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Economics (ECON)
- http://dornsife.usc.edu/econ/
- Undergraduate Economics Majors: D-clearance available via econ@usc.edu. Pre-Requisite Waivers available via your assigned academic advisor on AdviseUSC. Undergraduate Non-Economics Majors: D-clearance and Pre-Requisite Waivers available via econ@usc.edu Master's Students: D-clearance available via Master's Program Advisors: dornsife.usc.edu/econ/masters/ Doctoral Students: D-clearance available via PhD Program Advisor: dornsife.usc.edu/econ/doctoral/
Behavior of firms and consumers, functions of the price system, competition and monopoly, labor markets, poverty, government regulation, international trade, and the environment.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: Register for one lecture and one discussion listed immediately following that lecture
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26022R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:15pm | Tue, Thu | 153 of 157 | Brijesh Pinto | SGM101 | PDF (421446 KB) | |
26024R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Friday | 24 of 26 | GFS107 | |||
26026R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Friday | 26 of 26 | DMC205 | |||
26028R | 001 | Discussion | 6:00-6:50pm | Tuesday | 25 of 26 | DMC109 | |||
26030R | 001 | Discussion | 6:00-6:50pm | Thursday | 28 of 28 | DMC200 | |||
26032R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 26 of 26 | DMC256 | |||
26038R | 001 | Discussion | 2:00-2:50pm | Friday | 24 of 26 | DMC109 | |||
26320R | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-4:45pm | Tue, Thu | 99 of 109 | Hao Yin | GFS106 | PDF (277093 KB) | |
26321R | 001 | Discussion | 6:00-6:50pm | Tuesday | 26 of 27 | KAP166 | |||
26322R | 001 | Discussion | 6:00-6:50pm | Thursday | 22 of 27 | KAP166 | |||
26323R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Friday | 24 of 27 | DMC256 | |||
26324R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 27 of 29 | DMC210 | |||
26001R | 001 | Lecture | 8:30-9:50am | Mon, Wed | 105 of 109 | Yilmaz Kocer | MRF340 | PDF (430282 KB) | |
26002R | 001 | Discussion | 6:00-6:50pm | Wednesday | 25 of 27 | KAP166 | |||
26003R | 001 | Discussion | 6:00-6:50pm | Thursday | 26 of 27 | VHE206 | |||
26006R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 27 of 27 | DMC205 | |||
26010R | 001 | Discussion | 6:00-6:50pm | Monday | 26 of 28 | KAP166 |
Unemployment, inflation and output determination and links.Effects of government taxation and spending on growth, investment,saving, consumption, and trade.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: Register for one lecture and one discussion listed immediately following that lecture
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26044R | 001 | Lecture | 8:00-9:20am | Tue, Thu | 67 of 108 | Lodovico Pizzati | GFS106 | ||
26046R | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Friday | 15 of 27 | KAP166 | |||
26048R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Friday | 15 of 27 | DMC210 | |||
26058R | 001 | Discussion | 6:00-6:50pm | Monday | 22 of 27 | GFS107 | |||
26059R | 001 | Discussion | 6:00-6:50pm | Thursday | 15 of 27 | GFS107 | |||
26062R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:15pm | Mon, Wed | 109 of 109 | Jaime Meza | THH101 | ||
26065R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Friday | 25 of 25 | VHE210 | |||
26072R | 001 | Discussion | 6:00-6:50pm | Tuesday | 27 of 27 | GFS107 | |||
26076R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 28 of 28 | VHE210 | |||
26078D | 001 | Discussion | 6:00-6:50pm | Wednesday | 29 of 29 | GFS107 |
Decision-making by business firms, consumer preferences and behavior, uncertainty, competition, monopoly, labor and resource markets, efficient resource allocation, externalities, and government policy.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26082R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 55 of 61 | Yilmaz Kocer | GFS118 | PDF (397508 KB) | |
26083R | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-5:20pm | Mon, Wed | 53 of 60 | Ergin Bayrak | THH116 | ||
26085R | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-5:20pm | Tue, Thu | 53 of 60 | Ergin Bayrak | VPD105 | ||
26328R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:20pm | Mon, Wed | 55 of 59 | Hao Yin | GFS118 | PDF (291148 KB) |
The determinants of aggregate income, employment, and inflation;economic fluctuations; fiscal and monetary policy; financialmarkets; the national debt.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26087D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 60 of 60 | Jaime Meza | SOSB46 | ||
