ECON 623 examines the economic determinants of population change and demographic behavior, including household formation, marriage, childbearing, mortality, and human capital investments.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 2.85 GPA, 41.2% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.10 GPA, 45.2% A/AB (n=31 letter grades).
ECON 741 covers the theory of public finance and fiscal policy, focusing on government functions, welfare criteria, public goods, and cost-benefit analysis.