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S.89-47

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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

FrOm:

Subject:

Department of Economics-

Date: ?

November 9, 1989

Curriculum revisions

Reference: SCUS 89-15, 89-40

SCAP 89-31

Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Academic Planning/Senate Committee on

Undergraduate Studies gives rise to the following motion:

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Motion;

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of Governors

as set forth in SJ89-47 the curriculum

International Finance

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ECON 383 - 3

Selected Topics in Economics

ECON 407- 3

Selected Topics in Marxian Economics

ECON 450 - 3

Topics in Economic History

ECON 482 - 3

Selected Topics in Economics"

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY 

MEMORANDUM ? 

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TO:

Sheila Roberts 

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FROM: 

?

John Cha 

Administrative Assistant 

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Under raduate nd Graduate 

Dean of Arts 

?

Chairman 

Dept. of Economics 

RE: Calendar Changes 1990-91 ? 

DATE: 

?

July 17, 1989 

The Undergraduate Curriculum Committee of the Department of Economics, at the 

meetings held on May 25th and June 15th, 1989, approved the following: 

I. COURSE CHANGES 

a)

Econ 201 to ? 

Resources and the Economy of British Columbia. 

Econ 261-3 ? 

(Documentation attached) 

Rationale: 

?

This change represents a renumbering of 

?

Ecdnomics 201 so as to add Econ 200 and 205 as 

prerequisites. It will permit presentation of more 

advanced treatment of the economics of natural resources 

and the policy issues involved. 

b)

Econ 208 to ? 

Hitory of Economic Thought 

Econ 308-3 ? 

(Documentation attached) 

Rationale: This change represents a renumbering of 

Economics 208 so as to ensure that all students have a 

minimal background in economic theory and allow the course 

to be taught at a more appropriate level. 

c) Econ 443-3 

?

Topics in International Trade 

(Documentation attached) 

Rationale: This course represents the renumbering of an 

existing course. It will be offered exclusively as a 

seminar course. A new lecture course is offered as Econ 

342. 

d)

Econ 446-3 ? 

Topics in International Finance 

(Documentation attached) 

Rationale: This course represents the renumbering of an 

existing course. It will be offered exclusively as a 

seminar course. A new lecture course is offered as Econ 

345. 

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II. NEW COURSE PROPOSALS 

a)

Econ 342-3 ? 

International Trade 

(Documentation attached) 

Rationale: This change creates a lecture course in 

international trade designed for the student with a 

general interest in the topic. 

b)

Econ 345-3 ? 

International Finance 

(Documentation attached) 

Rationale: This change creates a lecture course in 

international finance designed for the student with a 

general interest in the topic. 

c)

Econ 383-3 ? 

Selected Topics in Economics 

(Documentation attached) 

Rationale: This course provides an opportunity to offer a 

selected topics course at the 300 level. 

d)

Econ 407-3 

?

Selected Topics in Marxian Economics 

(Documentation attached) 

Rationale: This course provides a selected topics course 

in Marxian Economics that has been offered in the past as 

a general selected topics course. The new course informs 

students of the prerequisites of Economics 309. 

e)

Econ 450-3 

?

Topics in Economic History 

(Documentation attached) 

Rational: ? 

This course offers a seminar course for 

?

advanced students with an interest in economic history. 

f)

Econ 482-3 ? 

Selected Topics in Economics 

(Documentation attached) 

Rationale: ? 

The department needs an additional selected 

?

topics course for administrative reasons. 

III. OTHER CHANGES 

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the new oourc propo 

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to the 

Else eic

uec-33-3 prerequiite (informa ), 

the Undergraduate 

Curriculum Committee of the Department of Economics approved the 

following calendar changes: 

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1. ? 

A minimum grade of C- is required for the following core courses in 

Economics: 

Majors 

Econ 301-5 

Econ 305-5 

Buec 333-3 

Honors 

In addition 

grade of C- 

programs: 

Econ 310-3 

Econ 331-5 

Econ 402-3 

Econ 403-3 

to the core courses for an Economics major, a minimum 

is required in the following courses for the honors 

.

Rationale: Core courses are crucial to undergraduate programs in 

Economics. At present, a C- is required for core courses used as 

prerequisites, but not otherwise. ? 

The proposal closes this 

"loophole". ? 

It is identical to a provision that is in force for? 

undergraduate degrees in Business (p. 105 and 

p.

144, Calendar). 

2. Change the lowerdivision science requirement 

FROM: 

?