26088R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:20am | Mon, Wed | 32 of 59 | Robert Dekle | SOSB4 | ||
26090R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 47 of 59 | Lodovico Pizzati | THH114 | ||
26092R | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 32 of 36 | Ladan Masoudie | DMC151 | PDF (286714 KB) |
Introduction to statistical methods appropriate for analyzing economic data: probability theory, random variables and probability distributions, sampling, estimation, statistical inference.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26093R | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-5:20pm | Tue, Thu | 57 of 64 | Lodovico Pizzati | SOSB4 | ||
26094R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:20pm | Tue, Thu | 42 of 48 | Manochehr Rashidian | KAP146 | PDF (229709 KB) | |
26096R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:20pm | Mon, Wed | 55 of 60 | Manochehr Rashidian | THH114 | PDF (230010 KB) | |
26334R | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-5:20pm | Mon, Wed | 49 of 52 | Lodovico Pizzati | LVL17 |
Application of statistical methods to economic data: estimating economic relationships using regression analysis, testing hypotheses involving economic behavior, forecasting economic variables.
- Prerequisite: ECON 317
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26136R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:20am | Tue, Thu | 42 of 55 | Manochehr Rashidian | GFS101 | PDF (234318 KB) | |
26311R | 001 | Discussion | 6:00-6:50pm | Tuesday | 21 of 29 | DMC200 | |||
26319R | 001 | Discussion | 6:00-6:50pm | Monday | 21 of 26 | DMC109 | |||
26336R | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-6:20pm | Tue, Thu | 62 of 62 | Italo Lopez Garcia | GFS116 | ||
26315R | 001 | Discussion | 6:00-6:50pm | Wednesday | 32 of 32 | ||||
26316R | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Friday | 30 of 30 | DMC200 | |||
26338R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:20am | Mon, Wed | 50 of 52 | Adam Kaufman | DMC150 | ||
26317R | 001 | Discussion | 6:00-6:50pm | Tuesday | 28 of 30 | DMC256 | |||
26318R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Friday | 22 of 22 | DMC210 |
Contemporary economic problems of East Asian countries: management, labor, technology, trade, investment. Determinants of their high growth rates in the late 20th century.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26110R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:20am | Tue, Thu | 25 of 40 | Takahiro Miyao | KAP163 |
Development and business applications of: theory of the firm; theory of the consumer; inter-temporaldecisions; decisions under risk; market failures; industrial and enterprise structure. Prerequisites: MATH 118 or MATH 125 or MATH 126 or MATH 226. Not for major credit for: Economics, Economics/Mathematics, Social Sciences (Economics). Duplicates credit in BUAD 351.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26000R | 001 | Lecture | 8:00-9:20am | Mon, Wed | 61 of 78 | Rahsan Akbulut | JFFLL125 | ||
26004R | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Mon, Wed | 74 of 78 | Rahsan Akbulut | JFFLL125 | ||
26007R | 001 | Lecture | 8:00-9:20am | Tue, Thu | 77 of 78 | Matthew Hill | JFFLL105 | ||
26008R | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 70 of 78 | Joao Antunes Ramos | JFFLL125 | PDF (1047139 MB) | |
26307R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 69 of 78 | Joao Antunes Ramos | JFFLL125 | PDF (1047139 MB) | |
26308R | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | 71 of 78 | Joao Antunes Ramos | JFFLL125 | PDF (1047139 MB) | |
26310R | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-6:20pm | Mon, Wed | 57 of 78 | Litong Zhang | JFFLL125 | ||
26345R | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 78 of 78 | Matthew Hill | JFFLL125 | ||
26348R | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 78 of 78 | Matthew Hill | JFFLL125 | ||
26349R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 78 of 86 | Alejandro Martinez marquina | JFFLL125 | ||
26375R | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 78 of 83 | Alejandro Martinez marquina | JFFLL125 | ||
26379R | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-6:20pm | Tue, Thu | 78 of 83 | Alejandro Martinez marquina | JFFLL125 |
Theoretical development and significance to business and markets of economic growth; inflation;unemployment; monetary and fiscal policy; business cycles; savings and investment; exchange rates. Corequisite: ECON 351. Recommended preparation: introductory economics course, high school math, and algebra. Not for major credit for: Economics, Economics/Mathematics, Social Sciences (Economics). Duplicates credit in BUAD 352.
