Graduate Economics Courses

All courses carry 3 credits except for those designated (V), which carry variable credit at the discretion of the instructor. Courses designated (*) are offered irregularly. Other courses are offered regularly but some less often than once a year. Students should determine as soon as possible during which semesters courses of interest are offered. Courses are described in the University of Hawai'i general catalog.

Number Course Name

500 Master's Plan B/C Studies

604 Microeconomics and Policy Analysis

606 Microeconomic Theory I

607 Macroeconomic Theory I

608 Microeconomic Theory II

609 Macroeconomic Theory II

610 Economic Development

611 Economic Development Policy

614 Economic Development of Japan

620 Microeconomic Theory III

627 Mathematics for Economics

628 Quantitative Methods

629 Econometrics

636 Renewable Energy Economics and Policy

637 Resource Economics

638 Environmental Resource Economics

639 Marine Resource Economics

650 Theory of Public Finance: Expenditures

651 Theory of Public Finance: Revenues

660 International Trade & Welfare

662 International Monetary Economics

664* Empirical International Finance

670 Labor Economics I

672 Economics of Population

674* Health Economics and Policy

686 Strategic Behavior and Experimental Economics

696V Advanced Topics in Economics

699V Directed Research

700V Thesis Research

730 Research Seminar

732 Individual Research Project

800V Dissertation Research

Special Courses. A student must have the individual faculty supervisor's consent and the graduate chair's approval prior to registration for Econ 699, 700, 732, or 800. Econ 699, 730 and 800 must be taken on a CR/NC (credit or no credit) basis, although in exceptional cases the graduate chair may approve 699 for a letter grade. Econ 732 must be taken for a letter grade to count toward the MA degree.

Selected Undergraduate Courses are available for new graduate students making up deficiencies and for satisfying certain requirements for the MA degree.

Number Course Name

300 Intermediate Macroeconomics

301 Intermediate Microeconomics

311 The Economy of Hawai'i

317 The Japanese Economy

320 Introduction to Tourism Economics

321 Introduction to Statistics

322 Economics of Global Climate Change

339 The Ocean Economy

340 Financial Markets and Institutions

342 The History of Economic Thought

350 Sustainable Development

356 Games and Economic Behavior

358 Environmental Economics

361 Seminar: Women and International Development

362 Trade Policy and Globalization

390 Internship for Economics

391 Cooperative Education

399 Directed Reading

410 Economic Development

412* Economic Development of the United States

415 Asian Economic Development

416 The Chinese Economy

418 Pacific Island Economies

420* Mathematical Economics

425* Introduction to Econometrics

427 Economic Forecasting

429 Spreadsheet Modeling for Business and Economic Analysis

430 Economics of Human Resources

432 Economics of Population

434 Health Economics

440 Monetary Theory and Policy

450 Public Finance

452 State and Local Finance

458 Project Evaluation and Resource Management

460 International Trade and Welfare

461 International Monetary Economics

470 Industrial Organization

476 Law and Economics

495* Land & Housing Economics

496* Topics in Contemporary Economic Problems

499 Advanced Directed Research