?

and one 000 level or 100 level Biological Sciences, ? 

Chemistry or Physics course. 

TO:

?

?

and one 100 level Biological Sciences, Chemistry or ? 

Physics course. 

Rationale: This change should eliminate problems that have arisen 

because some 000 level science courses have been acceptable to meet 

this requirement whereas others have not been. 

3. Add Econ 404-3 (Honors Seminar in Methodology of the Social Sciences) to 

the optional course selection for the honors program. 

The Calendar will be revised to: 

In addition to the lower division courses. for the 

major in Economics, students must receive credit for 

Any two 

of:

ECON 150-3 History of Economic Development(A) 

12-3 History of Economic Development(B) 

28-3 History of Economic Thought 

or,

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Any one of: 

ECON 351-5 Economic History of Europe 

353-5 Economic History of Canada 

Addition 404-3 Honors Seminar in Methodology of the Social 

Sciences 

409-3 Selected Topics in Economic Thought 

Rationale: Economics 404, like Economics 208 and 409, provides an 

opportunity for critical examination of the development of economic 

analysis and, therefore, should be considered as a substitute for 

these other courses in the lower level requirements for the honors 

degree. 

4. ? 

A number of changes to the organization of the undergraduate section of 

calendar listing have been made to facilitate understanding. These 

changes consolidate lower division and upper division requirements into 

a single description for each of major, honors, joint major, joint 

honors and minor programs. 

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Review of the development of the British Columbia economy with 

particular emphasis on the role played by natural resources. 

Examination of the economics of major B.C. natural resources and 

the design of policies for their exploitation. 

Nature of Course ? 

Ledture/Tutorial 

Prerequisites 

(or

.;p(.,i.Liai 

Instruct

inns):

ECON 200-3 & ECON 205-3 

IThat

course (coiJrcs) ,

if

any,

is being dropped from the 

c;i.l cuidar

if this (nurse 

approved: ?

ECON 201-3

SchedulJn

how frequently w 

ii I I tie course he offered? once per year

Semester in 

which

he

course

will first he offered? 

?

91-3 

Which

of your 

present, 

f;ici.iity would

he ;ivi I.ial)iv 

make 

(lie.

proposed 

offer 

ing

possible? J.M. Munro, 

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J.

Knetsch 

3. O 

i ci1ves o f 

lit , Cotirse 

This course will replace ECON 201-3. Adding ECON 200 and 205 as prerequisites 

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will permit more attehtion to be given to the role of natural resources in the 

development of the B.C. economy and will allow the presentation of a more advanced 

treatment of the economics of ? 

resources and the policy Issues involved. 

4. BudgrandSpnce lquircmnIs 

(for 

information only)

What 

addit ional 

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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY 

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MEMORANDUM 

To: Undergraduate Curriculum 

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From: J.M. Munro 

Committee 

Subj. : Rationale for Proposed ? 

Date: June 27, 1989 

Economics 261-3 

The proposal that ECON 201-3 (The Economy of British 

Columbia) be revised and renumbered as ECON 261-3 (Resources 

and the Economy of British Columbia) has the following 

rationale. 

ECON 201 has no prerequisites and was designed to be a 

"window" course. However, in its last two offerings over 90 

percent of the students have already had ECON 200 and 205 

and most were upper division Business and Economics 

students. The proposed change in the course to Economics 

261 is designed to provide a course on the B.C. economy 

which will be more appropriate to the backgrounds of the 

students who take it. 

Some of the present course material will be offered at 

a higher level of presentation and some, for example, the 

sections on labour and industrial relations, which is also 

covered in other courses (e.g. BUEC 280-3), will be removed. 

This restructuring would allow greater emphasis on the role 

of natural resources in the development of the B.C. economy 

and on analysis of supply and markets for B.C.'s resources 

and on current policy issues. 

( J.M. 

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PROPOSED COURSE OUTLINE 

ECONOMICS 261-3 

RESOURCES AND THE ECONOMY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 

1. Introduction to the B.C. Economy 

2.

History of B.C.'s Economic Development 

3. Natural Resources and the B.C. Economy 

4.

Analysis of Forest Resources and the Forest Industry 

5.

Fisheries and the B.C. Economy 

6.

Policies for Exploiting Non-renewable Resources - Minerals 

7.

Energy and the B.C. Economy 

8.

Development Policies for the B.C. Economy 

(In each of sections 4. through 7. the material will include the 

nature of the resource, the economics of its exploitation, and 

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the demand for the resource's products.) 