- Corequisite: ECON 351
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26051R | 001 | Lecture | 8:00-9:20am | Mon, Wed | 74 of 78 | Fatemeh Nazarian | JFFLL105 | ||
26052R | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Mon, Wed | 74 of 78 | Fatemeh Nazarian | JFFLL105 | ||
26053R | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Mon, Wed | 75 of 78 | Andrii Parkhomenko,Diego Daruich | JFFLL105 | PDF (512579 KB) | |
26055R | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 77 of 78 | Andrii Parkhomenko,Diego Daruich | JFFLL105 | PDF (512579 KB) | |
26057R | 001 | Lecture | 8:00-9:20am | Mon, Wed | 57 of 60 | Diego Daruich, Andrii Parkhomenko | JFF236 | PDF (512579 KB) | |
26060R | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | 76 of 78 | Diego Daruich, Andrii Parkhomenko | JFFLL105 | PDF (512579 KB) | |
26346R | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Mon, Wed | 60 of 60 | Andrii Parkhomenko,Diego Daruich | JFF236 | PDF (512579 KB) | |
26347R | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 77 of 79 | Vincenzo Quadrini | JFFLL105 | PDF (290646 KB) | |
26350R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 80 of 81 | Vincenzo Quadrini | JFFLL105 | PDF (290846 KB) |
The money, bond, stock, and other financial markets; portfolio choice; determinants of asset prices and interest rates; inflation; interactions between financial markets and government policies.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26119R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:20am | Tue, Thu | 51 of 53 | John Bellows | THH210 | PDF (120872 KB) |
Urban trends and problems, including changing urban form and function, urban public finance, housing, renewal, poverty, race, transportation, and the environment.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26122R | 001 | Lecture | 8:30-9:50am | Tue, Thu | 54 of 55 | Matthew Kahn | SOSB4 | PDF (340164 KB) |
Analysis of strategic economic interactions. Topics include bargaining, insurance, patents, voting, environment depletion, strategic trade, learning, reputation, strikes, corporate takeovers, and the provision of public goods.
- Prerequisite: ECON 303
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26132R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:20am | Mon, Wed | 31 of 49 | Juan Carrillo | KAP156 | PDF (103884 KB) |
Examination of economic theories and patterns of behavior useful in building new theories. Prerequisite ECON-303; Recommended preparation: ECON-317.
- Prerequisite: ECON 303
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26139R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 25 of 25 | Juan Carrillo | KAP148 | PDF (207243 KB) |
Common law and property; rationing of justice; resource allocation between prevention and enforcement; division of decision making between public and private sectors.
- Prerequisite: ECON 303
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26144R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:20pm | Mon, Wed | 13 of 36 | Ed Mc Caffery | DMC211 |
Determinants and economic consequences of international trade patterns; effects of trade restrictions and trading blocs; trade negotiations and arrangements.
