An introduction to the method and theory of microeconomics, and their application to the analysis of contemporary economic problems. Three lectures;...
An introduction to the method and theory of macroeconomics, and their application to the analysis of contemporary economic problems. Three lectures;...
This course applies economic analysis to issues of importance in the labour market. Topics vary and may include: women in the Canadian labour market;...
Application of statistical concepts to the analysis of economic data, with attention to Canadian sources. Regression analysis and the use of...
Economic analysis of health and health care, with a special emphasis on policy issues in the Canadian health care system. Three hours (lectures and...
Applications of economics to important public issues, from a general interest perspective. Since topics vary from year to year, interested students...
Topics include trade and economic protection, financial development and investment, income distribution, and the role of globalization and...
Elements of production and cost; price and output determination under competitive and non-competitive market structures; the role of taxes and...
Theory of consumer choice and applications to intertemporal choice and labour supply decisions; theory of exchange, welfare economics and general...
Determinants of national income, employment, the rate of interest and the price level; introduction to the open economy. Three lectures; one term ...
Selected topics from macroeconomics policies, issues in unemployment and inflation in open and closed economies, components of aggregate demand and...
Detailed investigation of the financial sector. Topics include the role of capital markets in facilitating investment and growth, bond markets, stock...
Allocation of environmental services: efficiency and market failure; measuring environmental benefits; environmental regulation in Canada and...
A survey of the changing structure of the Canadian economy from the colonial period to the present; early significance of primary production for...
The economic effects of federal competition policy and the regulation of business by all levels of government. Three lectures; one term ...
The application of economic principles to team and individual professional sports. Theory of sports leagues, demand for sports, the market for...
Topics include the economics of the labour market, of trade unionism, of work, the impact of trade unions on the labour market, economic theories of...
The economic analysis of the strategy of managerial decision-making. The role of technology, costs, government intervention and market structure on...
Theory and practice of public finance. Topics are selected from growth of the public sector, market failure, theory of public goods, incentive...
Theory and practice of public finance: analysis and comparison of the efficiency, equity and distribution effects of the taxation of income, wealth...