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ECO 5101, ECO 5201,ECO 5301. Topics (Specific topic will be named in the title). Cannot be used toward an economics major or graduate degree without departmental approval.
ECO 5337. Urban Economics. Analyzes current issues in urban economics from the perspective of economic theory. Prerequisites: ECO 3301 or permission of instructor.
ECO 5340. Decision Making Under Uncertainty. Provides a basis for the modeling of decision making under conditions of incomplete information. Prerequisites: ECO 3302, calculus and basic statistics probability.
ECO 5341. Strategic Behavior: Game Theory and Applications to Economics. This course will use the tools of game theory to examine the elements of strategic behavior of various economic agents, e.g., firms, consumers or government. Prerequisites: ECO 3301 and one term of calculus.
ECO 5350. Introductory Econometrics. Discuss the economic analysis of quantitative data and introduces computer analysis. Prerequisites: STAT 2301 or 4340 or MIS 2305; MATH 1309, 1337 or 2337; and ECO 3301 or permission of instructor. Cannot be taken after ECO 4350.
ECO 5353. Law and Economics. This course provides a framework for and undertakes the analysis of the economic impact of the law. Prerequisite: ECO 3301 or equivalent.
ECO 5355. Political Economics. This course is a study of both methods and applications of political economics models via theoretical and empirical investigation of various topics with emphasis on asymmetric information, income redistribution and fairness, federalism and formation of institutions, and strategic behavior of special interest groups.
ECO 5357. Economics of Human Resources. The economics of investment in human resources like education and health. Prerequisites: ECO 3301 and MATH 1309, 1337 or 2337 with ECO 4351 recommended.
ECO 5359. Economic Development: Microeconomic Perspectives. A Microeconomic examination of various economic issues faced by developing countries. Topics covered include, among others, intrahousehold resource allocation, rural and urban labor markets, migration, and credit and insurance markets. [Note: Students who have taken ECO 5360 prior to Fall 2007 will not receive credit for this course.]
ECO 5360. Economic Development: Macroeconomic Perspectives. A Macroeconomic examination of the economic issues faced by developing countries. Topics covered include, among others, population growth, national savings, capital accumulation, human capital formation, government institutions, and international integration. Prerequisites: ECO 3301 and 3302.
ECO 5361. Natural Resources and Economic Growth. Natural resource supply and demand, intertemporal allocations and relation to economic growth. Prerequisites: Eco 3301 and 3302; MATH 1309 or equivalent.
ECO 5362. Economic Growth: Technological Change and the Political Economy of Development. This course will examine the facts and theories of economic growth; the economics of technological change; and the role of governments and markets in promoting or impeding economic development. Prerequisites: ECO 3301, 3302 and one term of calculus.
ECO 5365. Public Finance. Analyzes the financial management of public bodies from local to Federal governments. Prerequisites: ECO 3301, MATH 1309 or 1337, STAT 2301 or MIS 2305. Recommended ECO 3302.
ECO 5370. Cost-Benefit Analysis. The economic foundations of modern cost-benefit analysis in government and industry. Prerequisites: ECO 3301 or graduate standing.
ECO 5375. Economic and Business Forecasting. Presentation of methods used by economists to forecast economic and business trends and ways of evaluating the usefulness of these methods. Prerequisites: STAT 2301 or MIS 2305 or equivalent course.
ECO 5380. Computing for Economics. Economic analysis with emphasis on the use of programs and computer packages. Topics includes software assessment for use in economics, statistics software applications in economics, matrix language packages, computer algebra and linear program applications. Prerequisites: Undergraduates must have permission from instructor.
ECO 5390. Mathematical Finance: Theory and Applications. A Study of selected topics in Finance (such as Capital Asset Pricing, Options and their Valuation, Analytics of Credit Derivatives) that combines theory with actual applications in the financial profession. Prerequisites: ECO 5350 Introductory Econometrics or an equivalent course, ECO 4378 Financial Economics ( Or FINA 4326), ECO 4368 Introduction to Financial Economics (Or FINA 4325)
ECO 6383. New Approaches to Managerial Economics. Recent developments in information theory, multi-product analysis and principal-agent theory are presented. The purpose of this course is to show how these developments can be usefully applied in management decision making. Prerequisites: ECO 6381 or permission of the director of Graduate Studies.