- Prerequisite: ECON 303
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26148R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 47 of 49 | Terrie Walmsley | KAP156 |
General equilibrium analysis of economics with financial markets; decision making under uncertainty; methods of risk reduction; portfolio theory and valuation of securities; efficiency of security markets.
- Prerequisite: ECON 303
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26154R | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 36 of 49 | Marianne Andries, John Bellows | KAP156 | PDF (121318 KB) | |
26155R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:20pm | Mon, Wed | 48 of 50 | Steven Sapra | THH212 | PDF (381659 KB) |
Economic consulting and managerial economic methods applied in real world problems. Economic methods to analyze issues of intellectual property, environmental damage, trademark infringement, brand value, and consumer demand.
- Prerequisite: ECON 303
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26161R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:20am | Mon, Wed | 49 of 49 | Jeffrey Dubin | DMC102 | Word (56524 KB) |
The analysis of public policy debates combining the different tools and perspectives of philosophy, political science and economic theory.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Philosophy, Politics and Economics
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the PHIL department but may qualify for major credit in ECON. To register, enroll in PHIL 475.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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49586R | 001 | Lecture | 8:30-9:50am | Mon, Wed | 20 of 30 | Dmitri Gallow | DMC101 |
Pricing and resource allocation in imperfectly competitive markets; monopoly regulation, collusion, cartels, mergers and antitrust; patents and development incentives; industry case studies.
- Prerequisite: ECON 303
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26162R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:20pm | Tue, Thu | 14 of 49 | Ziyi Qiu | THH116 | PDF (273525 KB) |
Supervised individual research. Not available for graduate credit. Requires departmental approval.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26168D | 001 | 2.0-8.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 4 of 20 | Caroline Betts,Young Miller | OFFICE |
Individual research supervised by a faculty advisor. Successful completion required for departmental honors degree.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26170D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 15 | Caroline Betts,Young Miller | OFFICE |
Theories of the household and the firm; product and factor markets; perfect and imperfect competition; welfare criteria.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26173D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:20pm | Tue, Thu | 47 of 49 | Brijesh Pinto | ZHS163 | ||
26174D | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-5:20pm | Tue, Thu | 31 of 34 | Daniel Bennett | SGM601 | PDF (45665 KB) | |
26175D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:20pm | Tue, Thu | 42 of 49 | Ergin Bayrak | THH208 | ||
26179D | 266 | Lecture | 4:00-5:20pm | Tue, Thu | 14 of 16 | Daniel Bennett | SGM601 | PDF (45665 KB) |
Theories of aggregate economic activity; design and use of macroeconometric models; stabilization and control of inflation, unemployment, and growth.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26109D | 266 | Lecture | 4:00-5:20pm | Mon, Wed | 5 of 8 | Jaime Meza | ZHS252 | ||
26177D | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-5:20pm | Mon, Wed | 36 of 40 | Jaime Meza | ZHS252 | ||
26178D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 33 of 36 | Ladan Masoudie | DMC211 | PDF (286072 KB) | |
26219D | 001 | Lecture | 8:30-9:50am | Tue, Thu | 9 of 45 | Matthew Delventhal | ZHS163 |
Applying game theory to economic and financial markets and interactions in a diverse set of examples like reputation, herding, bubbles and crashes, auctions, strategic information revelation and information accumulation in markets. Witnessing the wide range of applications that is amenable to game theoretical analysis.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26180D | 266 | Lecture | 12:00-1:20pm | Mon, Wed | 2 of 6 | Yilmaz Kocer | KAP163 | PDF (400873 KB) | |
26181D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:20pm | Mon, Wed | 31 of 40 | Yilmaz Kocer | KAP163 | PDF (400873 KB) |
Investigate human behavior in Economics. Use neuroscience as a new lens on financial decision-making; focus on specific topics in behavioral and neuro-finance.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26183D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 50 of 50 | Giorgio Coricelli | WPHB28 | PDF (133933 KB) |
Application of econometric tools using standard econometric software packages for microcomputers; empirical applications to selected economic problems of estimation and inference.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26169D | 266 | Lecture | 4:00-5:20pm | Mon, Wed | 3 of 7 | Manochehr Rashidian | KAP144 | PDF (203504 KB) | |
26185D | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-5:20pm | Mon, Wed | 37 of 38 | Manochehr Rashidian | KAP144 | PDF (203504 KB) | |
26186D | 001 | Lecture | 8:00-9:20am | Mon, Wed | 45 of 49 | Dong Woo Hahm | SSL202 | PDF (286856 KB) | |
26279D | 001 | Lecture | 4:30-5:50pm | Mon, Wed | 43 of 45 | Ivo Steijn | DMC156 | PDF (779189 KB) |
Understanding and implementing models commonly used in time series econometrics. Emphasis is placed on intuition and application. Assists students understanding how to use time series data to test hypotheses and serve as an introduction to the ideas and techniques of forecasting.
