ECON 402 - Comparative Economic Systems

3 Hour(s) Credit
Comparison of contemporary economic systems in various parts of the world. Includes a review of the core economic principles used to analyze economic systems and adopts a country- or region-specific approach to examine the tri-pillars of the world economy: the U.S., Japan and EU; developing and emerging economies in East Asia and Latin America; and the transitional economies of China and Russia. Focus is on the international comparison of economic systems in terms of its influence on economic outcomes such as resource allocation and macroeconomic stability.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites C or better in ECON 211, ECON 212.