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Class number:
3514
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Title: Social Issues and Economics |
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Department: First Year Sem & Colloq |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Seminar |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: Yes |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 15 |
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Current enrollment: 14 |
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Available seats: 1 |
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Start date: Tuesday, September 6, 2022 |
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End date: Wednesday, December 21, 2022 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: TR: 6:30PM-7:45PM, MC - 205 |
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Instructor(s): Ruiz Sanchez, Gerardo |
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Prerequisite(s): Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class. |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets FirstYr Seminar Requirement |
Course Description:
This seminar will introduce students to some of the key ideas used in modern applied economics to understand and analyze social issues. Topics will include education, healthcare, climate change, welfare programs, COVID-19, antitrust policy, etc. Students will read and engage with different type of materials (e.g. books, articles, podcasts, etc.) pertaining these topics. We will use these materials as a point of departure to discuss these issues during the seminar. We will learn how economists approach these topics as social scientists. Students will also be asked to develop their own ideas through writing assignments and make a short in-class presentation at the end of the semester. No previous exposure to economics is expected. |