- Corequisite: ECON 513
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26187D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:20am | Tue, Thu | 43 of 46 | Ratika Narag | SOSB4 | PDF (154705 KB) | |
26191D | 266 | Lecture | 10:00-11:20am | Tue, Thu | 5 of 6 | Ratika Narag | SOSB4 | PDF (154705 KB) |
Introduction to the theory and practice of causal econometrics in modern settings of large-scale data. Major algorithms from machine learning focused on methodology and applications.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26201D | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-6:50pm | Tuesday | 59 of 59 | Dong Woo Hahm | LVL17 | PDF (295266 KB) | |
26342D | 266 | Lecture | 4:00-6:50pm | Tuesday | 1 of 7 | Dong Woo Hahm | LVL17 |
Introduces the novel business model and important features associated with digital platforms and analyzes firms various competitive behavior and anticompetitive conducts in the digital space.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26251D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 45 of 49 | Ziyi Qiu | ZHS252 | ||
26252D | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-6:20pm | Tue, Thu | 44 of 45 | Ziyi Qiu | LVL16 |
Broad training in theoretical and empirical finance. Choice under uncertainty; equilibrium asset pricing; static portfolio choice; factor pricing models, asset allocation; the Black-Scholes-Merton Formula.
- Corequisite: ECON 500
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26202D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Mon, Wed | 14 of 35 | Steven Sapra | KAP147 | PDF (378863 KB) |
Explores topics in industrial organization by examining models of competitive, oligopolistic and monopolistic markets. Emphasizes innovation and technology through incentives, intellectual property rights, royalty rate determination and economic methods.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26208D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 47 of 49 | Ziyi Qiu | DMC156 |
Economic methods to analyze issues of intellectual property, environmental damage, trademark infringement, brand value and consumer demand, using an applied econometric approach.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26205D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:20pm | Mon, Wed | 43 of 45 | Jeffrey Dubin | DMC102 | Word (45556 KB) | |
26343D | 266 | Lecture | 12:00-1:20pm | Mon, Wed | 4 of 10 | Jeffrey Dubin | DMC102 |
Advanced methods used in applied economics and consulting. Topics are case based.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26204D | 001 | Lecture | 8:00-9:20am | Mon, Wed | 13 of 49 | Jeffrey Dubin | DMC156 | Word (276594 KB) |
Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26206D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | Mon, Wed | 1 of 10 | Caroline Betts,Young Miller | OFFICE |
Practical principles for the long-term development of effective teaching within college disciplines. Intended for teaching assistants in Dornsife College. Open only to doctoral students in Economics. Graded CR/NC.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Economics
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26207D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-7:30pm | Tuesday | 17 of 21 | Ergin Bayrak | KAP141 |
Part-time or full-time, practical work experience in the student's field of study. Students must have a specific job/internship offer. Job must be related to students major. The internship must be located at an off-campus facility. Students are individually supervised by faculty. Students must have been in F-1 student status for at least one academic year in a degree-seeking program before they can apply for CPT, with a cumulative 3.0 GPA. Course does not apply to degree credit. Open only to graduate students.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26305D | 001 | 1.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 5 of 15 | Caroline Betts,Young Miller | OFFICE |
Aggregate demand, supply and government policy; theories of economic growth and business cycles; static and dynamic implications of government policies.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26217D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 11 of 21 | Caroline Betts,Monica Morlacco | KAP319 | PDF (197377 KB) |
Introduction to probability theory and statistical inference to prepare students for graduate courses in econometrics and economic theory; probability, random variables, distributions, estimation, testing, asymptotics.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26231D | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-5:50pm | Tue, Thu | 13 of 20 | Grigory Franguridi | SOSB52 |
