Timetables

Section	Day	Time	Instructor	Exam Date
ECON 100 - Introduction to Economic Issues
Basic economic concepts are used to explore current economic issues such as unemployment, inflation, trade disputes, the crisis in agriculture, pollution reduction, and health care. * Note: Students who have received credit for both ECON 201 and 202, or any ECON course numbered 300 or higher may not take ECON 100. *
001	MWF	1330 - 1420	Harminder Guliani	18-APR-12
002	TR	1130 - 1245	Jianqiao Liu	17-APR-12
991	T	1900 - 2145	Pavel Peykov	17-APR-12
ECON 201 - Introductory Microeconomics
Theory of how individual consumers and firms behave in a market economy. Emphasis is on evaluating how well markets deliver efficient and fair outcomes. * Prerequisite: 15 credit hours or ECON 100 or MATH B30 (or equivalent) *
001	MWF	1230 - 1320	Kanybek Sagynbekov	16-APR-12
002	TR	0830 - 0945	Fazal Dar	24-APR-12
003	TR	1430 - 1545	Hafiz Akhand	19-APR-12
991	T	1900 - 2145	Perry Martens	17-APR-12
ECON 202 - Introductory Macroeconomics
Basic economic concepts are used to explain how economies operate at a national or regional level, with a focus on production, income, interest rates, prices, inflation, and unemployment. Principles are introduced for understanding and evaluating the methods by which governments can smooth fluctuations in overall economic activity. * Prerequisite: 15 credit hours or ECON 100 or MATH B30 (or equivalent) *
001	MWF	1030 - 1120	Fazal Dar	20-APR-12
002	TR	1600 - 1715	Hafiz Akhand	17-APR-12
397		-	Harvey King	21-APR-12
991	R	1900 - 2145	Shaun Augustin	19-APR-12
ECON 211 - Development Economics
Problems and challenges facing developing countries in their attempts to improve living standards. * Prerequisite: 15 credit hours or ECON 100 *
991	R	1900 - 2145	Anichul Khan	19-APR-12
ECON 224 - Empirical Economics
This is a project based course in which students will collect and analyze economic data using spreadsheets and basic statistical techniques. * Prerequisite: 15 credit hours or ECON 100 *
001	TR	1300 - 1415	Viktoriya Galushko	24-APR-12
ECON 231 - Money, Banks & Financial Institutions
How did money evolve and who controls its supply? How do banks work and what is the role of the central bank? How do stock and bond markets work and what purpose do they serve? * Prerequisite: 15 credit hours or ECON 100 * * Note: Formerly numbered ECON 296AA. Students may not receive credit for both ECON 231 and ECON 296AA. *
991	W	1900 - 2145	Donald Stevens	18-APR-12
ECON 273 - Environmental Economics
Why are fish stocks disappearing? What are the economic causes of pollution? Will the Kyoto Protocol harm the Canadian economy? * Prerequisite: 15 credit hours or ECON 100 *
001	TR	1430 - 1545	Jianqiao Liu	19-APR-12
ECON 281 - Wages & Employment in Canada
How are wages determined? What are the causes of unemployment? What policies are best suited for dealing with industrial injuries, part-time work, employee health, and retirement? * Prerequisite: 15 credit hours or ECON 100 * * Note: Formerly numbered ECON 381. Students may not receive credit for both ECON 281 and ECON 381. *
001	MWF	0830 - 0920	Fazal Dar	16-APR-12
ECON 301 - Intermediate Microeconomics l
Presents a more advanced theory of the behaviour of households and firms in competitive and non-competitive markets. Applications include household allocation of time (labour supply), consumption choice over time (savings and borrowing) and alternative models of the behaviour of firms. * Prerequisite: ECON 201 *
991	M	1900 - 2145	George Hartner	16-APR-12
ECON 302 - Intermediate Macroeconomics l - Economic Fluctuations
Advanced economic concepts are used to explain how economies work at a national or regional level, with a focus on booms, recessions, government spending, taxation, and monetary policy. * Prerequisite: ECON 202 *
001	TR	1130 - 1245	Hafiz Akhand	17-APR-12
ECON 309 - Intermediate Microeconomics II: Game Theory
This course introduces students to the tools and logic of game theory to broaden the range of situations and actions to be considered in the study of microeconomics. The strategic behaviour of firms and other agents will be explored in cases when the actions of one agent have an impact on the actions of others. Topics include Nash equilibrium, sub-game perfection, assymetric information and risk. *Prerequisites: Econ 301 and Math 103 or equivalent, or permission of Department Head*
001	MWF	1130 - 1220	Jason Childs	23-APR-12
ECON 311 - Economics of Developing Countries
Comparative case studies of attempts by Third World countries to improve their living standards. Introduction to theories of how economies develop. * Prerequisite: ECON 202 or ECON 211 *
001	TR	1300 - 1415	George Hartner	24-APR-12
ECON 321 - Econometrics
This course covers estimation and hypothesis testing in the simple and multiple regression model, consequences and remedies of estimation under non-classical conditions. Students will use econometric software in a laboratory setting. * Prerequisite: STAT 160 or 200 or equivalent *
001	MWF	0930 - 1020	Weiguo Cai	25-APR-12
ECON 353 - Health Economics
Examines the Canadian health care system from an economic perspective. Uses models of patient, physician and institutional behaviour to analyze the factors governing health and the demand for health care, and to evaluate competing proposals for health care reform. * Prerequisite: ECON 201 or ECON 253 *
001	MWF	1030 - 1120	Harminder Guliani	20-APR-12
ECON 480 - Capstone Seminar in Economics
Students will research an economic issue of personal interest under the supervision of a faculty member, present their work in class, and produce a term paper. * Prerequisite: ECON 224, ECON 280, and one of ECON 311, ECON 354, ECON 360, ECON 361, ECON 362, ECON 363, or permission of Department Head *
001	F	1300 - 1545	Stuart Wilson	25-APR-12
ECON 830 - Policy Analysis and Evaluation
Through extensive use of examples from various policy fields, the study of the art and science of applying economic principles and quantitative techniques in the provision of policy evaluation and advice. The course combined with Econ 824 serves as the gateway to the student?s research project in Econ 900.
001	R	1745 - 2030	Kathleen McNutt
ECON 832 - Tax Policy and Fiscal Federalism
An economic approach is applied to topics such as the structure and economic impact of personal, corporate, sales, and property taxes, natural resource royalties, the division and coordination of tax bases between levels of government, tax competition, equalization and other intergovernmental transfers, the Social Union Framework Agreement, and international (inter-jurisdictional) tax issues.
001	M	1900 - 2145	Hale Ramsey	16-APR-12
ECON 880 - Research and Writing in Economics for Public Policy
Students will focus on a public policy issue and make this the focus of a number of research and writing assignments including public presentations, ministerial briefing notes, research and grant proposals and a research paper. This will serve as a stepping stone for their research project.
001	F	1430 - 1520	Jason Childs
001	W	1430 - 1715	Jason Childs
ECON 900 - Research Project in Applied Economics
The student will conduct a faculty-supervised research project, typically involving empirical work or critical analysis of an applied economic problem. The student will be required to present preliminary work and the final project at department seminars. The project will be presented and evaluated according to Faculty of Graduate Studies procedures.
001		-	Jason Childs

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