ECON 199

Spring 2020 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 21-May 6

Undergraduate Open Seminar

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Credit: 0 TO 5 hours.

Approved for both letter and S/U grading. May be repeated.

Recommended for students in conjunction with or after having taken ECON 102 and ECON 103.

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ECON 199 class schedule data for spring 2020
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
10029	Independent Study		ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending		Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/20-05/06/20 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Section Info: Please note that Independent Study courses do not count towards the Economics classes required for the Econ major, nor are they a part of the Econ major GPA. Students must work with an Econ Faculty Member to secure an Independent Study: https://economics.illinois.edu/research/undergraduate-research/independent-study
65800	Lecture-Discussion	B2	2:00PM -3:20PM	TR	108 David Kinley Hall	Vazquez, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/20-05/06/20 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Introduction to Game Theory Section Info: Game Theory is the study of interactions between people, corporations, institutions, or countries in which each player recognizes their strategic interdependence with the other players in the game. Game Theory examines the possible solutions to games in which the players are each acting in their own self-interest. This course will provide an introduction to the core concepts and solutions along with applications and insights. This course examines a variety of applications in economics and other social sciences. For example, there are applications to price competition, management-labor relations, political elections, international relations, military strategy, legal disputes, household decision-making, and sports contests. *Course counts within the Global Markets and Society Minor (Global Studies). Course also counts as hours within the Economics Major (doesn't not fulfill a specific requirement). Please check with your advisor to see if the course will count within your curriculum.* Pre-requisites: A basic course in Economics is recommended (eg. ECON 102, ECON 103, and/or credit for an ECON 1--) Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
64413	Independent Study	I0	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Kennealy - Pierczynski, K	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/20-05/06/20 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Section Title: Internship in Economics Section Info: This course is only for students who have secured an internship that relates to the field of economics and enhances their economics degree. Students must be approved to take the Internship Course by submitting the required forms and documentation listed on this website: http://go.economics.illinois.edu/199Internship. Questions may be sent to econ-careers@illinois.edu.
64415	Independent Study	I3	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Kennealy - Pierczynski, K	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/20-05/06/20 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Internship in Economics Section Info: This course is only for students who have secured an internship that relates to the field of economics and enhances their economics degree. Students must be approved to take the Internship Course by submitting the required forms and documentation listed on this website: http://go.economics.illinois.edu/199Internship. Questions may be sent to econ-careers@illinois.edu.
68955	Seminar	LS	4:00PM -4:50PM	W	113 David Kinley Hall	Flores-Freeman, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/20-05/06/20 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Leadership Seminar Section Info: Course is restricted to Econ Ambassadors.
70370	Lecture-Discussion	RD1	9:30AM -10:50AM	TR	108 David Kinley Hall	Perry, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/20-05/06/20 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Racial Disparity Section Info: This course covers topics on racial and ethnic disparities in the United States, past and present. The potential topics include employment, earnings, wealth, education, health, housing, migration, credit, entrepreneurship, and crime. The course examines the empirical evidence on the disparities, discusses the various hypotheses on the causes of the disparities, and examines the efficacy of various policies to narrow or eliminate the disparities. The course will mainly focus on racial disparities, but ethnic disparities will also be discussed. The textbook will be The Economics of Race in the United States, by Brendon O’Flaherty. This textbook is comprehensive on the topics, well-organized within each topic, detailed without being too technical, and objective without being afraid to state the findings of economic research. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
16463	Seminar	TU	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Bilsbury, T	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/20-05/06/20 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Section Title: Econ Tutor Seminar Section Info: This section is restricted to Econ Tutors.