ECON 490

Spring 2022 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 18-May 4

Topics in Economics

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Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Special topics in advanced economics within a variety of areas. See course schedule for topics.

3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated in the same or separate terms to a maximum of 9 undergraduate hours or 8 graduate hours if topics vary. Prerequisite: ECON 202; ECON 302 or ECON 303; MATH 220 or MATH 221 or other Calculus course. Some topics may require additional prerequisites, read the section text for each topic.

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ECON 490 class schedule data for spring 2022
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
54975	Lecture-Discussion	A3	12:30PM -1:50PM	MW	David Kinley Hall	Ranjan, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Local Public Finance Section Info: LOCAL PUBLIC FINANCE: focuses on state and local public finance through the lens of applied microeconomics. The aim of the course is to provide an understanding of the role of sub-national government in provision of public goods and their revenue and expenditure choices under fiscal federalism. This course will introduce students to the topics of public choice, demand and provision of government goods with a particular emphasis on the structure of revenue instruments of state and local governments including property, sales, income and business taxation and their efficiency and equity considerations. The course explores both the theoretical framework local public finance as well as empirical evidence. PREREQUISITES: Econ 203, Econ 302, Math220/Math 221 Find Spring Econ Course Restriction Info here: https://go.economics.illinois.edu/SpringRestrictions Restriction(s): Restricted to Economics or Econometrics & Quant Econ or Computer Science & Economics major(s) or minor(s).
64175	Lecture-Discussion	B3	11:00AM -12:20PM	MW	Huff Hall	Bhardwaj, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Behavioral Economics Section Info: BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS: This course will focus on the intersection of Behavioral and Experimental economics using field experiments, lab experiments, and tests of a theory to answer policy and social issue questions. Find Spring Econ Course Restriction Info here: https://go.economics.illinois.edu/SpringRestrictions Restriction(s): Restricted to Economics or Econometrics & Quant Econ or Computer Science & Economics major(s) or minor(s).
70372	Lecture-Discussion	C3	12:30PM -1:50PM	MW	David Kinley Hall	Agiakloglou, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Int'l Macro Forecasting Section Info: INT'L MACRO FORECASTING will provide a thorough presentation of the theory of Macroeconomics, the branch of Economics that deals with the study of major economic totals or aggregates related though to International concepts, such as trade balance, current account and theories of exchange rates, as well as to Forecasting. The goal of the course is to help students understand how quantitative analysis works in terms of forecasting in Economics by presenting the underlying theory and having them to work on real data. The tools you will learn in this course will allow you to analyze the behavior of many Economic/International phenomena and derive policy conclusions Course Prerequisites The course will be taught in a self-contained way and therefore all materials needed for a good understanding of the concepts of this course will be presented in class. Students do not need to worry about their statistical or econometric background. The course will provide brief reviews of background concepts and proofs when needed. Find Spring Econ Course Restriction Info here: https://go.economics.illinois.edu/SpringRestrictions Restriction(s): Restricted to Economics or Econometrics & Quant Econ or Computer Science & Economics major(s) or minor(s).
70373	Lecture-Discussion	C4	12:30PM -1:50PM	MW	David Kinley Hall	Agiakloglou, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Special Approval: Advisor Approval Required Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Int'l Macro Forecasting Section Info: OPEN SEATS RESTRICTED TO MSPE STUDENTS. See Section C3 for course description. To earn the 4th credit hour, contact the instructor for details on graduate-credit work. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS:Economics:Policy Econ -UIUC.
64022	Lecture-Discussion	D3	11:00AM -12:20PM	MW	Bevier Hall	Howard, G	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: International Finance Section Info: INTERNATIONAL FINANCE: covers topics in international finance, including exchange rates, current accounts, currency unions, and risk. There is a particular emphasis on understanding different types of financial crises. The course will cover theoretical models (including some basic calculus) and case studies. Students are expected to have taken ECON 202 and 303. Find Spring Econ Course Restriction Info here: https://go.economics.illinois.edu/SpringRestrictions Restriction(s): Restricted to Economics or Econometrics & Quant Econ or Computer Science & Economics major(s) or minor(s).
64023	Lecture-Discussion	D4	11:00AM -12:20PM	MW	Bevier Hall	Howard, G	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 4 hours Section Title: International Finance Section Info: INTERNATIONAL FINANCE: See section D3 for course description. To earn the 4th credit hour, contact the instructor for details on graduate-credit work. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
