ECON 5860 - Senior Seminar Economics

Goals: To develop and test economic models through in-depth, independent research in theoretical and applied economics.

Content: Research methodology and recent analytical and theoretical approaches to questions on topics such as the environment, health care, industrial organization, international economics, labor, money and banking, regional and urban economics, and welfare economics. Students choose a research topic, review the literature, construct a theoretical model, and collect and analyze data for final presentations.

Prerequisites: ECON 3110, ECON 3120, and ECON 5820 (grade of C- or better required for all courses), or consent of the instructor.

Credits: 4