Courses and Instructors
The Department of Economics offers a wide range of courses taught by outstanding professors. Instructor evaluation results can be found on IPB's website. To see a copy of the course syllabus, please click on the course names below. Please visit Western's Bookstore website for the appropriate textbook(s).
Fall/Winter/Summer 2018/2019
NEW: Course changes and a new Minor
Fall 2018
All course outlines are available on Owl for registered students. A course outline will be linked to the course entry below when available.
(Fall Office Hours)
1000 - Level Courses
|
Course Number |
Section(s) |
Name |
Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1021A | 001 | Principles of Microeconomics | Trela |
| 1021A | 002 | Principles of Microeconomics | Shearer |
| 1021A | 003 | Principles of Microeconomics | Hammond |
| 1021A | 004 | Principles of Microeconomics | Shearer |
| 1021A | 650 | Principles of Microeconomics | Hammond |
| 1022A | 001 | Principles of Macroeconomics | Cho |
2000-Level Courses
| Course Number | Section(s) | Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001A | 001 | Economics for Engineering and Science Students | Shearer |
| 2122A | 001 | Econometrics I | Stirling |
| 2122A | 002 | Econometrics I | Shearer |
| 2124A | 001 | Economic Development I | MacDonald |
| 2139F | 001 | Macroeconomic Policy | MacDonald |
| 2150A | 001 | Intermediate Microeconomic Theory I | Trela |
| 2150A | 002 | Intermediate Microeconomic Theory I | Stirling |
| 2150A | 003 | Intermediate Microeconomic Theory I | Kang |
| 2151A | 001 | Intermediate Microeconomic Theory II | Trela |
| 2152A | 001 | Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory and Policy I | Cho |
| 2152A | 002 | Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory and Policy I | MacDonald |
| 2154A | 001 | Money | McKeon |
| 2155A | 001 | Labour Economics - Theory | Stirling |
| 2157F | 001 | Urban Economics | E.Rivers |
| 2160A | 001 | Public Finance - Revenue | E.Rivers |
| 2166F | 001 | Economics of Air Transportation | Chung |
| 2167A | 001 | International Economics | McKeon |
| 2172A | 001 | Natural Resource and Environmental Economics | Trela |
| 2182A | 001 | Economics of Sports | Cho |
| 2191A | 001 | Risk and Financial Institutions | McKeon |
Honors Courses
| Course Number | Section(s) | Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2200F | 001 | Introduction to Politics, Philosophy, and Economics | Slivinski |
| 2220A | 001/002 | Intermediate Macroeconomics I | Cociuba |
| 2222A | 001/002 | Intermediate Econometrics I | Ashan |
| 2260A | 001/002 | Intermediate Microeconomics I | Zheng |
| 2288F | 001 | Economic Policy I | Chung |
| 3310A | 001 | Advanced Mathematical Economics | Stirling |
| 3325A | 001 | Economic Development II | Jin |
| 3328A | 001 | Public Finance: Expenditure | Mehta |
| 3332A | 001 | Financial Economics | Gungor |
| 3363F | 001 | Political Economy I | Slivinski |
| 3382A | 001 | Advanced Microeconomics I | Aguiar |
| 3388A | 001 | Applied Econometrics I | Mehta |
| 4400E | 001 | Senior Research Seminar in Economics | Kashaev/Michaud/Sicular/Robinson |
Winter 2019
All course outlines are available on Owl to registered students. A course outline will be linked to the course entry below when available.
