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  • ECON 4410: Natural Res Econ

    3.00 Credits
    University of Wyoming

    A study of the economic issues associated with renewable and nonrenewable resources. Special emphasis is directed toward hard rock minerals, fossil fuels, fisheries and forestry resources. Issues of optimal extraction and depletion, effect of alternative market structures, and role of uncertainty are addressed with regard to efficient management and allocation of these resources. Prerequisites: ECON 3020 and junior standing.
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  • ECON 4420: Sem Econ For ENR

    2.00 - 4.00 Credits
    University of Wyoming

    For students with little or no background in economics interested in economic perspectives on ENR. Emphasis is on integrated ecology-economics approach to investigate the economics of environmental services, biological resources, and the ecosystems that contain them. CBEC and ECON majors cannot earn upper-division economics elective credit for this class. Prerequisites: QB or Q and senior standing.
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  • ECON 4430: Energy Economics

    3.00 Credits
    University of Wyoming

    Economics of energy, particular oil and gas. Includes a discussion of the history of the oil industry, as well as aspects of contemporary markets. Apply a variety of concepts from microeconomics, particularly related to industrial economics. Prerequisites: ECON 3020, MATH 2205 or 2355.
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  • ECON 4450: Monetary Theory

    3.00 Credits
    University of Wyoming

    Topics in this course center on theories of the value of money and price levels; central banking theory and policy; international exchange; world monetary institutions. Prerequisites: MATH 1400 and 2350. (Offered based on sufficient demand and resources)
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  • ECON 4460: Resource Rich Economies

    3.00 Credits
    University of Wyoming

    This course explores the short and long run effects of natural-resource wealth across countries and across the United States - including states like Wyoming. Optimal resource-management policies including regulation, tax policy, and sovereign wealth funds will be discussed. Course material will rely heavily on both theoretical and empirical methods. Prerequisite: ECON 3020.
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  • ECON 4520: Public Finance

    3.00 Credits
    University of Wyoming

    Analyzes public expenditures, revenues, debts; their causes, distribution and trends, effects upon the economy. Emphasis is on the federal aspect. Prerequisites: ECON 1010 and 1020, USP QA course.
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  • ECON 4530: State & Local Fin

    3.00 Credits
    University of Wyoming

    An introduction to computational tools used to analyze economic data and policies. Provides operational knowledge of how to formulate numerical economic models to conduct analyses of consumer behavior, markets, trade, and state and local fiscal administration. Special emphasis on applications to Wyoming problems. Dual listed with ECON 5530. Prerequisites: ECON 3020, and one of STAT 2010, 2050, 2070, or 2110.
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  • ECON 4700: Economic Development

    3.00 Credits
    University of Wyoming

    Encompasses the study of institutional and social, as well as economic, mechanisms for modernizing an economy while eliminating absolute poverty. Covers the economic concepts that help us explain why some countries are poor and how economic policies can assist those countries in becoming more developed. Case studies of specific country experiences are presented along with the economic theories in an integrated manner. Prerequisites: ECON 1010, 1020.
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  • ECON 4710: Why Economies Succeed/Fail

    3.00 Credits
    University of Wyoming

    The study of the successes and failures of alternative economic systems; origins, similarities, and differences across capitalist, socialist, and communist systems, including the UW, Chinese, European, Russian, Latin American, and African economies. What does history tech us? Are there different tools to grow economy? Cross listed with INST 4710. Prerequisites: ECON 3010; QA. (Offered based on sufficient demand and resources)
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  • ECON 4720: Internat'l Trade

    3.00 Credits
    University of Wyoming

    The gains from specialization and trade are studied, as are explanations of trade patterns among countries, policies affecting trade such as tariffs, quotas, tax breaks, subsidies, cartels and price stabilization plans. Topics on labor migration and multinational corporations are covered. Prerequisites: ECON 1010 and 1020; M1<>QA. (Normally offered spring semester)
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