70371	Lecture-Discussion	E3	2:00PM -3:20PM	MW	Noyes Laboratory	Armendariz Buaun, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Predictive Analytics Section Info: PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS: develops analytical tools to employ economic modeling and data to make better strategic decisions. The objective of this course is to foster data-driven critical-thinking skills through econometric analyses and statistical interpretation. Find Spring Econ Course Restriction Info here: https://go.economics.illinois.edu/SpringRestrictions Restriction(s): Restricted to Economics or Econometrics & Quant Econ or Computer Science & Economics major(s) or minor(s).
70456	Lecture-Discussion	E4	2:00PM -3:20PM	MW	Noyes Laboratory	Armendariz Buaun, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Special Approval: Advisor Approval Required Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Predictive Analytics Section Info: OPEN SEATS RESTRICTED TO MSPE STUDENTS. See section E3 for course description. To earn the 4th credit hour, contact the instructor for details on graduate-credit work. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS:Economics:Policy Econ -UIUC.
54772	Lecture-Discussion	G3	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	David Kinley Hall	Bilias, Y Violaris, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Applied Machine Learning: Econ Section Info: APPLIED MACHINE LEARNING: ECON \| Students will gain exposure to a variety of data science topics such as data wrangling and cleaning, exploratory data analysis, inference, and prediction in Python. Find Spring Econ Course Restriction Info here: https://go.economics.illinois.edu/SpringRestrictions Restriction(s): Restricted to Economics or Econometrics & Quant Econ or Computer Science & Economics major(s) or minor(s).
54773	Lecture-Discussion	G4	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	David Kinley Hall	Bilias, Y Violaris, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Applied Machine Learning: Econ Section Info: APPLIED MACHINE LEARNING: ECON \| See section G3 for course description. Find Spring Econ Course Restriction Info here: https://go.economics.illinois.edu/SpringRestrictions Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Economics department. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
61881	Lecture-Discussion	H3	2:00PM -3:20PM	TR	David Kinley Hall	Bilias, Y Violaris, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Applied Machine Learning: Econ Section Info: APPLIED MACHINE LEARNING: ECON \| Students will gain exposure to a variety of data science topics such as data wrangling and cleaning, exploratory data analysis, inference, and prediction in Python. Find Spring Econ Course Restriction Info here: https://go.economics.illinois.edu/SpringRestrictions Restriction(s): Restricted to Economics or Econometrics & Quant Econ or Computer Science & Economics major(s) or minor(s).
61882	Lecture-Discussion	H4	2:00PM -3:20PM	TR	David Kinley Hall	Bilias, Y Violaris, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Applied Machine Learning: Econ Section Info: APPLIED MACHINE LEARNING: ECON \| See section H3 for course description. Find Spring Econ Course Restriction Info here: https://go.economics.illinois.edu/SpringRestrictions Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Economics department. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
70384	Lecture-Discussion	I3	11:00AM -12:20PM	TR	Digital Computer Laboratory	Vazquez, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Economic Growth Section Info: ECONOMICS GROWTH: The course is designed to inspect some fundamental questions in the world economy- What are the primary factors driving the per capita GDP growth of any particular country? What explains the convergence or divergence patterns of growth rates across nations? Scholars have proposed different theories to address these concerns and we will explore some of them. Firstly, we examine long run growth determined by exogenous factors, secondly, we discuss endogenous growth by looking at technical factors and role of human capital, thirdly we delve deeper by considering population dynamics and its implications, fourthly we look at more recent theories emphasizing the role of institutions and finally we evaluate all the theories together. The objective of the course is to enable students to apply the knowledge of macroeconomic theory and mathematical tools to address issues in growth. REQUIRED PREREQUISITES: ECON 302 & 303. RECOMMENDED: Basic knowledge of any statistical software. R/Excel/ Stata may be used in a few classes. Find Spring Econ Course Restriction Info here: https://go.economics.illinois.edu/SpringRestrictions Restriction(s): Restricted to Economics or Econometrics & Quant Econ or Computer Science & Economics major(s) or minor(s).
70385	Lecture-Discussion	I4	11:00AM -12:20PM	TR	Digital Computer Laboratory	Vazquez, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Economic Growth Section Info: ECONOMIC GROWTH: OPEN SEATS IN THIS SECTION ARE RESTRICTED TO MSPE STUDENTS. See section I3 for course description. To earn the 4th credit hour, contact the instructor for details on graduate-credit work. Restriction(s): Restricted to Economics or Econometrics & Quant Econ or Computer Science & Economics major(s). Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.