Winter Term (D3) Courses

Looking for a course to take in the Winter Term (D3)? Check these out:

ECON 1P95: USING BIG DATA TO SOLVE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS

Analyzing and providing solutions to current social and economic problems using statistical and data analysis techniques such as regression, quasi-experimental methods, and machine learning. Topics include income and social mobility, equality of opportunity, education, innovation and entrepreneurship, health care, judicial decisions, and climate change.

Duration: Jan. 09, 2023 to Apr. 07, 2023
Format: Lectures, lab, 4 hours per week.
Instructor: Tomson Ogwang

ECON 2P15: THE ECONOMICS OF UNIONS

Labour unions in the marketplace. How unions affect, and are affected by, the labour and product markets. Topics include the effects of unions on wages, fringe benefits, turnover, inequality, productivity and the profitability of firms; union behaviour; who belongs to unions and why; collective bargaining; strikes; interest arbitration; public-sector unionism.

Duration: Jan. 09, 2023 to Apr. 07, 2023
Format: Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisites: Prerequisite(s): ECON 1P91 and 1P92.
Cross-listing: also offered as LABR 2P15
Instructor: Harvey Stevens

ECON 2P35: ECONOMICS OF PANDEMICS

Current understanding of the economics of pandemics including COVID-19. Introduction to key economic and health facts about pandemics. Examination of theoretical models to explain those facts, as well as empirical evidence regarding the success of specific policies such as lock-downs.

Duration: Jan. 09, 2023 to Apr. 07, 2023
Format: Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisites: Prerequisite(s): ECON 1P91 and 1P92
Instructor: Taylor Wright

ECON 2P46: ECONOMICS OF CHINA

Economic development of the People’s Republic of China, emphasizing the recent reform period (1980s to the present). Topics may include China’s economic structure, institutions, standards of living, income distribution, foreign trade and investment, state versus private ownership, urban and rural reforms, and population policies.

Duration: Jan. 09, 2023 to Apr. 07, 2023
Format: Lectures, 3 hours per week
Prerequisites: Prerequisite(s): ECON 1P91 and 1P92.
Instructor: Qian Liu

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