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ECON 240 Microeconomics of Development 6 credits
This course explores household behavior in developing countries. We will cover areas including fertility decisions, health and mortality, investment in education, the intra-household allocation of resources, household structure, and the marriage market. We will also look at the characteristics of land, labor, and credit markets, particularly technology adoption; land tenure and tenancy arrangements; the role of agrarian institutions in the development process; and the impacts of alternative politics and strategies in developing countries. The course complements Economics 241.
- Winter 2026
- IS, International Studies QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 111 with a grade of C- or better or ECON AL (Cambridge A Level Economics) with a grade of B or better or has received a score of 5 on the AP Microeconomics test or a score of 6 or better on the IB Economics test.
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ECON 240.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty:Faress Bhuiyan 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WWillis 203 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FWillis 203 1:10pm-2:10pm
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ECON 241 Macroeconomic Growth and Development 6 credits
Why are some countries rich and others poor? What causes countries to grow over time? This course documents different patterns of macroeconomic development across the world and how economic theory explains those patterns. We will draw on both cross-country evidence and individual case studies to understand the role of formal and informal institutions, culture, geography, policy, and other fundamental causes of differences in long run macroeconomic outcomes.
- Spring 2026
- IS, International Studies QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 110 with grade of C- or better or has scored a 5 on the Macroeconomics AP exam or has scored a 6 or better on the Economics IB exam or received a Carleton Economics 110 Requisite Equivalency.
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ECON 241.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Ethan Struby 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WWillis 203 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FWillis 203 2:20pm-3:20pm
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ECON 257 Economics of Gender 6 credits
This course examines the role of gender in determining key socio-economic outcomes. Topics include education, marriage, divorce, domestic violence, sex, fertility, work, earnings, occupation, and discrimination. We develop economic tools to examine patterns in gender differentials across time, across societies, and within socio-economic groups. We also evaluate the impact of policies, such as paid versus unpaid parental leave, on gender-based outcomes.
- Spring 2026
- QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 111 with a grade of C- or better or ECON AL (Cambridge A Level Economics) with a grade of B or better or has received a score of 5 on the AP Microeconomics test or a score of 6 or better on the IB Economics test.
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ECON 257.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Prathi Seneviratne 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WWillis 204 11:10am-12:20pm
- FWillis 204 12:00pm-1:00pm
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ECON 262 The Economics of Sports 6 credits
In recent years, the sports business in the United States has grown into a multibillion-dollar industry. Understanding the sports business from an economic viewpoint is the subject of this course. Topics will include player compensation, revenue-sharing, salary caps, free agency, tournaments, salary discrimination, professional franchise valuation, league competitiveness, college athletics, and the economics of sports stadiums and arenas.
- Fall 2025
- QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 110 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 on the Macroeconomics AP exam and ECON 111 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 on the Microeconomics AP exam OR has received a score of 6 or better on the Economics IB exam.
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ECON 262.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty:Mark Kanazawa 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WWillis 211 11:10am-12:20pm
- FWillis 211 12:00pm-1:00pm
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ECON 263 Economics of Entrepreneurship 6 credits
The rise of Silicon Valley has drawn attention to the role of the entrepreneur in a modern economy. This course examines connections between start-ups and macroeconomic forces of growth, the business cycle, and inequality. In addition, we will survey microeconomic determinants of entrepreneurial activity: government policy, social networks, culture, demographics, and more. A series of class visits by alumni will undergird discussion of the connections between lessons in the academic literature and the experience of active entrepreneurs.
- Fall 2025
- SI, Social Inquiry
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 110 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 on the Macroeconomics AP exam and ECON 111 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 on the Microeconomics AP exam OR has received a score of 6 or better on the Economics IB exam.
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ECON 263.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty:Nathan Grawe 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WWillis 203 9:50am-11:00am
- FWillis 203 9:40am-10:40am
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ECON 265 Game Theory and Economic Applications 6 credits
Game theory is the study of decision making in strategic situations. In this course we will develop tools to help us to analyze a wide variety of settings in which two or more people make choices that jointly affect one another’s well-being. We will discuss many different applications, including negotiations, charitable giving, the division of labor on shared projects, armed conflicts, and the role of education in the job market. Topics covered include pure and mixed-strategy Nash equilibrium, rationalizability, backward induction, repeated games, Bayesian games and level-k reasoning.
- Spring 2026
- QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 111 with a grade of C- or better or ECON AL (Cambridge A Level Economics) with a grade of B or better or has received a score of 5 on the AP Microeconomics test or a score of 6 or better on the IB Economics test.
