2013-2014 Academic Catalog

Apr 27, 2024

2013-2014 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ECON 244 - European Economy: East and West

Offers a critical examination of European approaches to economic policy. In the West, these include the modern welfare state (widely available health care and housing), a more heavily regulated labor market, and moves toward a common market and currency. In the East, governments relied upon central planning and state ownership, even scoring some initial successes. Blending the tools of economic analysis with a close look at policies, this course will offer answers to these questions and an introduction to the economic challenges facing Western and Eastern Europe in the aftermath of the revolutions of 1989.

Prerequisites: ECON 011.

Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every other year