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ECON 2025 - Economics of Discrimination (3 Cr.) Race, Power and Justice

Economics & Health Care Management (10370) DSBE - Labovitz School of Business and Economics

Course description

This course introduces students to the reasons for differences in economic outcomes by race, gender, sexual orientation, and other personal characteristics which define differences among people. We will use economic theories of discrimination, statistical work on those theories, and policies designed to alleviate group-level differences in economic outcomes. This course is designed to make students aware of historical and current controversial topics early in their college life, and to educate students on how to discuss such topics in an inclusive and respectful manner.

Minimum credits

3

Maximum credits

3

Is this course repeatable?

No

Grading basis

AFV - A-F or Audit

Lecture

This course fulfills the following Liberal Education requirement(s)

Theorizing Race, Power, and Justice

Typically offered term(s)

Periodic Fall & Spring