This course addresses the institutions that comprise modern monetary systems and the influence that these systems have on levels of income, output, employment, and prices in market economies. It addresses in detail monetary theory and monetary policy, including both the nature of the central bank and the role that it plays in the monetary system.
This course emphasizes the skills necessary to understand and analyze economic data. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability and random variables, estimation and hypothesis testing, and practical and theoretical understanding of simple and multiple regression analysis. Applications to economic and business problems use real data, realistic applications, and econometric/statistical software.
This course emphasizes the applications of major econometric techniques appropriate for time-series data, and is recommended for students interested in the analysis of issues in macroeconomics and finance.
This course provides students with hands-on experience in conducting economic research. Working in groups, students will analyze instructor-assigned research topics, collect and interpret data, and present their findings. Emphasis will be placed on applying economic and statistical methods to real-world problems and communicating results effectively.
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ECON 248: Money and Banking
ECON 260: Introductory Econometrics,
ECON 385: Time-Series and Forecasting
ECON 396: Research Experience
ECON 3331: Money and Banking
ECON 110: Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 530: Money and Banking