Covers the idea of a game, of a solution, the extensive form, the concept of equilibrium, games of incomplete information, backward and forward induction, repeated games, signaling and principal-agent models, and bargaining models. Prerequisites: AP/ECON 1530 3.00 and AP/ECON 1540 3.00 or equivalents. Course credit exclusion: GL/ECON 4340 3.00. Prior to Fall 2011: Course credit […]
Deals with current policy issues in international trade and economic integration, focusing on specific institutional settings such as NAFTA, the European Union, the World Trade Organization, new policy areas such as trade and the environment, trade, and labour rights. Prerequisites: AP/ECON 3150 3.00 or equivalent. Course Credit Exclusions: None. Prior to Fall 2009: Course credit […]
Cross-listed to: AP/PPAS 4110 3.00 Regional Economic Development is the process of creating wealth through the mobilization of resources to generate new jobs and additional tax bases. The course will analyze the theory and practice of local economic development in Ontario. Course Credit Exclusions: None. Prior to Fall 2009: Course credit exclusion: AK/PPAS 4110 3.00.
This course assists students in developing strong analytical, quantitative, and communication skills through independent research. It familiarizes students with some of the major issues and research approaches in economics through discussions and presentations of various topics. Prerequisites: 78 credits including a 3000-level economics course. Course Credit Exclusions: None. Prior to Fall 2009: Course credit exclusion: […]
Examines how contracts and institutions can be designed to handle different incentive and control problems that arise from imperfect information. Considers applications in various contexts including insurance and credit markets, the internal organization of firms, product selection and pricing, wage contracts, and tax systems and procurement. Prerequisites: AP/ECON 2350 3.00 and AP/ECON 2500 3.00 or […]
Deals with the expenditure side of public finance. Topics include theories of public expenditure, public expenditure policies in Canada and problems of multi-level governments including federal-provincial financial relations. Prerequisites: AP/ECON 2300 3.00, AP/ECON 2350 3.00, AP/ECON 2400 3.00, and AP/ECON 2450 3.00, or equivalents. Course Credit Exclusion: GL/ECON 3570 3.00. Prior to Fall 2009: Course […]
Identifies the role of government in a modern economy and examines the interaction between government's attempts to provide services and the financing of expenditures through traditional and non-traditional means. Prerequisites: AP/ECON 2300 3.00, AP/ECON 2350 3.00, AP/ECON 2400, and AP/ECON 2450 3.00, or equivalents. Course Credit Exclusion: GL/ECON 3570 3.00. Prior to Fall 2009: Course […]
Focuses on major developments in economic theory since 1870, the emergence of neoclassical general equilibrium theory (especially in the works of Jevons, Menger, and Walras), and the development of Keynesian economics as a distinctive theory. Prerequisites: AP/ECON 4059 3.00 or equivalent. Course Credit Exclusions: None. Prior to Fall 2009: Course credit exclusion: AS/ECON 4069 3.00.
Focuses on the theoretical development of classical political economy up to 1870 in the works of the Physiocrats, Smith, Ricardo, and Marx. Emphasizes the contrasts and similarities between classical and neoclassical theories. Prerequisites or co-requisites: AP/ECON 2300 3.00, AP/ECON 2350 3.00, AP/ECON 2400 3.00, and AP/ECON 2450 3.00, or equivalents. Course Credit Exclusions: None. Prior […]
Introduces the theory and practice of experimental economics as an important economic research methodology. Focuses on experimental economic publications on a particular topic to motivate the power of behavioural economic analysis and laboratory methods. Prerequisites: 78 credits including AP/ECON 2300 3.00 and AP/ECON 2500 3.00 or equivalents. Course Credit Exclusions: None. Prior to Fall 2009: […]