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ECON 302. Money, Banking and Government Policy.
Credits: 3Offered by: Economics (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Analysis of the market for money; its macroeconomic effects; the theory and policy of central banking; monetary policy rules, the Taylor Rule, inflation targeting, quantitative easing; central bank independence; currency boards; commercial banking and economic stability; regulated versus free banking; cross-border banking and policy.
- Prerequisites: ECON 208 and ECON 209
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ECON 302D1/D2 (6 credits).
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ECON 302. Money, Banking and Government Policy.
Description
- Prerequisites: ECON 208 and ECON 209
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ECON 302D1/D2 (6 credits).
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ECON 304. Financial Instruments and Institutions.
Credits: 3Offered by: Economics (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Economic analysis of initiating, assembling, pricing and marketing equities of bonds, bills and complex financial instruments; financial innovation; its implications for financial stability and market failure; banks as brokers, underwriters, market makers and international allocators of credit; strategies of private and public agents operating in financial markets, monetary history.
- Prerequisites: ECON 208 and ECON 209
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ECON 302D1/D2 (6 credits).
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ECON 304. Financial Instruments and Institutions.
Description
- Prerequisites: ECON 208 and ECON 209
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ECON 302D1/D2 (6 credits).
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ECON 304 Outline (Winter 2025)听
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ECON 305. Industrial Organization.
Credits: 3Offered by: Economics (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
The course analyzes the structure, conduct, and performance of industries, particularly but not exclusively in Canada. Topics include effects of mergers, barriers to entry, product line and promotion policies, vertical integration, and R & D policies of firms.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ECON 305
- Prerequisites: ECON 208 and ECON 209.
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ECON 305. Industrial Organization.
Description
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ECON 305
- Prerequisites: ECON 208 and ECON 209.
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ECON 306. Labour Markets and Wages.
Credits: 3Offered by: Economics (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Examination of the implications on wage structures of differences in job conditions, levels and type training, long-term employment relationships, unionization etc. A variety of socioeconomic policy issues including subsidies for higher education, government regulation of workplace safety, and the role and treatment of women in today's labour force are explored.
- Prerequisites: ECON 208 and ECON 209, or ECON 230D1/D2, or ECON 250D1/D2
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ECON 306D1/D2.
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ECON 306. Labour Markets and Wages.
Description
- Prerequisites: ECON 208 and ECON 209, or ECON 230D1/D2, or ECON 250D1/D2
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ECON 306D1/D2.
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ECON 308. Governmental Policy Towards Business.
Credits: 3Offered by: Economics (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Covers the major public policies toward business in Canada, such as competition policy, regulation, public ownership and privatization, industrial policies, and trade policies. Includes comparison with policies of other countries, especially the U.S. Readings will include some legal decisions.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken 154-305D
- Prerequisites: ECON 208 and ECON 209.
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ECON 308. Governmental Policy Towards Business.
Description
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken 154-305D
- Prerequisites: ECON 208 and ECON 209.
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ECON 310. Introduction to Behavioural Economics.
Credits: 3Offered by: Economics (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
An introduction to economic decision-making in markets and strategic environments, including bounded rationality, individual decision-making under uncertainty, and behavioural game theory.
- Prerequisites: ECON 208 and a statistics course or permission of the instructor.
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ECON 310. Introduction to Behavioural Economics.
Description
- Prerequisites: ECON 208 and a statistics course or permission of the instructor.
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ECON 310 Outline (Winter 2025)听
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ECON 313. Economic Development 1.
Credits: 3Offered by: Economics (Faculty of Arts)Terms offered: Summer 2025View offerings for in Visual Schedule Builder.
Description
Microeconomic theories of economic development and empirical evidence on population, labour, firms, poverty. Inequality and environment.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken 154-313D.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken 154-313D.
- Prerequisite: ECON 208 and either ECON 209 or one development course.
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ECON 313. Economic Development 1.
Description
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken 154-313D.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken 154-313D.
- Prerequisite: ECON 208 and either ECON 209 or one development course.
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ECON 313 Outline (Fall 2023)听
ECON 313 Outline (Winter 2024)听
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ECON 314. Economic Development 2.
Credits: 3Offered by: Economics (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Macroeconomic development issues, including theories of growth, public finance, debt, currency crises, corruption, structural adjustment, democracy and global economic organization.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken 154-313D
- Prerequisite: ECON 313
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ECON 314. Economic Development 2.
Description
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken 154-313D
- Prerequisite: ECON 313
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ECON 314 Outline (Fall 2024)听
ECON 314 Outline (Winter 2025)听
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ECON 316. The Underground Economy.