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ECON 265.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Jonathan Lafky 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THWillis 204 10:10am-11:55am
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ECON 267 Behavioral Economics 6 credits
This course introduces behavioral economics as a complementary approach to traditional economic models of decision making. We will study situations in which the predictions of traditional models can appear to be inconsistent with the choices people actually make, and then ask whether we can improve those models by introducing psychologically plausible assumptions. We will discuss a broad range of behavioral topics, including biases in decision making, risk and time preferences, prospect theory, other-regarding preferences, and the design of experiments.
- Spring 2026
- QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 110 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 on the Macroeconomics AP exam and ECON 111 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 on the Microeconomics AP exam OR has received a score of 6 or better on the Economics IB exam.
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ECON 267.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Jonathan Lafky 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THWillis 204 1:15pm-3:00pm
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ECON 270 Economics of the Public Sector 6 credits
This course provides a theoretical and empirical examination of the government’s role in the U.S. economy. Emphasis is placed on policy analysis using the criteria of efficiency and equity. Topics include rationales for government intervention; analysis of alternative public expenditure programs from a partial and/or general equilibrium framework; the incidence of various types of taxes; models of collective choice; cost-benefit analysis; intergovernmental fiscal relations.
- Winter 2026
- QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 110 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 on the Macroeconomics AP exam and ECON 111 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 on the Microeconomics AP exam OR has received a score of 6 or better on the Economics IB exam.
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ECON 270.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty:Aaron Swoboda 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THWillis 203 10:10am-11:55am
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ECON 271 Economics of Natural Resources and the Environment 6 credits
How do we address increasingly urgent problems of environmental degradation and depletion of natural resources? This course develops the economic approach to addressing a wide variety of related issues, while also considering how issues of law and political economy affect resource allocations and the desirability and feasibility of various policies. Topics covered include climate change, energy production, air quality regulation policies, wildlife management, endangered species protection, water resource management, and valuation of the environment.
- Winter 2026
- QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 111 with a grade of C- or better or ECON AL (Cambridge A Level Economics) with a grade of B or better or has received a score of 5 on the AP Microeconomics test or a score of 6 or better on the IB Economics test.
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ECON 271.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty:Mark Kanazawa 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THWillis 211 10:10am-11:55am
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ECON 274 Labor Economics 6 credits
Why do some people choose to work and others do not? Why are some people paid higher wages than others? What are the economic benefits of education for the individual and for society? How do government policies, such as subsidized child care, the Earned Income Tax Credit and the income tax influence whether people work and the number of hours they choose to work? These are some of the questions examined in labor economics. This course will focus on the labor supply and human capital decisions of individuals and households.
- Spring 2026
- QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 110 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 on the Macroeconomics AP exam and ECON 111 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 on the Microeconomics AP exam OR has received a score of 6 or better on the Economics IB exam.
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ECON 274.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Faress Bhuiyan 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WWillis 211 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FWillis 211 1:10pm-2:10pm
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ECON 277 History and Theory of Financial Crises 6 credits
This course explores the history of financial crises and what we can learn from their patterns over time. You'll also learn about the economic ideas behind these crises, such as how debt, risky behavior, and the lack of coordination among individuals can create problems. We'll discuss tools that governments and institutions use to manage risks and prevent crises, including deposit insurance and foreign currency reserves.
- Spring 2026
- IS, International Studies SI, Social Inquiry
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 110 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 on the Macroeconomics AP exam and ECON 111 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 on the Microeconomics AP exam OR has received a score of 6 or better on the Economics IB exam.
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ECON 277.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Victor Almeida 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THWillis 211 1:15pm-3:00pm
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ECON 278 Non-Competitive Pricing and Strategy 6 credits
Firms that free themselves from competition may leverage market power for profit. This course studies strategies that monopolies and oligopolies use to establish or defend their own market power while protecting themselves from the market power of both suppliers and distributors. We also explore how market power influences related choices like advertising, innovation, and product quality.
- Winter 2026
- QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 111 with a grade of C- or better or ECON AL (Cambridge A Level Economics) with a grade of B or better or has received a score of 5 on the AP Microeconomics test or a score of 6 or better on the IB Economics test.
