ECON 100-001
Introductory Economics
Instructor: James Peoples (peoples@uwm.edu)
Meets: TR 2:30pm-3:45pm
3 cr. Undergraduate.
A one semester survey of current national and international economic problems. Useful as preparation for ECON 103 and ECON 104. Not required of economics majors.
ECON 100-202
Introductory Economics
Instructor: Vivian Lei (vlei@uwm.edu)
Meets: No Meeting Pattern
3 cr. Undergraduate.
A one semester survey of current national and international economic problems. Useful as preparation for ECON 103 and ECON 104. Not required of economics majors.
ECON 103-001
Principles of Microeconomics
Instructor: Rebecca Neumann (rneumann@uwm.edu)
Meets: TR 10am-11:15am
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Economic reasoning; price determination, specialization, and efficiency. Applications include international trade, antitrust, environmental protection, highway congestion.
Prerequisites: none.
ECON 103-003
Principles of Microeconomics
Instructor: Ethan Ballou (emballou@uwm.edu)
Meets: MW 2:30pm-3:45pm
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Economic reasoning; price determination, specialization, and efficiency. Applications include international trade, antitrust, environmental protection, highway congestion.
Prerequisites: none.
ECON 103-206
Principles of Microeconomics
Instructor: Quinn Crawford (crawf244@uwm.edu)
Meets: No Meeting Pattern
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Economic reasoning; price determination, specialization, and efficiency. Applications include international trade, antitrust, environmental protection, highway congestion.
Prerequisites: none.
ECON 103-002
Principles of Microeconomics
Instructor: Avik Chakrabarti (chakra@uwm.edu)
Meets: MW 11:30am-12:45pm
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Economic reasoning; price determination, specialization, and efficiency. Applications include international trade, antitrust, environmental protection, highway congestion.
Prerequisites: none.
ECON 103-205
Principles of Microeconomics
Instructor: Avik Chakrabarti (chakra@uwm.edu)
Meets: No Meeting Pattern
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Economic reasoning; price determination, specialization, and efficiency. Applications include international trade, antitrust, environmental protection, highway congestion.
Prerequisites: none.
ECON 103-002
Principles of Microeconomics
Instructor: Avik Chakrabarti (chakra@uwm.edu)
Meets: MW 11:30am-12:45pm
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Economic reasoning; price determination, specialization, and efficiency. Applications include international trade, antitrust, environmental protection, highway congestion.
Prerequisites: none.
ECON 104-002
Principles of Macroeconomics
Instructor: Alexander Anagbado (anagbado@uwm.edu)
Meets: MW 1pm-2:15pm
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Composition of national income, interrelationship of sectors; determination of national income and productivity; relationship between national income, inflation, money, interest rates; U.S. global economies interaction.
Prerequisites: none.
ECON 104-004
Principles of Macroeconomics
Instructor: Youssuf Abdelatif (youssuf@uwm.edu)
Meets: TR 2:30pm-3:45pm
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Composition of national income, interrelationship of sectors; determination of national income and productivity; relationship between national income, inflation, money, interest rates; U.S. global economies interaction.
Prerequisites: none.
ECON 104-407
Principles of Macroeconomics
Instructor: Mohsen Bahmani-Oskooee (bahmani@uwm.edu)
Meets: TR 11:30am-12:20pm
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Composition of national income, interrelationship of sectors; determination of national income and productivity; relationship between national income, inflation, money, interest rates; U.S. global economies interaction.
Prerequisites: none.
ECON 104-001
Principles of Macroeconomics
Instructor: Ole Ulpts (oleulpts@uwm.edu)
Meets: MW 10am-11:15am
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Composition of national income, interrelationship of sectors; determination of national income and productivity; relationship between national income, inflation, money, interest rates; U.S. global economies interaction.
Prerequisites: none.
ECON 104-205
Principles of Macroeconomics
Instructor: Filip Vesely (vesely@uwm.edu)
Meets: No Meeting Pattern
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Composition of national income, interrelationship of sectors; determination of national income and productivity; relationship between national income, inflation, money, interest rates; U.S. global economies interaction.
Prerequisites: none.
ECON 104-205
Principles of Macroeconomics
Instructor: Filip Vesely (vesely@uwm.edu)
Meets: No Meeting Pattern
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Composition of national income, interrelationship of sectors; determination of national income and productivity; relationship between national income, inflation, money, interest rates; U.S. global economies interaction.
Prerequisites: none.