Textbook. Various articles and government reports and sections 

of various books on B.C. natural resources (e.g., Percy, Forest 

Management and Economic Growth in B.C., Marchak, Uncommon 

Property.: The Salmon Fishery in British Columbia, Gunton and 

Richards, Resource Rents and Public Policy in Western Canada. 

Possible use oftexts such asAnderson, Natural Resources in 

Canada: Economië Theory and Policy. 

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PROPOSAL

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Abbreviation

Code:

Econ Course 

History of Economic Thought 

Calendar l)escript ion of Course:

A study of the evolution of the main concepts of 

economic theory. Attention will be given to the relationship between doctrines 

and the economic, political and social environment In which they developed. 

Nature of Course

Lecture 

Prerequisites (ur upcci;.il. I,isiructio,is): ?

Economics 

200

and 205. Course may not be 

?

taken for credit by students who have taken Econ 208. 

What course (courses), If ally, is be I uig dropped front the Ca .1 eiula r if lb

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approved:

Econ 208-3 

2. Schedulfi

How frequently will the COUrSe be offered?

Once a year 

Semester in which the course will first be offered? 1991-1

Which of your p reseii I: f; cul I y would be ava hall c to make the proposed ui icr i ug

possible? M.

Lebowitz 

L Boland

jtIvcsof, the Course To

provide students with a general background in the history of 

economic thought. The shift of this course to the 3rd year level will allow students 

to receive credit for the course toward their major (and minor) requirements. Further, 

the increase in prerequisites will ensure that all students have a minimal background 

in economic theory and will allow the course to be taught at a more appropriate level. 

Budget a

ry ?

Sj_luiremcnts ([or Information only)

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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY 

Department 

of Economics 

COURSE:. ? 

Econ 308-3 ? 

SEMESTER: 

Spring 1991 

TITLE: History of Economic Thought 

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INSTRUCTOR: 

Mike Lebowitz 

PREREQUISITES: 

Economic i 

s 200 and 205. Course may not be taken for credit by 

students who have taken Econ 208. 

"Practical men, who believe themselves 

to be quite exempt from any intellectual 

influences, are usually the slaves of 

some defunct economist. Madmen in 

authority, who hear voices in the air, 

are distilling their frenzy from some 

academic scribbler of a few years back." 

John Maynard Keynes (1936) 

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How did we get to modern economics? Are the themes and ideas of 

modern economists the same as those of the early economists? Has anything 

been lost? What did Adam Smith, David Ricardo and other writers really say? 

A survey of the Great (and Near-Great) Economists and schools of 

economic thought, which will examine the characteristics of the theories and 

their relations to economic problems and changes over time. Ranging from 

Mercant.il 

.

ists to Galbraith, from classical and neo-classical advocates of 

laissez-faire 

to soviet economists, from "underconsumptionists" to Marx and 

Keynes, from the marginal utility theorists to Sraffa. This course will aid 

practical men (and women) in search of defunct economists and some not so 

defunct. 

REQUIRED TEXT: 

E. K. Hunt, History of Economic Thought: A Critical Perspective. 

GRADING: 

Tentatively, grades will be based upon tutorials (25%), take-home midterm 

(25%) and a final exam (50%). In the beqinning of the class, we will talk 

about the possibility of reducing the weight of the final (to 25%) with a 

short term essay. 

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Economics 

TItle 

Abbreviation 

of Course: 

Code: 

International 

ECON 

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Course 

Trade 

Number: 342 

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Credit. hours: 3 

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Vector: 2/i/O 

CaLendar I)escript ion 

of

Course: Topics discussed in this course are: gains from trade in 

a classical world; the modern theory of international trade; factor price equalization; 

empirical tests and extensions of the pure theory model; economic growth and international 

trade; the nature and effects of protection; motives and welfare effects of factor 

movements; multinational enterprises; the brain drain; customs union theory; pollution 

Nature of Course Lecture/Tutorial 

?

/control and international trade. 

l'rcrequis Lies (or pcei;ji. Instructions): Econ 301 and 305; 60 credit hours or permission 

of the department. 

What course 

(cou rscs ) ,

If ally, is he I 

tig

dropped from the en .L cnd:i r If Llijs con rse is 

approved: Econ 442-3 

2. Schedu1Ji 

How frequently will the course be offered? 

?

