Information about the Department of Economics and Statistics

Office

Simpson Tower F903
Phone: (323) 343-2951
Website: Department of Economics and Statistics

Chair

Miles M. Finney
Email: mfinney5@calstatela.edu
Phone: (323) 343-2951

Overview

The Department of Economics and Statistics equips students with analytical and technical skills needed for business and economic analysis.  Depending on the choice of specialization, the broad and solid training in economics is highly marketable for a variety of professional jobs such as public policy analysts, consultants, international economists, financial market analysts, investment advisers, business and economic forecasters, social scientists, lawyers, teachers, and educators.

In addition to providing the foundation in economics and statistics needed by all business students, the department prepares those looking for specialized careers in industry and the public sector. In particular, there are programs that prepare students for advanced graduate work in economics and for teaching.

The Faculty

Programs

• Business Administration, B.S.: Option in Business Economics
• Economics, B.A.

• Minor in Economics

• Economics, M.A.

Courses

• ECON 5000 - Fundamentals of Business Economics
• ECON 5010 - Quantitative Methods for Business Decision-Making
• ECON 5100 - Seminar: Applied Microeconomic Analysis
• ECON 5140 - Seminar: Econometric Analysis
• ECON 5150 - Seminar: Applied Econometrics
• ECON 5200 - Seminar: Macroeconomics and Monetary Policy
• ECON 5210 - Seminar: International Macroeconomics and Currency Crises
• ECON 5330 - Seminar: Public Sector Economics
• ECON 5450 - Seminar: Urban and Environmental Economics
• ECON 5600 - Seminar: Current Issues in Economic Development
• ECON 5610 - Seminar: International Economics
• ECON 5800 - Seminar: Health Economics
• ECON 5820 - Seminar: Predictive Analytics Modeling in Business and Economics
• ECON 5910 - Research in Economics
• ECON 5960 - Comprehensive Exam
• ECON 5980 - Graduate Directed Study
• ECON 5990A - Thesis
• ECON 5990B - Thesis

• ECON 1500 - Economics for the Citizen
• ECON 2010 - Principles of Economics I: Microeconomics
• ECON 2020 - Principles of Economics II: Macroeconomics
• ECON 2090 - Applied Business and Economic Statistics I
• ECON 3030 - Money, Banking, and the Economy
• ECON 3060 - Statistics for Business Analysis and Decision Making
• ECON 3090 - Applied Business and Economic Statistics II
• ECON 3340 - Environmental Issues and Policy
• ECON 3500 - Economics of Poverty and Inequality in the U.S.
• ECON 3600 - Developing Countries and the New Global Economy
• ECON 3650 - Economics of the Latino Community
• ECON 4010 - Mathematical Economics
• ECON 4030 - Macroeconomics
• ECON 4100 - Microeconomics
• ECON 4110 - Market Structure and Strategic Firm Behavior
• ECON 4140 - Econometrics I
• ECON 4150 - Applied Economic and Business Forecasting
• ECON 4260 - International Political Economy (also listed as POLS 4260)
• ECON 4300 - Labor Economics
• ECON 4330 - Economics of the Public Sector
• ECON 4340 - Environmental Economics
• ECON 4350 - Market Indicators and Federal Reserve Policy
• ECON 4400 - Urban and Regional Economics
• ECON 4540 - Special Topics in Economics and Statistics
• ECON 4600 - Economics of Developing Countries
• ECON 4610 - Economics of International Trade
• ECON 4620 - International Monetary Economics
• ECON 4650 - Current Issues in Latin American Economies
• ECON 4720 - Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining
• ECON 4800 - Economics of Health Care
• ECON 4900 - Issues in the Economics of Globalization
• ECON 4910 - Data Analysis, Reporting and Presentation
• ECON 4990 - Undergraduate Directed Study