ECON 301-001
Intermediate Microeconomics
Instructor: Matthew Mcginty (mmcginty@uwm.edu)
Meets: TR 11:30am-12:45pm
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Contemporary theory of consumption, production, pricing, resource allocation, and distribution.
Prerequisites: Econ 103(P).
ECON 302-201
Intermediate Macroeconomics
Instructor: Zo Nantenaina Andriantomanga (andrian2@uwm.edu)
Meets: TR 10am-11:15am
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Analysis of savings, production, investment and other aggregates in the national and international economy as related to the determination of national income, inflation, and unemployment.
Prerequisites: Econ 104(P).
ECON 325-001
Money and Banking
Instructor: Filip Vesely (vesely@uwm.edu)
Meets: MW 2:30pm-3:45pm
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Stocks, bonds, derivatives, foreign exchange. Analysis of commercial banks, investment banks, brokerages, etc. Domestic and international monetary theory and policy. Risk insurances, regulations, deregulation..
Prerequisites: Econ 104(P).
ECON 325-001
Money and Banking
Instructor: Filip Vesely (vesely@uwm.edu)
Meets: MW 2:30pm-3:45pm
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Stocks, bonds, derivatives, foreign exchange. Analysis of commercial banks, investment banks, brokerages, etc. Domestic and international monetary theory and policy. Risk insurances, regulations, deregulation..
Prerequisites: Econ 104(P).
ECON 328-001
Environmental Economics
Instructor: Itziar Lazkano (lazkano@uwm.edu)
Meets: TR 10am-11:15am
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Evaluating public policy of environmental and natural resources. Regulation of pollution, endangered species, natural resources, and other case studies.
Prerequisites: Econ 103(P).
ECON 351-201
Introduction to International Economic Relations
Instructor: Mohsen Bahmani-Oskooee (bahmani@uwm.edu)
Meets: No Meeting Pattern
3 cr. Undergraduate.
International economics and finance, determinants and structure of international trade, commercial policy, foreign exchange markets, and balance of payments.
Prerequisites: Econ 100(P); or both 103(P) & 104(P).
ECON 353-201
Economic Development
Instructor: Marlo Vasquez Gonzalez (vasque46@uwm.edu)
Meets: No Meeting Pattern
3 cr.Undergraduate.
Examination of determinants of growth, modernization, poverty, and inequality in developing countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Analysis of development strategies.
Prerequisites: Econ 103(P) & 104(P).
ECON 404-201
Economic Applications of Game Theory
Instructor: Vivian Lei (vlei@uwm.edu)
Meets: No Meeting Pattern
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Strategic interaction among decision makers. Studies multi-party decision problems of a firm, a government, or a country.
Prerequisites: jr st; Econ 301(R) or cons instr.
ECON 411-001
Economic Forecasting Methods
Instructor: Narayan Kishor (kishor@uwm.edu)
Meets: MW 10am-11:15am
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Economic time series, analysis, forecasts. Trends, seasonality, cycles. Univariate and multivariate time series models. Application of machine learning models to macro and financial data. Extensive use of econometric and statistical software.
Prerequisites: junior standing, ECON 210(P), and ECON 310(P); or consent of instructor.
ECON 415-001
Economics of Employment and Labor Relations
Instructor: Scott Drewianka (sdrewian@uwm.edu)
Meets: MW 4pm-5:15pm
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Analysis of wage setting, labor markets, human capital and collective bargaining. Study of labor standards, regulation and the role of unions and government.
Prerequisites: jr st; Econ 103(P).
ECON 432-001
Industrial Organization
Instructor: James Peoples (peoples@uwm.edu)
Meets: TR 11:30am-12:45pm
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Economic analysis of asymmetric information, barriers to competitive entry, licensing, pricing practices/transactions costs; application to markets for insurance, computers, health care, used cars, food.
Prerequisites: jr st; Econ 301(P).
ECON 450-001
Health Economics
Instructor: John Heywood (heywood@uwm.edu)
Meets: TR 1pm-2:15pm
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Efficiency of medical care, health insurance and access to care, alternative models of health care delivery, health behaviors and public policy.
Prerequisites: jr st; Econ 103(P).
ECON 455-001
International Finance
Instructor: Rebecca Neumann (rneumann@uwm.edu)
Meets: TR 2:30pm-3:45pm
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
International monetary system; spot and foreign exchange markets; balance of payments; international adjustment mechanisms; international finance policy; history and institution.
Prerequisites: jr st; Econ 302(P).