Credits: 3Offered by: Economics (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
The origins, structure and operation of the "underground" sectors of modern economies around the world. Topics include the causes of black marketeering in Western economies; international contraband trade in guns and drugs; money laundering through the world financial system.
- Prerequisites: ECON 208 and ECON 209 or those listed under Prerequisites above
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ECON 316. The Underground Economy.
Description
- Prerequisites: ECON 208 and ECON 209 or those listed under Prerequisites above
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ECON 318. The Criminal Economy.
Credits: 3Offered by: Economics (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
A seminar course focusing on the nature and operation of criminal enterprise in markets for goods, services and factors of production within advanced industrial economies. Topics include the debate over "organized'' crime; the structure of the criminal firm; labour racketeering; and crime in the money and capital markets.
- Prerequisite: ECON 316.
- Restriction: Departmental approval required
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ECON 318. The Criminal Economy.
Description
- Prerequisite: ECON 316.
- Restriction: Departmental approval required
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ECON 318 Outline (Winter 2021)听
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ECON 319. Economic Crises.
Credits: 3Offered by: Economics (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Review of economic knowledge on the causes and consequences of financial and economic crises such as that which began in August 2007.
- Prerequisite(s): ECON 208 and ECON 209
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ECON 319. Economic Crises.
Description
- Prerequisite(s): ECON 208 and ECON 209
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ECON 326. Ecological Economics.
Credits: 3Offered by: Economics (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Macroeconomic and structural aspects of the ecological crisis. A course in which subjects discussed include the conflict between economic growth and the laws of thermodynamics; the search for alternative economic indicators; the fossil fuels crisis; and "green'' fiscal policy.
- Prerequisites: ECON 208 and ECON 209 or consent of instructor
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ECON 326. Ecological Economics.
Description
- Prerequisites: ECON 208 and ECON 209 or consent of instructor
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ECON 326 Outline (Fall 2023)听
ECON 326 Outline (Winter 2025)
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ECON 332. Macroeconomic
Theory: Majors 1.
Credits: 3Offered by: Economics (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
A review of basic economic concepts and tools with an in depth and critical presentation of the fundamental areas of macroeconomic theory. Topics include: the measurement of economic aggregates, economic growth, and the consumption-savings decision and other basic elements of a business cycle.
- Prerequisites: ECON 230D1/2 or ECON 250D1/2.
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken ECON 330D1/D2.
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ECON 332. Macroeconomic
Theory: Majors 1.
Description
- Prerequisites: ECON 230D1/2 or ECON 250D1/2.
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken ECON 330D1/D2.
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ECON 333. Macroeconomic Theory - Majors 2.
Credits: 3Offered by: Economics (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
A review of basic economic concepts and tools with an in depth and critical presentation of the fundamental areas of macroeconomic theory. Topics include: money and banking and business cycles, stabilization policy, and international finance.
- Prerequisite: ECON 332
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ECON 330D1/2.
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ECON 333. Macroeconomic Theory - Majors 2.
Description
- Prerequisite: ECON 332
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ECON 330D1/2.
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ECON 333 Outline (Winter 2025)听
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ECON 334. History of Economic Doctrines.
Credits: 3Offered by: Economics (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
The course surveys the development of economics, how the discipline and the thinking of economists evolved, and the significance of some of the analytical tools used.
- Prerequisites: ECON 208 and ECON 209 or those listed under Prerequisites above
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ECON 334. History of Economic Doctrines.
Description
- Prerequisites: ECON 208 and ECON 209 or those listed under Prerequisites above
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ECON 335. The Japanese Economy.
Credits: 3Offered by: Economics (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
The first part of the course covers the economic institutions in, changing structure of, and public policies employed by the Japanese economy. The second part probes the economic "logic" of the Japanese capitalist system, explores its relationship to the ideas of Joseph Schumpeter, and makes comparisons with the American economy.
- Prerequisites: ECON 208 and ECON 209 or those listed under Prerequisites above
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ECON 335. The Japanese Economy.
Description
- Prerequisites: ECON 208 and ECON 209 or those listed under Prerequisites above
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ECON 336. The Chinese Economy.
Credits: 3Offered by: Economics (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Examination of the growth and transformation of the Chinese economy and the domestic and international implications.
- Prerequisites: ECON 208 and ECON 209 (or ECON 230D1/D2 or 250D1/D2).
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ECON 336. The Chinese Economy.
Description
- Prerequisites: ECON 208 and ECON 209 (or ECON 230D1/D2 or 250D1/D2).
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ECON 337. Introductory Econometrics 1.
Credits: 3Offered by: Economics (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
The practical application of quantitative methods in statistical investigations.
