UWM Undergraduate Catalog 2012-2013
College of Letters and Science
Economics
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Economics is the study of choice. In a world with scarce resources (such as raw materials, labor, time), economists study how people choose to use those resources to make people as well off as possible. The economics curriculum stresses both theory and application of important economic issues in society, such as unemployment, inflation, exchange rates, labor markets, economic development, environmental policies, and international trade and finance.
The Department of Economics offers a wide variety of courses in economic theory, policy, and statistics.
The major in economics requires a minimum of 30 credits including the following:
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Econ 103 |
Principles of Microeconomics |
3 |
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Econ 104 |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
3 |
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Econ 210* |
Economic Statistics |
3 |
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Econ 301 |
Intermediate Microeconomics |
3 |
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Econ 302 |
Intermediate Macroeconomics |
3 |
*Bus Adm 210 or MthStat 215 may be substituted for Econ 210 and will count in the major GPA.
At least 15 credits must be in upper-division (300-level and above) economics courses taken in residence at UWM. At least one course must be at the 400 level or above, excluding Econ 415. To major in economics, students must earn grades of at least C in Econ 103 and 104, attain at least a 2.5 GPA on all credits in the major attempted at UWM, and attain at least a 2.5 GPA on all major credits attempted when any transfer work is included along with the UWM work.
Research Requirement
All majors in economics must complete an independent research experience by selecting from the list below a 400- or 500-level course in which they will write and present a research paper. The contents of the paper and the presentation of the results will be arranged with the faculty member teaching the course.
*Eligible courses are Econ 403, 404, 405, 411, 413, 422, 426, 432, 437, 447, 448, 454, 455, 506, 513, 525, 529, and 699.
Honors in the Major
Departmental honors are awarded upon graduation to students who achieve a 3.00 GPA on all credits attempted, a 3.50 GPA on all credits that count toward the major, and a 3.50 GPA on all credits in advanced-level (numbered 300 and above) courses that count toward the major.
Optional Concentrations
The Department offers three optional concentrations within the major. While completing the major requirements outlined above, students may elect to complete one of the following sets of requirements:
1. International Economics – three courses from the international module.
2. Quantitative Methods – three courses from the quantitative methods module.
3. Graduate Preparation – two courses each from the quantitative methods module and the economic theory module as follows:
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Econ 413 |
Statistics for Economists |
3 |
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Econ 506 |
Mathematical Economics I |
3 |
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Econ 513 |
Econometrics |
3 |
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Econ 606 |
Mathematical Economics II |
3 |
For courses that meet the requirements of each module, see the economics courses listings.
The minor in economics requires a minimum of 18 credits, including Econ 103, 104, 210* and 9 credits in upper-division (300 level or above) economics courses taken in residence at UWM. The College requires that students attain at least a 2.5 GPA on all credits in the minor attempted at UWM, and at least a 2.5 GPA on all minor credits attempted when any transfer work is included along with the UWM work.
* Bus Adm 210 or MthStat 215 may be substituted for Econ 210 and will count in the minor GPA.
For the teaching major and minor, see the School of Education section of this catalog.
A related special major is international studies; a related degree program is the B.A. in Global Studies.
Courses (ECON)
Scott Adams, Assoc. Prof., Ph.D.
Michigan
State University
Swarnjit S. Arora,
Prof., Ph.D.
State University
of New York at Buffalo
Director, Institute for Survey and Policy Research
Mohsen Bahmani-Oskoee,
Distinguished Wilmeth Prof., Ph.D., Chair
Michigan
State University
Director, Center for Research on International Economics
Keith Bender, Prof., Ph.D.
Duke
University
Niloy Bose, Prof., Ph.D.
Virginia Tech
Avik Chakrabarti,
Assoc. Prof., Ph.D.
University
of Michigan
Susan Donohue Davies, Adj. Asst. Prof., Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Scott D. Drewianka,
Assoc. Prof., Ph.D.
University
of Chicago
Arthur W. Else, Assoc. Prof. Emeritus, Ph.M.
Antonio Galvão, Assoc. Prof.,
Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Chuan Goh, Asst. Prof., Ph.D.
University of California, Berkeley
Laura Grant, Asst. Prof., Ph.D.
University of California, Berkeley
John S. Heywood,
Distinguished Prof., Ph.D.
University
of Michigan
Director, Master of Human Resources and Labor Relations
William L. Holahan,
Prof., Ph.D.
Brown
University
Sunwoong Kim, Prof., Ph.D.
Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
N. Kundan Kishor, Asst. Prof., Ph.D.
University of Washington
Itziar Lazkano, Asst. Prof., Ph.D
University of Calgary
Tong Hun Lee, Prof. Emeritus, Ph.D.
Vivian Lei, Assoc.
Prof., Ph.D.
Purdue
University
Markos J. Mamalakis, Prof. Emeritus, Ph.D.
Matthew McGinty, Assoc. Prof., Ph.D.
University
of California, Santa Cruz
G. Richard Meadows,
Prof. Emeritus, Ph.D.
Hamid Mohtadi,
Prof., Ph.D.
University
of Michigan
Antu P. Murshid,
Assoc. Prof., Ph.D.
Rutgers
University
Rebecca Neumann,
Assoc. Prof., Ph.D.
University
of Colorado
Yoshio Niho, Prof. Emeritus,
Ph.D.
James A. Peoples,
Prof., Ph.D.
University
of California, Berkeley
Richard W. Perlman, Prof. Emeritus, Ph.D.
Eric Schenker, Prof. Emeritus, Ph.D.
Suyong Song, Asst. Prof., Ph.D.
University of California, San Diego
Filip Vesely, Assoc. Prof., Ph.D.
Purdue
University
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