FIN-4284: Free Markets, Individual freedom, and Economic Welfare
Description: Course exposes students to various viewpoints on the role free markets can and do play in promoting individual freedom. Allocation of scarce resources, and in enhancing welfare. Explores the strengths and weaknesses of capitalism by critically evaluating the relationship between the economic efficiency achieved by capitalism and the attainment of welfare objectives. Other topics include current items such as globalization, price controls, income equality, outsourcing, corporate pricing power though monopoly/oligopoly, and government regulation of the economy.
Pathways: N/A
Course Hours: 3 credits
Corequisites: N/A
Crosslist: N/A
Repeatability: N/A
Sections Taught: 8
Average GPA: 3.70 (A)
Strict A Rate (No A-) : 58.30%
Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%
| Douglas M Patterson | 2016 | 69.5% | 28.6% | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.70 | 8 |