ECP 4XXX       Health Economics . . . . . 3(CALL DEPT)
Prerequisite: ECO 2013 and ECO 2023 or ECO 3003
Provides instruction in economic theories, tools and concepts and their application to current health care issues. Offered concurrently with ECP 5XXX; graduate students will be assigned additional work

ECP 4XX1        Business Analysis and Decision Making in Health Care . . . . . 3(CALL DEPT)
Prerequisite: ECO 2013 and ECO 2023 or ECO 3003
Analysis of health policy, issues and cases using economic theories, tools, and concepts. Offered concurrently with ECP 5XX1; graduate students will be assigned additional work.

ECP 4005     Economics and Public Policy . . . . . 3(CALL DEPT)
Prerequisite: ECO 2013 and ECO 2023 or ECO 3003
Explores government expenditure and tax policies, comparisons of popular views on the purpose of government and established criteria for evaluating government policy. Specific policy topics include the effect of Medicare and Medicaid on health in the United States, the federal income tax on total national income and environmental controls on the level of pollution

ECP 4114     Economic Demography and Aging Markets . . . . . 3(CALL DEPT)
Prerequisite: ECO 2013 or ECO 3003
Uses basic models and theories from principles of economics classes to analyze the economic aspects of aging. Topics include the following: causes of an aging society; economic implications of an aging population on younger as well as older persons; dependency ratios; wealth, labor markets and the decision to work in old age; analysis of the role of private and public pension/annuity systems (including Social Security) on the economic status of older adults; and the role of intergenerational transfers and bequests on retirement decisions. Offered concurrently with ECP 5118; graduate students will be assigned additional work

ECP 4302     Environmental Economics and Policy . . . . . 3(CALL DEPT)
Prerequisite: ECO 2013 and ECO 2023 or ECO 3003
Involves the student in the study of a broad range of environmental problems and the appropriate analysis of policy responses. Specific environmental issues include declining urban air quality, global warming, the effect of development on water systems and contamination from waste disposal systems. Traditional environmental regulations and policies are analyzed and contrasted with current, cutting-edge policies aimed at improving the environment

ECP 4403     Industrial Economics . . . . . 3(CALL DEPT)
Prerequisite: ECO 2023
Covers economic aspects of the behavior of firms in the United States including degree of concentration, price discrimination, competitive practices, strategic behavior, and regulated industries. The material covered will help students to understand how firms can continue to maintain high profits, how competition might lead to concentration, and how the government serves as a regulator in the economy

ECP 4613     Urban and Regional Economic Development . . . . . 3(CALL DEPT)
Prerequisite: ECO 2013 and ECO 2023 or ECO 3003
Contemporary urban and regional issues such as crowding, congestion, pollution and crime have long been the subject of political, moral and social debate. In order to understand and work towards solutions to these problems, however, a command of economic theory and its relevant applications is essential. Takes simple economic principles and applies them to these pressing social issues including those found in the Gulf Coast area of Northwest Florida. In each case, various alternative solutions are discussed in the context of scarcity of resources, a fundamental principle of economics. Offered concurrently with ECP 5607; graduate students will be assigned additional work

ECP 4703     Managerial Economics . . . . . 3(CALL DEPT)
Prerequisite: ECO 2013 and ECO 2023 or ECO 3003
Develops tools of economic analysis in operating a business firm, including applied microeconomic tools designed to aid decision makers in pricing, reducing firm costs and identifying areas for firm expansion

ECP 5XXX       Health Economics . . . . . 3(CALL DEPT)
Prerequisite: ECO 2013 and ECO 2023 or ECO 3003
Provides instruction in economic theories, tools and concepts and their application to current health care issues. Offered concurrently with ECP 4XXX; graduate students will be assigned additional work

ECP 5XX1        Business Analysis and Decision Making in Health Care . . . . . 3(CALL DEPT)
Prerequisite: ECO 2013 and ECO 2023 or ECO 3003
Analysis of health policy, issues and cases using economic theories, tools, and concepts. Offered concurrently with ECP 4XX1; graduate students will be assigned additional work

ECP 5118     Economic Demography and Aging Markets  . . . . . 3(CALL DEPT)
Prerequisite: ECO 2013 or ECO 3003
Uses basic models and theories from principles of economics classes to analyze the economic aspects of aging. Topics include the following: causes of an aging society; economic implications of an aging population on younger as well as older persons; dependency ratios; wealth, labor markets and the decision to work in old age; analysis of the role of private and public pension/annuity systems (including Social Security) on the economic status of older adults; and the role of intergenerational transfers and bequests on retirement decisions. Offered concurrently with ECP 4114; graduate students will be assigned additional work

ECP 5607     Urban and Regional Economic Development . . . . . 3(CALL DEPT)
Prerequisite: ECO 2013 and ECO 2023, or ECO 3003
Contemporary urban and regional issues such as crowding, congestion, pollution and crime have long been the subject of political, moral and social debate. In order to understand and work towards solutions to these problems, however, a command of economic theory and its relevant applications is essential. Takes simple economic principles and applies them to these pressing social issues including those found in the Gulf Coast area of Northwest Florida. In each case, various alternative solutions are discussed in the context of scarcity of resources a fundamental principle of economics. Offered concurrently with ECP 4613; graduate students will be assigned additional work