Description
The seminar focuses upon the policy aspects of various contemporary economic issues. The economic ideas and doctrines of Adam Smith, John S. Mill, Karl Marx, David Ricardo, Alfred Marshall, and John M. Keynes are studied. Topics include unemployment, inflation, economics of inequality and poverty, urbanization, pollution, monopoly power, the role of the government in society, and international economic relations. Prerequisite: EC111, EC112, and junior standing.