEARCH DETERMINISTIC MODELS Credits 3.00 Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Modeling and solving optimization problems with discrete components, graphs and
networks; network flow problems; minimum spanning trees; basic polyhedral
theory; the knapsack problem; the plant location problem; the set packing
problem; computational complexity, branch and bound; cutting planes; Lagrangian
relaxation and Bender's decomposition.
Prereq- Caam 471. Also offered as Caam 475
001 DH 1042 - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM DeVos, Matthew Enr: 1 Max: NA
ECON 482 DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE: A MICROECONOMIC AP Credits 3.00 Spring 01
An examination of various theories of distributive justice, analyzed from the
perspective of microeconomic theory. Topics covered include social contract
doctrines, aggregation of preferences and voting, theories of cooperative
behavior and coordination failure, division of
surpluses, measurement of
inequality, and alternative approaches to both end-state and precedural
justice.
ECON 211, 370 or permission from instructor.
001 BB 116 - TTH 01:00PM - 02:15PM Moulin, Herve Enr: 6 Max: NA
ECON 486 CONTEMPORARY ECONOMIC ISSUES Credits 3.00 Spring 01
The Energy Industry analysis of various aspects of the energy industry.
Includes discussion (and modeling, where applicable) of demand, supply and
disposition, pricing, project development and technology. Also includes
discussion of relevant policy issues in regards to topics such as global
warming. Taxation and deregulation. Content varies from year to year. Not
offered every year.
Pre-req-ECON 370 or 372.
001 GL 106 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Medlock, Kenneth Enr: 44 Max: NA
ECON 505 MACROECON/MONETARY THEORY II Credits 5.00 Spring 01
More detailed discussion of selective Macroeconomic and Monetary topics.
001 BB 271 - TTH 02:10PM - 03:25PM Barut, Yasar N. Enr: 11 Max: NA
ECON 506 TOPICS IN MACROECON/MONETARY THEORY Credits 5.00 Spring 01
Selected topics of current interest. The purpose of the course is to introduce
students to active research issues and methods to the neoclassical school.
001 BB 271 - MW 09:00AM - 10:15AM Barut, Yasar N. Enr: 3 Max: NA
ECON 508 MICROECONOMIC THEORY II Credits 5.00 Spring 01
Continuation of Economics 507. Set theoretic approach to general equilibrium;
aggregate linear and nonlinear production models; existence, stability,
optimality.
001 BB 271 - TTH 12:45PM - 02:00PM Dudey, Marc P. Enr: 10 Max: NA
ECON 509 MICROECONOMICS III Credits 5.00 Spring 01
Social choice and preference aggregation; cardinal welfarism,
bargaining:axiomatic and strategic models; cooperative games: core stability
and coalition formation; shapley value, cost and surplus sharing, mechanism
design: dominant strategy, strategproof voting, fair division, and cost
sharing; implementation in nash, strong, and bayesian equilibrium.
Prereq- ECON 501, ECON 508
001 BB 271 - TTH 10:45AM - 12:00PM Moulin, Herve Enr: 2 Max: NA
ECON 510 ECONOMETRICS I Credits 5.00 Spring 01
Estimation and inference in single equation regression models,
multicollinearity, autocorrelated and heteroskedastic disturbances, distributed
lags, asymptotic theory, and maximum likelihood techniques. Emphasis is placed
on the ability to analyze critically the literature. Also offered as Stat 610
Prereq- Econ 504.
001 BB 271 - TTH 09:15AM - 10:30AM Brown, Bryan W. Enr: 10 Max: NA
El-Gamal, Mahmoud A.
ECON 515 LABOR ECONOMICS Credits 5.00 Spring 01
The economics of the labor market and the economic implication of trade unions.
Attention is given to major public policy issues. Not offered every year.
001 BB 271 - MW 01:30PM - 02:45PM Brown, James Nicholas Enr: 5 Max: NA
ECON 516 ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE U.S. Credits 5.00 Spring 01
Overview of U.S. economic history from the colonial period to World War II.
001 BB 116 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Hasker, Kevin E. Enr: 1 Max: NA
ECON 579 TOPICS IN ECONOMETRICS II Credits 5.00 Spring 01
Selected topics in advanced mathematical Econometrics.
001 BB 271 - F 09:00AM - 11:45AM Sickles, Robin Enr: 11 Max: NA
ECON 594 WORKSHOP IN ECONOMICS I Credits 5.00 Spring 01
Continuation of Econ 593.
001 BB 116 - M 03:00PM - 05:00PM Merz, Monika Enr: 3 Max: NA
002 BB 116 - TH 03:00PM - 05:00PM Moulin, Herve Enr: 3 Max: NA
003 BB 116 - F 03:00PM - 05:00PM Chang, Yoosoon Enr: 4 Max: NA
ECON 596 WORKSHOP IN ECONOMICS II Credits 3.00 Spring 01
Second-year continuation of Econ 593-594.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
002 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
003 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
004 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
ECON 598 READINGS IN ADVANCED TOPICS Credits 3.00 Spring 01
No description
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 1 Max: NA
002 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
ECON 800 GRADUATE RESEARCH Credits Spring 01
No Description.
001 TBA - TBA Hartley, Peter R. Enr: 13 Max: NA
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