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Goal
The major goal of Economics Graduate Program is to train graduate candidates for professional economists in academia, research organizations, financial institutes, and other businesses. The program provides formal courses, seminars and workshops with emphasis on a thorough understanding of the principles of economic theory and its applications in various fields, along with creative thinking and analyzing skills.
Master's Degree Program
1. Students must earn 27 or more credits from the courses offered by the department.
2. After admission, students must complete the required coursework.
ECO5011 (Advanced Microeconomic Theory I)
ECO5021 (Advanced Macroeconomics Theory I)
ECO5030 (Advanced Econometrics I)
ECO6201 (Research Paper and Presentation)
3. ECO6201 (Research Paper and Presentation) is compulsory only for those who enter the program after 2012.
4. ECO6000 (Mathematics for Economists) will not be counted in the GPA and for degree credit.
5. Students must take at least two courses offered in English, and one must be an elective course.
6. Students must pass the qualifying examinations of microeconomics and macroeconomics.
7. The thesis must be approved by the thesis committee.
Doctoral Degree Program
1. Students must earn 60 or more credits offered by the Department. The credits earned in the Master’s degree program can be counted as the credit requirement up to 30 credits with the prior approval of Graduate Committee.
2. The following major fields are offered:
1) Mathematical Economics
2) Econometrics
3) Monetary Economics
4) Public Economics
5) Urban Economics
6) Development Economics
7) Labor Economics
8) Resource and Environmental Economics
9) Industrial Organization
10) International Economics
11) Economic History
12) Economic Growth and Business Cycles
13) Other fields approved by the committee
3. The followings are required courses:
ECO5010 (Microeconomics)
ECO5020 (Macroeconomics)
ECO5030 (Econometrics)
ECO6001 (Advanced Topics in Microeconomic)
ECO6002 (Advanced Topics in Macroeconomics)Mathematical Economics
4. Students must pass the qualifying examinations of microeconomics and macroeconomics, and two of major fields stated in 2.
5. The thesis must be approved by the thesis committee.
Combined Master/Ph.D. Program
The requirements are essentially the same as in Doctoral program. Students can be granted with Master’s degree provided that the conditions required to obtain Master’s degree are fulfilled.
Courses Offerred
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5010
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Microeconomics
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3 cr.
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6121
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Environmental
Economics
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3 cr.
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5020
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Macroeconomics
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3 cr.
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6122
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Seminar in
Resource Economics
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3 cr.
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5030
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Econometrics
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3 cr.
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6123
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Agricultural Economics
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3 cr.
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6000
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Mathematics for
Economists
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0 cr.
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6130
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Industrial
Organization
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3 cr.
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6001
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Advanced Topics
in Microeconomics
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3 cr.
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6131
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Industrial
Organization Policies
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3 cr.
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6002
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Seminar: Topics
in Microeconomics
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3 cr.
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6132
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Seminar in
Industrial Organization
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3 cr.
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6010
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Advanced Topics
in Macroeconomics
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3 cr.
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6140
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International
Trade
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3 cr.
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6011
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Seminar: Topics
in Macroeconomics
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3 cr.
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6141
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International
Finance
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3 cr.
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6012
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Game Theory
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3 cr.
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6142
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Seminar in
International Trade
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3 cr.
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6013
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Contract Theory
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3 cr.
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6143
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Seminar in
International Trade
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3 cr.
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6020
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Mathematical
Economics
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3 cr.
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6144
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International
Financial Markets
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3 cr.
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6021
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Seminar in
Mathematical Economics
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3 cr.
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6150
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Comparative
Economic Systems
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3 cr.
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6022
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Topics in
Economic Growth
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3 cr.
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6153
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Financial Economics
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3 cr.
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6023
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Topics in
Economic Fluctuation
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3 cr.
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6154
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Mathematical
Financial Economics
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3 cr.
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6030
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Mathematical
statistics
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3 cr.
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6160
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History of
Economic Theory
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3 cr.
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6031
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Advanced Topics
in Mathematical Statistics
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3 cr.
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6164
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International
Asset Pricing
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3 cr.
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6040
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Microeconometrics
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3 cr.
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6170
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Futures, Options
and Other Derivatives
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3 cr.
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6041
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Economic Time
Series Analysis
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3 cr.
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6180
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Economics of
Technological Change
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3 cr.
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6042
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Seminar in
Econometrics
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3 cr.
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6190
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Methodology for
the study of Economics
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3 cr.
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6050
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Monetary
Economics
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3 cr.
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6200
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On-the-Workplace
Training
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3 cr.
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6051
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Macro-Asset
Pricing
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3 cr.
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6201
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Research Paper
and Presentation
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3 cr.
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6052
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Seminar in
Monetary Economics
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3 cr.
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6900
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Economics Seminar
I
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3 cr.
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6060
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Public Economics
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3 cr.
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6901
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Economics Seminar
II
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3 cr.
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6061
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Economic Analysis
of Public Policy
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3 cr.
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7001
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Economics Seminar
III
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3 cr.
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6062
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Seminar in Public
Economics
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3 cr.
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7002
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Economics Seminar
IV
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3 cr.
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6070
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Urban Economics
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3 cr.
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7003
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Economics Seminar
V
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3 cr.
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6071
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Seminar in Urban
Economics
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3 cr.
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7010
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Independent
Studies I
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3 cr.
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6080
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Economic
Development theory
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3 cr.
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7011
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Independent
Studies II
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3 cr.
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6091
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Korean Economy
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3 cr.
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7012
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Independent
Studies III
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3 cr.
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6092
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Chinese Economy
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3 cr.
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7013
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Independent
Studies IV
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3 cr.
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6100
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Studies in
Economic History
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3 cr.
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7014
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Independent
Studies V
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3 cr.
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6101
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Korean Economic
History
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3 cr.
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7015
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Independent
Studies VI
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3 cr.
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6110
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Labor economics
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3 cr.
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7016
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Independent
Studies VII
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3 cr.
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6111
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Advance Topics in
Labor Economics
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3 cr.
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7017
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Independent
Studies VIII
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3 cr.
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6112
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Seminars in Labor
Economics
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3 cr.
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7018
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Independent
Studies IX
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3 cr.
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6113
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Population
Economics
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3 cr.
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7019
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Independent
Studies X
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3 cr.
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6120
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Resource
Economics
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3 cr.
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3 cr.
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