ECO 6371. Introduction to Quantitative Economics. The main objective of this course is to prepare the first-year graduate student of economics for the study of economic theory and econometrics. Topics in mathematics and probability that are widely applied in economic theory and econometrics are covered. Prerequisites: Graduate standing or permission of instructor.
ECO 6381. Economic Analysis I. Analysis of basic models of the firm under purely competitive markets and monopolistic competition and simple consumer behavior models. The exposition employs basic mathematical tools such as calculus. Credit for this course cannot be applied toward an M.A. with thesis or Ph.D.
ECO 6382. Economic Analysis II. Analysis of basic national income models, and various modifications of these models. Credit for this course cannot be applied toward an M.A. with thesis or Ph.D. Prerequisites: ECO 6381 or permission of instructor.
ECO 6384. Microeconomic Theory I. Basic theories of the firm under competitive and monopolistic conditions and basic theory of consumer behavior.
ECO 6385. Microeconomic Theory II. Extension of topics covered in ECO 6384, including monopolistic competition, intertemporal optimization, behavior under uncertainty, and welfare economics. Prerequisites: ECO 6384
ECO 6386. Microeconomic Theory III. The course uses game theory to introduce students to the strategic aspects of some of the economic models developed in Microeconomic Theory I (ECO 6384) and Microeconomic Theory II (ECO 6385). Game theory also is used to formulate and solve new problems and analyze new economic models. Prerequisites: ECO 6385
ECO 6390. Regional Economics. An introduction to the theories of regional economics and to the principle methods of regional analysis including economic base, shift share, input-output, econometric, and time series approaches. Prerequisites: ECO 6381 and 6382
ECO 6394. Macroeconomic Theory I. Basic theories concerning the determination of national income, employment, consumption, investment, and the general price level.
ECO 6395. Macroeconomic Theory II. The course provides theoretical and empirical underpinnings for macroeconomic models of economy, with an emphasis on economic policy. Prerequisite: ECO 6394
ECO 6396. Macroeconomic Theory III. This course will cover recent developments in the related areas of business cycle theory, monetary theory, asset pricing, and open economy macroeconomics. Prerequisite: ECO 6395
ECO 7302. Topics in Economic Theory. Selected topics to complement the material in the Micro and Macro sequence.
ECO 7305. Mathematical Economics. Applications of mathematical tools to various economic problems.
ECO 7306. Advanced Economic Theory. A variety of advanced topics in theory not covered in the core theory sequence as for example Uncertainty or Applied Economic Theory.
Selected courses at the 6000 level offered by the Edwin L. Cox School of Business are accepted toward a secondary field.
A secondary field in financial Economics can be pursued in conjunction with two graduate courses offered by the Finance Department at the University of Texas at Dallas (Course I: Options and Futures Course II: Theory of Asset Pricing). Students interested in further details should consult with director of Graduate Studies.
ECO 6330. International Economic and Financial Environment. Operations of the foreign exchange markets, balance of payments adjustments, the international equilibrium system, and international aspects of economic policy-making will be included. The course will employ mathematical modeling as appropriate and require some research using methods of quantitative analysis. A student cannot receive credit for both ECO 6330 and 7332. Prerequisites: ECO 6381 and 6382.
ECO 6331. International Trade. Surveys the major theories of world trade. Analyzes the empirical evidence regarding these theories. Develops a framework for the analysis of trade policy instruments such as tariffs, quotas, VERS etc. Prerequisites: ECO 6381
ECO 6333. Trade Policy and the World Trading System. Surveys the major institutions of world trade. Analyzes the political economy of trade policy in major trading countries in conjunction with the rules of world trade as defined by the agreements of the WTO and the agenda of the World Bank and the IMF. Prerequisites: ECO 6331, 6330 or permission of instructor. May be taken concurrently with ECO 6330.
ECO 6339. Topics in International Economics. Examines selected topics in international economics. Applies concepts and tools developed in the core International Trade, Finance and Policy courses to topics that are of current special interest and typically not covered in detail in the core courses. Prerequisites: ECO 6331,6330. May be taken ECO 6333
ECO 7332. International Macroeconomic Theory and Policy. Concepts of balance of payments equilibrium; responses to disequilibrium; national economics policies affecting international payments; and past, present, and proposed international financial institutions.
