SRES 202 Advanced Topics in Economics II
This is the second course in the ATE sequence, covering advanced topics, themes and conceptual frameworks in economic thought: decision making under uncertainty, output, employment and unemployment, consumption, savings, capital, investment, fiscal and monetary policy, debates about economic planning, and long-term trends in wealth and prosperity of nations. Readings will be drawn wherever possible from primary source material (e.g. academic papers) with special attention given to the "great ideas" in economic thought. Selections from monographs and textbooks may also be used.