Twice a year 

Semester in which the course will first be offered? 90-3 

Which of your p i ' 

5i:I

I: ficuI 

won Ed be ava Ilabi 

to make the Proposed 

icr i iig 

possible? ? 

J. Dean, S. Easton, H. Grubel 

3.

Ohjectiveso I the Course 

To provide a large lecture course in International Trade for general students. 

(or

in lormat ion only) 

What addit ioui;iJ 

resources wi.l.l

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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY 

MEMORANDUM 

COURSE: ? 

Economics 342-3 

?

SEMESTER: 

TITLE: ? 

International Trade 

?

INSTRUCTOR: 

FALL 1990 

S. Easton 

PREREQUISITES: ? 

Econ 301 and 305 or permission of the department; with 

?

minimum grades of C-; 60 credit hours. 

The course is designed to cover basic topics in the theory of international 

trade. It includes such topics as the gains from trade, the effects of 

tariffs and other impediments to trade, the consequences of factor mobility, 

imperfect competition, and preferential trading relationships. Some 

attention will also 8e paid to the political economy of protection and the 

effects of multinational companies. 

There will be two examinations and tutorial work. Each will count roughly 

one-third of the final grade. 

The text for the course will be R.E. Caves and Ronald W. Jones, 

World Trade 

and Payments: An Introduction, 

4th edition (Little Brown, 1985). 

The course will cover 

,

the first fourteen chapters and include material from 

the analytical supplements. 

Week      

Chapter 

mid-term 

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7

8

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9-10 

10

11

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12

12

13

13

14

Readings will be drawn from the 

reserve list. 

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C;i I enda r Iii lo,iii:itloii

Credit Hours: 3 - Vector 2/i/o

Title of (;oLIr;c: International Finance

Calendar fli'script. ion of Cirst: Foreign exchange markets; determination of spot and

forward exchange rates; Euro-currency markets; balance of payment statistics; inter-

national adjustment theory; income price and exchange rate effects; the role of inter-

national short term capital flows; the international monetary system: gold standard,

freely floating rates, dollar gold exchange standard, centrally created reserves.

Nature of Course Lecture/Tutorial

Prerequisites (or ;pcciaI, instruct ioii;): Econ 301 and 305; 60 credit hours or

permission of the department.

What course ((:oti r:es ) , if any, is be i uig dropped from the c;i .1

How frequently will the course be offered?

Twice a year

Semester in which the course will first he offered? 90-3

Which of your present fi cul t y would be ;iva Iial,.L e to make the proposed oiler I iig

possible?J. Dean, S. Easton, H. Grubel

S_o I the Course

p rovide a large lecture course in International Finance for general students.

Budgetary ljaceRcquirm.mts (for information only)

What addit ioiiaJ resources will. he requi IetI Iii hIP

Dep.i r Linen I Cha I rma ii ?

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ECONOMICS 345 - INTERNATIONAL FINANCE 

OUTLINE AND READING LIST 

The textbook for the,course is Rivera-Batiz and Rivera-Batiz, 

International 

Finance and Open Edonomy Macroeconomics, 

hereafter RB. There will be a 

mid-term examination, a final examination, and a paper. Readings marked with 

an "R" will be placed on reserve and will supplement the text. From-time to 

time some material may be added to the reading or reserve list. 

There will be a mid-term examination and tutorial that will each count 

roughly 25% toward the final grade. A final examination will count 50% of 

the final mark. 

Week 

1:

RB

chapter 

Definitions and Overview: 

Kindleberger, C.P. "Measuring Equilibrium in the Balance of Payments," 

Journal of Political Economy, 

77 (November/December 1969): 873-891. (R), 

Mundell, R.A. "International Monetary Economics, I. Balance of Payments" 

International 

Encyclopedia

of the Social Sciences 

vol. 8: 

11; especially 

1-8(1). (R) 

Week 2-3: RB chapter 1-3 

1.

The Foreign Exchange Market 

.

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Levich, R.M. "On the Efficiency of Markets for Foreign Exchange" in Dornbusch 

and Frenkel eds. 

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International Economic Policy: 

?

Theory and 

Evidence

(Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1979): 246-269.(R) 

2.

The Forward Exchange Rate 

3.

The Euro-currency Markets 

Open Economy Macroeconomics 

Week 4-5: RB chapters 5 and 6 

1.

The Simple Income Expenditure System 

2.

A Two-Country Eniironment 

3.

Asset markets and the Open Economy 

.

