Economics
Departmental Representative:
Laurence Wilse-Samson
lhw2110@columbia.edu
OFFICIAL MAKEUP DATES FOR UNIVERSITY HOLIDAYS
May 31, replaces the Memorial Day holiday.
July 5, replaces the Independence Day holiday
NOTE
The University reserves the right to withdraw or modify the courses of instruction or to change the instructors as may become necessary.
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Summer 2013
Economics
Core Courses
ECON S1105Q. Principles of
Economics. 4 pts.
Runs from the week of Jul 08 to Aug 16
Runs from the week of Jul 08 to Aug 16
Equivalent to Economics W1105, the first course for the major in economics.
How a market economy determines the relative prices of goods, factors of
production, and the allocation of resources; the circumstances under which
it does these things efficiently. Why such an economy has fluctuations and
how they may be controlled.
ECON S3211D. Intermediate
Microeconomics. 3 pts.
Runs from the week of May 28 to Jul 05
Prerequisites: ECON W1105 or the equivalent; MATH V1201 or knowledge of multivariate calculus.
Runs from the week of May 28 to Jul 05
Prerequisites: ECON W1105 or the equivalent; MATH V1201 or knowledge of multivariate calculus.
Equivalent to Economics W3211. The determination of the relative prices of
goods and factors of production and the allocation of resources
ECON S3213Q. Intermediate
Macroeconomics. 3 pts.
Runs from the week of Jul 08 to Aug 16
Prerequisites: ECON W1105 or the equivalent; one term of calculus.
Runs from the week of Jul 08 to Aug 16
Prerequisites: ECON W1105 or the equivalent; one term of calculus.
Equivalent to Economics W3213. National income accounting, output and
employment, Keynesian and neo-Keynesian analysis, affirmative schools,
economic growth.
ECON S3412D. Introduction
to Econometrics. 3 pts.
Runs from the week of May 28 to Jul 05
Prerequisites: STAT W1211, Math V1201 and either intermediate micro or macro (W3211 or W3213)
Runs from the week of May 28 to Jul 05
Prerequisites: STAT W1211, Math V1201 and either intermediate micro or macro (W3211 or W3213)
Equivalent to Economics W3412Modern econometric methods, the general linear
statistical model and its extensions, simultaneous equations and the
identification problem, time series problems, forecasting methods,
extensive practice with the analysis of different types of data.
Elective Courses
ECON S3025Q. Financial
Economics. 3 pts.
Runs from the week of Jul 08 to Aug 16
Prerequisites: Economics W3211 and Economics W3213.
Runs from the week of Jul 08 to Aug 16
Prerequisites: Economics W3211 and Economics W3213.
Equivalent to Economics V3025. Institutional nature and economic function of
financial markets. Emphasis on both domestic and international markets
(debt, stock, foreign exchange, Eurobond, Eurocurrency, futures, options,
and others). Principles of security pricing and portfolio management; the
capital asset pricing model and the efficient markets hypothesis.
ECON S4415D. Game Theory.
3 pts.
Runs from the week of May 28 to Jul 05
Prerequisites: ECON W3211 and ECON W3213.
Runs from the week of May 28 to Jul 05
Prerequisites: ECON W3211 and ECON W3213.
Equivalent to Economic W4415. Introduction to the systematic treatment of
game theory and its applications in economic analysis.
ECON S4500Q. International
Trade. 3 pts.
Runs from the week of Jul 08 to Aug 16
Prerequisites: ECON W3211 and W3213.
Runs from the week of Jul 08 to Aug 16
Prerequisites: ECON W3211 and W3213.
Equivalent to ECON W4500. The theory of international trade,
comparative advantage and the factor endowments explanation of trade,
analysis of the theory and practice of commercial policy, economic
integration. International mobility of capital and labor, the North-South
debate.