This course provides an introduction to microeconomic analysis relevant for understanding the Canadian economy. The behaviour of individual consumers...
This course provides an introduction to macroeconomic analysis relevant for understanding the Canadian economy as a whole. The determinants of...
Theory of consumer choice; the economics of production; price and output under perfect and imperfect competition. Prereq: ECON 101
Theory of the determination of income/output (GDP), employment, unemployment, prices (inflation), and interest rates; an analysis of monetary and...
Application of mathematics to problems in economic theory. Topics include an introduction to matrix algebra, differentiation, partial derivatives,...
The role of entrepreneurship in the economy, especially with respect to competition, innovation and investment; historical experience, theoretical...
An introduction to statistical procedures commonly employed by economists. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability distributions, sampling,...
Theory of comparative advantage and the gains from trade; tariff theory; concepts and measurement of balance of payments; exchange rate systems;...
The course will develop fundamental economic concepts in the context of the sports industry. The course begins with an investigation of some of the...
Pricing and employment of inputs; general equilibrium theory; theory of modern welfare economics with some applications. Intertemporal choice. ...
An extension of the tools developed in Macroeconomic Theory 1 to analyse topics such as unemployment and inflation, government spending, finance,...
This course explores the role of money in modern economies. Some of the topics covered will include: the demand for money; the determinants of the...
Mathematical treatment of partial and general equilibrium models. Topics usually include some of the following: duality, applications of the envelope...
An introductory course in the theory and practice of econometrics, focusing on multiple regression analysis and associated topics such as...
An analysis of the main issues in international finance. Topics include international borrowing and lending, intertemporal gains from trade, current...
The course focuses on the rationale for government intervention in a market economy. The course begins with a consideration of market successes...
The course focuses on the public economics of taxation. Normative topics include the efficiency and distributional aspects of taxation and positive...
Economic principles for marketing, exchange theory and consumer analysis, product or service introductions, public and private policies for...
A study of the supply of labour by individuals (and unions) and the demand for labour by firms; topics include the labour market effects of social...
An analysis of the economics of conservation, especially the adequacy of the market mechanism as an allocator of resource use over time. Issues...