Economics

Advanced Course offering in the second semester 092 ( February 2010 ) :

ECON 305	Money and Banking	(3-0-3)
This course extends the introduction provided in ECON 202. The roles played by money are amplified. The history of money is outlined. The demand and supply are developed. Special emphasis is placed on the role of money in the macroeconomy. This involves a development of the theory of income determination and of the mechanism by which money affects the equilibrium income level.
Prerequisite:	ECON 202

ECON 306	Economy of Saudi Arabia	(3-0-3)
This course provides a comprehensive study of the Saudi Arabia economy. Special emphasis is placed on the national income accounting, aggregate demand and its components, the economic structural changes, national economic problems and issues. It analyzes the demographic structure and manpower. It provides a detailed analysis of the major topics and sectors: oil, agriculture, manufacturing, international trade, public finance, price level and fiscal policy, money, banking and monetary policy, and economic planning.
Prerequisite:	ECON 202
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ECON 410	International Economics	(3-0-3)
The classical and modern theories of international trade and finance, balance of payments, exchange rates, terms of trade, tariffs and other trade barriers, international economics organizations, the new world economic order, economic integration and application to current problems.
Prerequisite:	ECON 202

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Economics

( Graduate Program )

Advanced Course offering in the second semester 092 ( February 2010 ) :

ECON 510 Managerial Economics (3-0-3)

This course analyzes the role of business in society as well as the role of profits in the allocation of scare resources. It develops the relevant demand and production theories, the theory of the firm, economic optimization techniques, cost/benefits analysis, and pricing policies. Economic forecasting techniques, public policy issues, public regulations, and the role of government in a market economy are introduced.

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ECON 525 Energy Economics (3-0-3)

This course deals with the analysis of energy sources (such as petroleum coal, gas and electricity), and the rates of extraction. The course also covers the analysis of demand for and supply of oil, in particular, under the assumptions of the theory of Cartels. It also includes analysis of short-and long-run costs of investments in such resources under uncertainty, the pricing of exhaustible resources such as oil, and modeling of long-run theory demand. The course includes a case study on the energy sector of the Saudi Economy.

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