1

Week 6-7: RB chapters 7-9: The exchange rate, the balance of payments and 

output. Exam week 7 

after chapter 8. 

Money and the Price Level 

Friedman, M. "Money: II. Quantity Theory" 

International 

Encyclopedia

of the 

Social Sciences vol. 10: 432-447. 

Hume, D. "On the Balance of Trade" reprinted in Cooper, R.N. 

International 

Finance, Penguin, 1972: 25-37. (R) 

Week 8: RB chapter 10 and 11 

Capital Mobility and Alternative exchange rate regimes: prices and output 

Week 9: Chapter 12, Expectations and Exchange Rate Determination 

Mussa, M. "The Exchange Rate, the Balance of Payments, and Monetary and 

Fiscal Policy Under a Regime of Controlled Floating," 

Scandinavian Journal 

of Economics 78, No. 2(May, 1976): 229-248. Reprinted as chapter 3 in 

Frenkel and Johnson, 

The Economics of 

Exchange

Rates 

Addison-Wesley 

Publishing Co., 1978: 47-65. ? 

(R)

Week 10: chapter 13 and 14, Monetary Approaches to Exchange Rate 

Determination and the Balance of Payments 

Mundell, R.A., "Growth and the Balance of Payments," reprinted as chapter 9 

In

International Economics 

(New York: Macmillan, 1968): 134-139. (R) 

Johnson, H.G. "The Monetary Approach to the Balance of Payments Theory" in 

Frenkel and Johnson eds., 

The Monetary Approach to the

Balance of Payments, 

University of Toronto Press, 1976: 147-167.(R) 

Week 12: RB chapter 15-16 

The Gold Standard 

M.D. Bordo, "The Gold Standard: The Traditional Approach" in M. Bordo and 

A. J. Schwartz, eds., 

A Retrospective

on

the

Classical Gold Standard, 

NBER 

Princeton University Press, 1984: 23-113. (R) 

Triff in, R. "The Myth and Realities of the So-called Gold Standard" 

reprinted in Cooper, R.N. 

International Finance, 

Penguin, 1972: 38-61 (R) 

Bernstein, E. M. ? 

"International Monetary Organization" ? 

International 

?

Encyclopedia

of the Social Sciences, 

vol. 8: 16-26. (R) 

Week 13: Optimal Currency Areas 

Mundell, R.A. "A Theory of Optimum Currency Areas," reprinted in 

International 

Economics: 

177-186 (R) 

McKinnon, R. I. "Optimum Currency Areas," reprinted in Cooper, R.N., 

International Finance, 

Penguin, 1972: 223-34. (R) 

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Title of Course: Selected Topics in Economics

Calendar fle';c r

I ion of Course

The subject matter will vary from semester to semester

Nature of Course

Leèture/Tutorial

Prerequisites (or special. instruct louis): ?

Economics 200 and 205; 60 credit hours

or permission of the department.

What course (Course...'), if ally, is be I uug dropped I rom C he ca .1

('11(1:1

How frequently will Clue course be offered? once a year

Semester in which the course will first be offered? 90-3

Which of your plsc: filculLy would be avuI.l.ai

,ie to make the proposed oiler log

Permits the Department to offer acourse on occasion to take advantage of special

interestSof regular and visiting faculty.

4. Budgetary anjpaccRcquircmcn1:; (for inlormrmi

ion

only)

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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY 

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Department of Economics 

COURSE: ? 

Economics 383-3 

? SEMESTER: ? 

Fall 1990 

TITLE: ? 

Selected Topics in Economics ? 

INSTRUCTOR: ? 

S. Lemche 

Social Choice and Welfare 

PREREQUISITES: 

Econ 200 and 205; 60 credit hours. 

Text: 

Alan M. Feldman, Welfare Economics and Social Choice Theor 

y,

Martinus Nijhoff 

Publishing, Boston, 1980. 

R. Comes and T. Sandier, The Theor 

y

of Externalities. Public Goods and Club 

Goods, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1986. 

Content: 

The course will follow the chapter outline in the text by Feldman. Where 

relevant the material will be drawn from both the Feldman and the Comes and 

Sandier texts. (Students are advised to check the texts to get an impression 

of the level of mathematics that will be required!!!!!) 

Grading: 

There will 

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be two midterm tests each worth 25% and a comprehensive final exam      

worth 50%. 

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Title of

(;orirse:Seleced Topics

Examination of particular areas of current interest

and work

in Marxian economics.

Focus will ?

vary from

semester to semester.

