SEMINAR IN QUANTITATIVE AND APPLIED ECONOMICS

AAE 101

Introduction to economic ways of thinking about a wide range of problems and issues. Topics include consumption, production, prices, markets, finance, trade, pollution, growth, farms, taxes, and development.

AAE 719

Overview of fundamental topics related to macroeconomics, economic measurement, financial markets and forecasting. Concepts include fiscal and monetary policy, the money system, models of aggregate supply and demand, business cycles, financial instruments, productivity, measurements and indicators of employment and economic growth, financial institutions, international trade and finance, and various forecasting methods and models.

AAE 601

Micro- and macroeconomic analysis of consumer behavior, markets, business strategy and government policy. Topics include supply and demand, equilibrium, elasticity, welfare, trade, externalities, market structure, economic growth, unemployment, and inflation.

AAE 723

Professional development for applied economists in sequential contexts. Examples include understanding and preparing for the professional economist job market; preparing and packaging job search materials; technical and non-technical interactions with potential employers and clients; understanding leadership styles and exploring leadership potential; examining professional ethics and norms; and gaining exposure to trends in professional development. Students will develop career skills by completing stand-alone activities, and by coordinating soft skill development tasks with exercises in simultaneously or previously offered theory and econometric classes.

AAE 705

Focuses on developing a conceptual as well as empirical analysis of microeconomic behavior, including production and consumption analysis, technical change, and investment. Emphasizes empirical applications of microeconomics, with implications for efficiency and welfare analysis. Knowledge of statistics such asSTAT/​MATH  309is recommended.