ECO 7333. Theory of International Trade and Factor Movements. Determinants of regional specialization, gains from trade, theoretical analysis of factor movements, and of policies affecting the interspatial movement of goods and persons.
ECO 6337. Emerging Markets. Applies economic analysis to the particular problems facing newly industrialized countries and countries in transition from centrally planned to market economies. Evaluates the role of the government as well as political and legal institutions for the economic success or failure of emerging markets. Prerequisites: ECO 6331, 6330 and 6333. ECO 6333 may be taken concurrently.
ECO 7334. Development Economics. Application of economic theory to developing economies, including population and household economies, agriculture, industry, international trade and factor movements, and investment project evaluation. To complete this field, the student also must take ECO 7332 and 7333.
ECO 7321. Theory of Labor Economics. Theories and empirical testing of hypotheses concerning the behavior of labor markets.
ECO 7322. The Development of Human Capital. Theories concerned with the investment in human capital and its impact on economic growth.
ECO 6352. Applied Econometric Analysis. Applications of econometric methods in various branches of economics. Prerequisites: ECO 5350 or permission of instructor.
ECO 6372. Econometrics I. Theory and applications. Topics include probability and sampling, distribution theory, estimation, hypothesis testing and simple regression analysis. Prerequisite: ECO 6371 or equivalent.
ECO 6374. Econometrics II. Econometric theory and methods with emphasis on the multiple regression model and its extensions. Prerequisite: ECO 6372
ECO 6375. Econometrics III. This course is intended to provided students with an introduction to advanced econometric techniques. Topics include limited dependent variables, panel data models, time series models, and resampling methods. Prerequisite: ECO 6374
ECO 7075, ECO 7275. Econometrics Workshop. New developments in applied theoretical econometrics, time series analysis and related mathematical and statistical topics. Faculty and students will present and discuss their latest research findings in econometrics in some sessions. Prerequisite: ECO 6374 or higher.
ECO 7376. Macroeconometrics. Advanced topics in time series econometrics. Possible topics include VAR models, unit roots, cointegration, forecast and policy analysis, and structural breaks.
ECO 7377. Microeconometrics. Advanced topics in cross sections and panel data econometrics. Possible topics include treatment effect models, switching regression and selection bias models dynamic panel data models, and spatial econometrics.
ECO 7378. Topics in Econometrics. Further current topics in theoretical and applied econometrics. Topics will vary and reflect current student and faculty's demand and instructors' interests.
ECO 6320. Applied Monetary Theory and Policy. Operation of the banking sector, demand for money and control of its supply, economic policy-making by the Federal Reserve and its importance for business decision making at senior levels. A student may not receive credit for both ECO 6320 and ECO 7361 or 7362. Prerequisite: Eco 6381 and 6382.
ECO 7361. Monetary Economics. Various theories on the role of money in economic systems, and the impact of the money market on economic aggregates and the price level.
ECO 7362. Monetary Theory and Policy. Monetary institutions and the impact of monetary policies on different segments of the economy.
ECO 7341. Market Structure, Conduct, and Performance. The study of the relationships between various market structures and their impacts on economic performance.
ECO 7342. Imperfect Markets: Theory and Policy. The study of models of imperfect markets, antitrust laws and other trade regulations, and their effects on economic performance.
ECO 7351. Public Finance Theory and Policy. Theory and policy of taxation and public expenditures.
ECO 7352. Public Finance at Local Levels. Fiscal problems of states and metropolitan areas.
Independent Studies and Workshops
ECO 6398. Research and Thesis Seminar. M.A. Candidates.
ECO 7101, ECO 7201, ECO 7301. Readings in Economics. Selected topics to complement the material in the Ph.D. program.
ECO 7004, ECO 7304. Pre-prospectus Workshop. This course analyzes research strategies of seminar speakers, faculty members, and students. Each student must present a paper directly related to his or her own prospectus.
ECO 8000, ECO 8100, ECO 8398, ECO 8698, ECO 8998. Dissertation Research. Ph.D. candidates.
ECO 8399, ECO 8699, ECO 8999. Dissertation Research. Ph.D. candidates.
ECO 6049. Graduate Student Full Time Status. Full time status for M.A. students.
ECO 8049. Graduate Student Full Time Status. Full time status for Ph.D. students.