Nature of Course Seminar

Prerequisites (or special. Instruct torus): Economics

309-5 

or permission of the department

What course (courses), if

airy, 

is be I rig dropped from the c;i .1 eunla i

How frequently wilL the course be oiIerc(I? Once every two years

Semester in which (lie uotirse will first be offered?

1991-2 

Which of your present lacul

L.y

would be av;i lIable to make the lit-posed offering

possible? M. Lebowitz

The course will allow students to do individual research work and term papers (which is

not possible in Econ

309_5)

and to explore the work of current Marxist economists. By

formalizing this course as a specific departmental offering, it will be possible to

enforce the specific prerequisite of Econ

309. 

Budgetary and Space Rcquircinnu; (for informal tori only)

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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY 

Department of Economics 

COURSE: 

Econ 407- 

.

3

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SEMESTER: 

?

Summer 1991 

TI'rt,E: 

?

Selected Topics in Marxian Economics: 

?

INSTRUCTOR: 

Mike Lebowitz 

PREREQUISITES: 

Econ 309-5 or permission of the department. 

The subject matter for this seminar is Marxian studies (both 

theoretical and empirical) of the profit rate and economic crisis. 

The semester will begin by reviewing Marx's work on the "falling rate 

of profit" and crisis. Initial reading and lectures will explore some of the 

debates by later Marxists on these subjects. Although Economics 309 will be 

helpful, it is anticipated that it will not be necessary as a prerequisite. 

The remainder of the course will focus on empirical studies attempting 

to analyse the experience in several, countries using Marxist concepts. 

In addition to required purchases, a collection of articles will be 

placed on reserve, in the Library. Students will be expected to participate in 

seminar discussions and to write a term paper. 

REQUIRED READING: 

Michel Aglietta, A Theory of Capitalist Regulation (London 1979). 

"Empirical Work in Marxian Crisis Theory," Review of Radical Political 

Economics, Vol. 18, No. 1/2 (Spring/Suiriner 1986). 

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NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

ECON 

?

Course 

Number:

443 ? 

Cr&d 

1.1

hours

Title of Course:

TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

C;i Lendar t)scr.i p1 ion

f Cmurse:

Focus will vary from semester to semester. 

Economics 

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Vector :0/3/0 

Nature of Course

Seminar 

l'rerequis tics (or special [tisiruct ions);

Econ 

301, 305 

and

342; 

or permission of the 

department; 60 credit hours. 

What course (cotuis ) ,I if

aiiy, 

, is he hug 

Change of number to ECON 443 ?

SchedulJiig

How frequently w.iJ .1 ilc course be offered?

Once a year 

Semester in which (lie course will first be offered? 91-1

Which of your Ifl'seuuh: faculty wouLd he available to make the proposed oiler ing

possible? ?

Easton,J. Dean, H. Grubel 

Obje ctives of

To provide a seminar 6ourse for students with interest in international trade. 

6. BudgetaryanjaceRe;ircmcn.is (or Information

0111

y)

Whit addt ioivaj rcsoures will he requ i red in the fol lowing :Irc;ir;

Dc5i r linen I Clia i rna ii

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ECON 443 - INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

This course is a seminar in international trade. Topics may be empirical or 

theoretical. A list of available topics follows. The grade for the course 

will be based (1) on the paper and presentation, 80'/; and (2), on the 

discussion of other students papers. 

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ECON 443 - INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

These topics are Lp be thought of as suggestions. Feel free to think of 

alternatives. If you do, however, be sure to clear it with me before the 

second week in February at which time you must indicate your topic of choice. 

RULES 

Choosing a' topic: You must have approval of your topic. No more, than 

one or two people will be allowed to write on any particular topic. Topics 

will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis. 

The Form of the Paper: On the due date hand in 

two

copies of the 

paper. The paper must be typed or, if handwritten, neatly doublespaced on 

lined paper. 

You. may consult any source and collaborate with any friends. He sure 

to acknowledge all sources, assistance -- of a substantive kind, and footnote 

when appropriate. Quoted material should be acknowledged. Footnotes may be 

grouped at the end'of the paper, or at the bottom of the page as you prefer. 

Reference footnotes may be included in the text as Smith (1975, p.25), or they 

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may be placed at the end. All data must be included in an Appendix unless it 

i.; trom published sources which must be clearly identified. e.g. Stats Can 

series 68-002, etc. 