General equilibrium theory applied to theory and practice of commercial policy, economic growth, and trade. Prerequisites: ECON-500 or ECON-601.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26256D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-11:50am | Friday | 7 of 15 | Thomas Chaney,Monica Morlacco | KAP319 |
A human capital interpretation of labor demand and supply; wage determination, differentials, and discrimination; job turnover and occupational mobility; unions and collective bargaining. Prerequisites: ECON-500 or ECON-601.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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26269D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-11:50am | Monday | 8 of 25 | Simon Quach | KAP335 |
Decision making, economic behavior and organization in firms; types of competition and market structure; property rights, nonprofit decision making. Prerequisite: ECON-500 or ECON-601.
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26274D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Tuesday | 5 of 12 | Guofu Tan | KAP335 |
Think about and design empirical studies in economics using cutting-edge approaches to causal inference -- experiments, quasi-experiments, non-parametrics and semi-parametrics.
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26281D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:20am | Tue, Thu | 17 of 20 | Timothy Armstrong, Simon Quach,Daniel Bennett | KAP305 |
Analyze theoretical forces leading to agglomeration in cities and evidence that supporting these mechanisms empirically. Topics: sorting within and across cities, transportation, housing regulation, segregation and inequality, environmental justice.
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26277D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-11:50am | Wednesday | 11 of 15 | Paulina Oliva | KAP319 |
Current research in applied microeconomics, macroeconomics, and public policy presented by faculty, students, and outside scholars. Graded CR/NC.
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26286D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Thursday | 2 of 15 | Juan Carrillo | KAP319 | PDF (36832 KB) |
Topics in dynamic economics involving business fluctuations, economic growth and development, microeconomic adjustments and market mechanisms; related quantitative and qualitative methods; empirical research involving economic change. Graded CR/NC.
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26288D | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-5:00pm | Thursday | 4 of 15 | Robert Dekle, Monica Morlacco | KAP319 |
Presentations on current research in empirical microeconomics by outstanding scholars from leading Economics departments and faculty at USC. Open only to Economics Ph.D. students. Graded CR/NC.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Economics
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
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26296D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:30pm | Tuesday | 19 of 49 | Paulina Oliva | SSL202 |
Examination of various frontier research topics of economics through critical discussions of research papers that study the most recent economic research agendas.
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Applied Micro Reading Group | |||||||||
26292D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Wednesday | 9 of 15 | Jeffrey Weaver | KAP305 | ||
Applied Micro Reading Group | |||||||||
26293D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Thursday | 8 of 15 | Simon Quach | KAP335 | ||
Econometrics Reading Group | |||||||||
26295D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:20am | Friday | 3 of 15 | Timothy Armstrong | KAP335 | ||
Macro Reading Group | |||||||||
26297D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:20pm | Wednesday | 4 of 15 | Robert Dekle, Monica Morlacco | KAP319 | ||
Micro Reading Group | |||||||||
26299D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:20pm | Monday | 4 of 15 | Jonathan Libgober | KAP305 |
Time-series methods; aggregation; structural models and methods such as factor analysis and multiple indicator models; various special topics.
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26294D | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-6:20pm | Thursday | 2 of 10 | Timothy Armstrong, Hyungsik Roger Moon |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.
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26298D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 14 of 19 | OFFICE |