(Winter Office Hours)
1000-Level Courses
| Course Number | Section(s) | Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1021B | 001 | Principles of Microeconomics | M. Hossain |
| 1022B | 001 | Principles of Macroeconomics | MacDonald |
| 1022B | 002 | Principles of Macroeconomics | Shearer |
| 1022B | 003 | Principles of Macroeconomics | Cho |
| 1022B | 004 | Principles of Macroeconomics | Shearer |
| 1022B | 650 | Principles of Macroeconomics | E.Rivers |
2000-Level Courses
| Course Number | Section(s) | Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2123B | 001 | Econometrics II | Stirling |
| 2123B | 002 | Econometrics II | Stirling |
| 2125B | 001 | Economic Development II | MacDonald |
| 2128B | 001 | Economics of China | Zhang |
| 2129B | 001 | Managerial Economics | Slivinski |
| 2141B | 001 | Principals of Mathematical Economics | Hossain |
| 2150B | 001 | Intermediate Microeconomic Theory I | Trela |
| 2151B | 001 | Intermediate Microeconomic Theory II | Salazar |
| 2152B | 001 | Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory and Policy I | Cho |
| 2152B | 002 | Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory and Policy I | Carew |
| 2153B | 001 | Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory and Policy II | McKeon |
| 2156B | 001 | Labour Economics - Bargaining | Stirling |
| 2159B | 001 | Public Finance - Expenditure | Trela |
| 2162B | 001 | Comparative International Business | McKeon |
| 2165G | 001 | Industrial Organization | Chung |
| 2169G | 001 | Economics of Health Care | Trela |
| 2176B | 001 | Economics and Law I | Chung |
| 2181B | 001 | Foundations of Financial Economics | McKeon |
| 2184B | 001 | Cost-Benefit Analysis | Trela |
Honors Courses
| Course Number | Section(s) | Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2210B | 001 | Principles of Mathematical Economics | Hossain |
| 2221B | 001 | Intermediate Macroeconomics II | Bohan Li |
| 2223B | 001 | Econometrics II | Allen |
| 2223B | 002 | Econometrics II | Allen |
| 2261B | 001 | Intermediate Microeconomics II | Streufert |
| 2261B | 002 | Intermediate Microeconomics II | Streufert |
| 2289G | 001 | Economic Policy II | Davies |
| 3320B | 001 | Advanced Macroeconomics | Michaud |
| 3329B | 001 | Public Finance: Taxation | Davies |
| 3330B | 001 | Advanced Monetary Theory | Williamson |
| 3344B | 001 | Labour Economics | Robinson |
| 3353B | 001 | International Finance | Ramanarayanan |
| 3364G | 001 | Industrial Organization | Chung |
| 3390G | 001 | Special Topics in Economics and Economic Policy | Lochner |
| 4400E | 001 | Senior Research Seminar in Economics | Kashaev/Robinson/Slivinski/Michaud |
Summer Courses 2019
This is currently a tentative schedule. All course outlines will be available on Owl for registered students. A course outline will be linked to the course entry below when available.
| Course Number | Section | Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1021A | 001 | Principles of Microeconomics | TBA |
| 1021A | 650 | Principles of Microeconomics | TBA |
| 1022B | 001 | Principles of Macroeconomics | TBA |
| 1022A | 650 | Principles of Macroeconomics | TBA |
| 2122A | 001 | Econometrics I | TBA |
| 2123B | 001 | Econometrics II | TBA |
| 2150A | 001 | Intermediate Microeconomic Theory I | TBA |
| 2151B | 001 | Intermediate Microeconomic Theory II | TBA |
| 2152A | 001 | Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory and Policy I | TBA |
| 2153B | 001 | Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory and Policy II | TBA |
| 2154A | 001 | Money | TBA |
| 2156A | 001 | Labour Economics - Bargaining | TBA |
| 2167A | 001 | International Economics | TBA |
Special Topics Offered 2018/2019:
Economics 3390G - Human BehaviourThis course will examine economic theories of human behaviour and how those theories can be used to understand current economic/social problems in developed economies. First, we will examine the recent rise in earnings inequality and its underlying causes. Second, we will discuss differences in earnings by race/ethnicity and gender, focusing on economic theories and evidence regarding those theories. Third, we will discuss the enormous social costs of crime and policy alternatives aimed at reducing crime.