Marking: If the paper is late without there having been a special 

arrangement, I will 

,

lower the marks as follows: Not on time, the highest mark 

possible is a 13; one day late, the highest mark is a C, etc. 

Marking Strategy: An empirical paper is valued more highly than a 

paper about other people's results. A paper in which you develop your own 

theory is comparabl in value to an empirical paper. 

good description of 

the rules, or tarif;fs, or quotas is at best a C grade unless it shows evidence 

of some analytical input -- e.g. an estimate of the cost or benefit of the 

restriction using "real numbers" some of which you looked-up, some of which 

you may have had 

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estimate. 

Empirical Rsearch: I will hand out a few pages describing the format 

in

which 

certain kinds of empirical work are to be presented. Included in the 

discussion will be presentation of regression results and simple tests 

associated with then. 

Length: The paper should be no more than 30 double-spaced typed 

pages. 

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slum is 

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

C;i I end;i L111forillatliio

Abbreviation Code: ECON

Course Number: 446

Title of Course: Topics in International Finance

Ca l.enda r Pese r I

ion of Coii rse

Focus will vary from semester to semester

Prerequisites (or special luu;iruct ions): Econ 301, 305 and 345, or permission of the

department; 60 credit hours.

What course (courses) , 11 ally,

1.5

be.hig dropped from t lie en .1 end;i r if Ulis

con

rse Is

approved: ?

ECON 445 - Number changed to ECON 446 

2. ScheduiJij

How frequently will the course be offered?

Once a year

Semester in which the course will first be offered? 91-1

Which of your present i;icu.l ly would be available to make lie pi-nimsed oh icr lug

possible? J. Dean, H. Grubel, S. Easton

Objec Lives of Lilt , Colirse

To provide a seminar course for advanced students with an interest in international

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ECON 446 

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INTERNATIONAL FINANCE 

This course is a seminar in International finance and macroeconomics. Topics 

may be empirical or theoretical. A list of available topics follows. The 

grade for the coursewill be based 

(1)

on the paper and its presentation, 80% 

(2)

discussion of other students papers, 20% 

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Economics 446 - International Finance

The paper should be at least 10 double-spaced typed pages -- 2,500 words. Most 

topics will take more. Do not write more than 25 pages unless you clear It 

with the instructor. 

- Mathermatical formula may be hand-written if neat. 

- Statistical studies will be valued more highly than reports about statistical 

studies. A computer account will be made available upon request of the 

student. You should talk to the teaching assistant or the instructor if you 

are concerned with how to present regression results or other statistical 

techniques. 

- Footnoting. Footnotes may appear at the end of the paper. Reference notes 

may be of the form (Jones, p.81) within the text. 

-References or Bibliography. Use a format that will clearly identify the 

source. 

Important Dates: 

-Due. 

The paper will be due on November 21, at the end of the day's class. 

-Late. Late papers will fall one letter grade per day. 

You must hand in two copies of the paper. To you I will return the 

photocopy-- or the less clear copy-- with comments and a grade. The paper will 

not be read if only a single copy is submitted. 

Rules of the Game: You may ask anyone for advice and use any written sources 

to help you in writing your paper. Just be sure to reference appropriately and 

Indicate if you are quoting or summarizing a particular person's idea or 

argument. 

.

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NEW

PROPOSAL FORM

I. ?

Ca I etida r Iii fo rmn(Inii ?

J)cpi ri mciii Economics

Code:

TOPICS IN ECONOMIC HISTORY

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Calendar 1)(script ion of Course:

Focus will vary from semester to semester.

Nature of CourseSeminar

Prerequisites (or spec i;il lust ruct. ions) :

Econ 301, 305, 351 or 353 or permission of

the department; 60 credit hours.

What course (Courses), if any, is being dropped from the cal cnda r if liii s course is

approved:

Schedul1nj

Flow frequently wi.l 1 11w course be offered? Once a year.

Semester in which the eoursc wi 1.1 first he offered? 1991 - 1

Which of your I

)r c S c l

lt faculty would he awi liable to make (lie proposed oiler lug

possible? ?

C. Reed, S. Easton

3. Objectives of the (,our!.(!

To provide a seminar course for advanced students with an interest in economic history.

Budgetary anpace Reguiremcits (for information only)

What additional resource wilt be required in the following

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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY 

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS 

COURSE: ? 

ECON 450-3 ? 

SEMESTER: 

?

Spring 1991 

TITLE: ? 

Topics in Economics History 

?

INSTRUCTOR 

?