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ECON 278.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty:Nathan Grawe 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THWillis 203 1:15pm-3:00pm
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ECON 280 International Trade 6 credits
Do countries benefit from trading with each other? Why do some individuals embrace free trade while others oppose it? This course develops economic models that explain why countries choose to or choose not to trade. We examine the roots of political conflict surrounding trade policy and discuss recent trade-related controversies. We also evaluate the myriad policy tools governments deploy to manipulate trading relationships, and quantify their benefits and costs.
- Winter 2026
- QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 111 with a grade of C- or better or ECON AL (Cambridge A Level Economics) with a grade of B or better or has received a score of 5 on the AP Microeconomics test or a score of 6 or better on the IB Economics test.
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ECON 280.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty:Prathi Seneviratne 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WWillis 211 9:50am-11:00am
- FWillis 211 9:40am-10:40am
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ECON 282 The Theory of Investment Finance 6 credits
This course provides an introduction to the broad range of financial instruments that are used to fund economic activities. We will explore major asset classes in financial markets, look at how investors make choices when allocating their portfolios, and learn how to price a typical security within each asset class. Topics in this course include asset classification, portfolio theory, debt and equity securities valuation, and derivatives valuation.
- Fall 2025
- QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 110 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 on the Macroeconomics AP exam and ECON 111 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 on the Microeconomics AP exam OR has received a score of 6 or better on the Economics IB exam.
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ECON 282.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty:Yingtong Xie 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THWillis 203 1:15pm-3:00pm
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ECON 286 Economic Beliefs, Political Beliefs, and Identity 6 credits
How people form and express their beliefs about ‘objective’ economic and political facts is a central question for social science. We will explore the literature on how people form beliefs about political and economic data from a multidisciplinary approach and learn how to apply methods from economics and political science to understand the causes and consequences of disagreement about social facts.
Recommended Preparation: POSC 122.
ECON 286 is cross listed with POSC 286.
- Winter 2026
- IDS, Intercultural Domestic Studies QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 110 or ECON 111 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 on the Macroeconomics AP exam or received a score of 5 on the Microeconomics AP exam or a score of 6 or better on the Economics IB exam.
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ECON 286.02 Winter 2026
- Faculty:Ethan Struby 🏫 👤 · Christina Farhart 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WWillis 211 11:10am-12:20pm
- FWillis 211 12:00pm-1:00pm
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ECON 287 AI: Economic Impacts, Challenges, & Opportunities 6 credits
This course explores the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI), economics, and policy. We examine AI's economic potential impacts on labor markets (job creation/displacement, skills, wages, and implications for policies like minimum wage or Universal Basic Income), productivity, economic growth, market structures, and innovation, using theory and empirical evidence. Real-world AI applications and socio-economic consequences are analyzed through case studies across multiple sectors of the economy. The course also investigates AI's use as a research tool (literature review, data collection, analysis, forecasting) and explores critical ethical challenges (bias, fairness, privacy, transparency, environmental implications), and broader policy/governance issues.
- Fall 2025
- QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 110 or ECON 111 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 on the Macroeconomics AP exam or received a score of 5 on the Microeconomics AP exam or a score of 6 or better on the Economics IB exam.
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ECON 287.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty:Aaron Swoboda 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WWillis 211 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FWillis 211 1:10pm-2:10pm
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ECON 398 Advanced Research in Economics 6 credits
This course is designed to support majors in developing advanced skills in economic research and communication. Through a combination of class discussion, small group work, and/or one-on-one interactions with the professor, majors learn the process of constructing strong, theoretically-grounded arguments through primary research, secondary research, or both. Students will also learn and practice strategies for engaging critically with contemporary scholarship and effective techniques of peer review and the oral presentation of research.
- Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 395 with a grade of C- or better.
- ECON 400: Integrative Exercise
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POSC 286 Economic Beliefs, Political Beliefs, and Identity 6 credits
How people form and express their beliefs about ‘objective’ economic and political facts is a central question for social science. We will explore the literature on how people form beliefs about political and economic data from a multidisciplinary approach and learn how to apply methods from economics and political science to understand the causes and consequences of disagreement about social facts.
Recommended Preparation: POSC 122.
ECON 286 is cross listed with POSC 286.
- Winter 2026
- IDS, Intercultural Domestic Studies QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 110 or ECON 111 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 on the Macroeconomics AP exam or received a score of 5 on the Microeconomics AP exam or a score of 6 or better on the Economics IB exam.
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POSC 286.02 Winter 2026
- Faculty:Ethan Struby 🏫 👤 · Christina Farhart 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WWillis 211 11:10am-12:20pm
- FWillis 211 12:00pm-1:00pm