DESCRIPTION:
Economics at Willamette is taught as an integral part of a liberal arts education. The approach is analytical and applied with a focus on social institutions, social outcomes and public policy.
Students are challenged to explore how the activities of private interests, public institutions and interest groups interact in shaping such issues as environmental quality, international economic concerns, urban and regional problems, poverty, inflation and unemployment.
All economics majors complete a rigorous sequence in core microeconomics and macroeconomics theory. This sequence prepares students to "think like economists" and apply the tools of economic analysis to their own lives, current events and the important choices every society must make. Particular social choices are featured in elective courses on issues related to the environment, international trade, health care, public finance, labor markets, economic development and other topics. In the advanced elective course students pursue topics related to the professor's area of expertise and begin to develop their own research on topics of their choosing. All economics majors work closely with a senior seminar coordinator and other faculty members to complete an independent research thesis as the capstone experience in their senior year.
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HOMEPAGE:
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DEPARTMENT ID:
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10-14864
(Last edited
on 2007/11/26 14:08:02 US/Mountain
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FACULTY/DEPARTMENT MEMBERS:
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NAME
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POSITION
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EXPERTISE
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PUBS
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CTNS
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Frew, James R.
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Associate Professor |
Real Estate Economics |
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Gray, Jerry Dean
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Associate Professor |
Labor Economics; Political Economy |
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Please note that the total of members' statistics may not equal the department/faculty
statistics due to joint authorship.
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