Clyde Reed 

CONTENT: 

This course will consist of a series of topics which will be analyzed in 

class. There will be a paper which will be presented and discussed in class, 

and there will be a final examination. The paper and classroom discussions; 

will count for 7% of the total marl::. 

?

The final examination will .c 

' urit; for 

REQUIRED TEXTBOOKi 

M:Caila, Perspectives on Canadian Ec: 

' noini: Hi'tc'ry. 

Students are encouraged to read Passel I, A New Economic 

............... 

View of 

American Hi5tcry, or- other textbooks on particular countries. 

TOPICS: 

Topics from which papers may be drawn include: 

Growth Theory: 

Is there a "Take-off"? (Dr why everyone hates W. W. P.:'stc'w) 

Did the closing of the frontier in North America bring about the Great 

Depression? 

Why did Argentina's standard of living fail during the first half of 

the twentieth century? 

Why did Sweden rank at the bottom of European per capita incomes in 

1870 and at the top by 1930? 

The Staple Thesis: Did wheat bring sustained growth to Canada? 

What role has education played in causing economic growth. 

Depression Theory: 

What caused the "Climacteric" of the 11390s? 

What caused the Great Depression of the 1930s? 

Is there a business cycle? 

Did leaving the gold standard help some countries avoid the Great 

Depression. 

ro y 

ci qn Investment: 

Did too much foreign investment •: use Britain to fail? 

Could Japan have bene f i t ted from icrcicm investment'? 

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Uneinpl uyfnent and Wel fare Pci i c

unempl cymerit during the 1920s and 1930s in Britain was dime to

the increase in unemp 1 oynent i nsur ance?

How much unemployment in other countries was due to domestic welfare

policies?

Transfer Problem:

HOW

much did the French-give Germany after the Fr ai'i

' :c '

Prussi an War.

Did it ruin German growth and enhance that of France?

How much did Germany pay to the Allies after World War

j;:

Could

Germany have paid it all?

Debt and Taxes:

What international debt levels are "dangerous" to creditors?

Should national governments pay--off the national debt?

Why do countries have different mixes of debt, money creation anti

explicit tax policies?

Slavery:

Was slavery a moribund in5tititior at the time of the U. S. Civil War?

Industrialization:

Did tariffs cause the growth of the iron and steel industry in the

U.S.?

Did tariffs cause f:armada to industrialize?

Comparative Advantage:

What happened to Portugal after it opened free trade with Britain in

the late 18th century?

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COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

Economics 

Abbreviation Code:

ECON 

Course 

Selected 

Topics in Economics 

Calendar

Prscr i pt 

ion of Cirsc

The subject matter will vary from semester to semester 

depending upon the interests 

of faculty and students 

Nature of Course

Seminar 

Prerequisites (or speci;.il. Instruct ions):

Permission of the department; 60 credit hours 

What course (courses), if ally, is being dropped from the calendar if

Liii 

s course is

approved:

Schedu1iijj

How frequently will the

course 

be offered? occasionally

Semester in which the course will first be offered? 90-3

Which of your p

rt'scn I: 

I ty woo Ed be av;i liable to make the proposed oF icr log

possible? ?

N/A

Object Iveof the Cwir;c

Permits the Department to offer a course on occasion to take advantage of special 

interests of regular and visiting faculty. 

Budgetary

(for in lormat

ion

0111y)

What addit ioiia

j resources wil.l he reqiul red i.

the f 0 lowing ;Ire;,;

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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY 

Department of Economics 

COURSE: ? 

Economics 482-3 

?

SEMESTER: ? 

Fall 1990 

TITLE: ? 

Selected Topics in Economics ? 

INSTRUCTOR: ? 

S.

Lemche 

Social Choice and Welfare 

PREREQUISITES: Permision of the Department of Economics, 60 credit hours. 

Text: 

Alan M. Feldman, Welfare Economics and Social Choice Theor 

y, Martinus Nijhoff 

Publishing, Boston, 1980. 

R. Comes and T. Sandier, The Theor 

y of Externalities. Public Goods and 

Goods, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1986. 

Content: 

The course will follow the chapter outline in the text by Feldman. Where 

relevant the material will be drawn from both the Feldman and the Comes and 

Sandler texts. (Students are advised to check the texts to get an impression 

of the level of mathematics that will be required!! !H) 

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Grading: 

Grades will be based On class participation worth 20%, two midterm tests each 

worth 20%, and a seminar paper worth 40%. 

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