- Prerequisite: a grade of 65% or better in ECON 227 or ECON 257 or an equivalent qualification in statistics. Familiarity with matrix algebra is highly recommended.
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ECON 337. Introductory Econometrics 1.
Description
- Prerequisite: a grade of 65% or better in ECON 227 or ECON 257 or an equivalent qualification in statistics. Familiarity with matrix algebra is highly recommended.
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ECON 338. Introductory Econometrics 2.
Credits: 3Offered by: Economics (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Estimation and forecasting using simultaneous equation systems, dynamic simulation, time series analysis.
- Prerequisite: ECON 337
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ECON 338. Introductory Econometrics 2.
Description
- Prerequisite: ECON 337
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ECON 338 Outline (Winter 2024)听
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ECON 341 Outline (Winter 2013)听
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ECON 344 Outline (Winter 2013)听
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ECON 345 Outline (Winter 2012)听
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ECON 347. Economics of Climate Change.
Credits: 3Offered by: Economics (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
The course focuses on the economic implications of, and problems posed by, predictions of global warming due to anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. Attention is given to economic policies such as carbon taxes and tradeable emission permits and to the problems of displacing fossil fuels with new energy technologies.
- Prerequisites: ECON 208 and ECON 209 or those listed under Prerequisites above
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ECON 347. Economics of Climate Change.
Description
- Prerequisites: ECON 208 and ECON 209 or those listed under Prerequisites above
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ECON 347 Outline (Winter 2024)听
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ECON 348. Urban Economics.
Credits: 3Offered by: Economics (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Conceptual and mathematical models used to understand the spatial distribution of economic activity. Analysis of a variety of policy issues related to cities, such as urban transportation, pollution, housing, poverty, and crime.
- Prerequisites: ECON 230D1, ECON 230D2, ECON 227D1, ECON 227D2 or equivalent, or permission of the instructor.
- Restriction: For U2 or U3 students only.
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ECON 348. Urban Economics.
Description
- Prerequisites: ECON 230D1, ECON 230D2, ECON 227D1, ECON 227D2 or equivalent, or permission of the instructor.
- Restriction: For U2 or U3 students only.
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ECON 350. Gender and Economics
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Credits: 3Offered by: Economics (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
An examination of the theoretical and empirical issues of gender and economics. Emphasis is placed on gender in the context of household economics, labour economics, development economics and a critical assessment of economic policies in these spheres. Gender norms (for example, traditional gender roles, dowries, son preferences) will be explored in how they interact with economics. Material is drawn from Canada, OECD and the Global South to address debates, policies and
examples around gender equality and gender gaps.
- Prerequisites: ECON 230D1/D2
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ECON 350. Gender and Economics
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Description
- Prerequisites: ECON 230D1/D2
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ECON 350 Outline (Winter 2024)听
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ECON 353. Macroeconomics - Honours 1
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Credits: 3Offered by: Economics (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Basic macroeconomic theory, emphasizing the Classical and Keynesian ideas for the short-run determination of output, employment, interest rates and prices in the economy.
- Prerequisites: ECON 250D1/ECON 250D2
- Corequisite: ECON 257D1
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken ECON 352D1/D2.
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ECON 353. Macroeconomics - Honours 1
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Description
- Prerequisites: ECON 250D1/ECON 250D2
- Corequisite: ECON 257D1
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken ECON 352D1/D2.
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ECON 354. Macroeconomics - Honours 2.
Credits: 3Offered by: Economics (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Elements of international economics, money and banking and growth theory. The structure of the Canadian economy.
- Prerequisite: ECON 353
- Corequisite: ECON 257D2
- Not open to students who have taken ECON 352D1/D2.
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ECON 354. Macroeconomics - Honours 2.
Description
- Prerequisite: ECON 353
- Corequisite: ECON 257D2
- Not open to students who have taken ECON 352D1/D2.
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ECON 354 Outline (Winter 2025)
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ECON 399. Internship: Economics.
Credits: 3Offered by: Economics (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Internship with an approved host institution or organization.
- Restriction: Open to U2 and U3 students with a minimum CGPA of 3.0 and permission of the departmental Internship Advisor. This course will not fulfill program requirements for honours, major or minor programs. A letter from a supervisor at the institution must attest to the successful completion of the student's tenure. The topic must fall within the student's program in economics and have the prior approval of a faculty member in the department.
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ECON 399. Internship: Economics.
Description
- Restriction: Open to U2 and U3 students with a minimum CGPA of 3.0 and permission of the departmental Internship Advisor. This course will not fulfill program requirements for honours, major or minor programs. A letter from a supervisor at the institution must attest to the successful completion of the student's tenure. The topic must fall within the student's program in economics and have the prior approval of a faculty member in the department.
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