Economics
College of Arts & Sciences
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Introductory Microeconomic Analysis
CAS EC 101
The first semester of a standard two-semester sequence is for those considering further work in management or economics. Coverage includes the economics of households, business firms, and markets; consumer behavior and the demand for commodities; production, costs, and the supply of commodities; price determination; competition and monopoly; efficiency of resource allocation; governmental regulation; income distribution; and poverty. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Social Inquiry I, Ethical Reasoning, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260
Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)
A1 (LEC) Tues./Wed./Thurs. 2-4:30 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Last day to add Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Last day to drop without "W" grade Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 12, 2025 Course End Date Friday, June 27, 2025 Location: CAS B36 ... Open SeatsHsueh-Ling HuynhMust register for Lec (A1) & Dis (A2)A2 (DIS) Tues. 1-2 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Last day to add Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Last day to drop without "W" grade Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 12, 2025 Course End Date Friday, June 27, 2025 Location: CAS B06A ... Open SeatsArtem VyshinskiySummer 1 (May 13-June 27)
O1 (LEC) Arranged Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Last day to add Saturday, May 10, 2025 Last day to drop without "W" grade Sunday, May 25, 2025 Last day to drop with "W" grade Sunday, June 8, 2025 Course End Date Friday, June 27, 2025 ... Open SeatsBenjamin KoskinenOnline Course: Meets online for a live class each week (TBD). Nonstandard course dates. Must register for Lec (O1) & Dis (O3)Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)
B1 (LEC) Mon./Tues./Wed. 1-3:30 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, June 30, 2025 Last day to add Monday, July 7, 2025 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, July 7, 2025 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, July 24, 2025 Course End Date Friday, August 8, 2025 Location: PSY B33 ... Open SeatsTodd IdsonMust register for Lec (B1) & Dis (B2)B2 (DIS) Wed. 3:30-4:30 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, June 30, 2025 Last day to add Monday, July 7, 2025 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, July 7, 2025 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, July 24, 2025 Course End Date Friday, August 8, 2025 Location: PSY B33 ... Open SeatsArtem VyshinskiyB3 (LEC) Tues./Wed./Thurs. 6-8:30 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, June 30, 2025 Last day to add Monday, July 7, 2025 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, July 7, 2025 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, July 24, 2025 Course End Date Friday, August 8, 2025 Location: CAS 233 ... Open SeatsHaldun EvrenkMust register for Lec (B3) & Dis (B4)B4 (DIS) Tues. 5-6 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, June 30, 2025 Last day to add Monday, July 7, 2025 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, July 7, 2025 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, July 24, 2025 Course End Date Friday, August 8, 2025 Location: CAS 233 ... Open SeatsArtem VyshinskiyFor information about technology requirements for online courses at Boston University, see bu.edu/online/online-learning/technology. BU Virtual can be reached at buvirtual@bu.edu or 617-358-1960 for additional information. -
Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis
CAS EC 102
The second semester of a standard two-semester sequence is for those considering further work in management or economics. National economic performance; the problems of recession, unemployment, and inflation; money creation; government spending and taxation; economic policies for full employment and price stability; and international trade and payments. Carries social science divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Social Inquiry I, Global Citizenship, and Intercultural Literacy. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260
Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)
A1 (LEC) Mon./Tues./Wed. 10 am-12:30 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Last day to add Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Last day to drop without "W" grade Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 12, 2025 Course End Date Friday, June 27, 2025 Location: CAS 318 ... Open SeatsOnur CelikMust register for Lec (A1) and Dis (A2)A2 (DIS) Mon. 9-10 am Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Last day to add Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Last day to drop without "W" grade Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 12, 2025 Course End Date Friday, June 27, 2025 Location: CAS 318 ... Open SeatsJiayin LiuA3 (LEC) Tues./Wed./Thurs. 1-3:30 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Last day to add Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Last day to drop without "W" grade Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 12, 2025 Course End Date Friday, June 27, 2025 Location: FLR 123 ... Open SeatsStacey GelsheimerMust register for Lec (A3) and Dis (A4)A4 (DIS) Thurs. 3:30-4:30 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Last day to add Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Last day to drop without "W" grade Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 12, 2025 Course End Date Friday, June 27, 2025 Location: FLR 123 ... Open SeatsJiayin LiuSummer 2 (June 30-August 8)
B3 (LEC) Mon./Tues./Wed. 6-8:30 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, June 30, 2025 Last day to add Monday, July 7, 2025 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, July 7, 2025 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, July 24, 2025 Course End Date Friday, August 8, 2025 Location: COM 213 ... Open SeatsGerald PorterMust register for Lec (B3) and Dis (B4)B4 (DIS) Mon. 5-6 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, June 30, 2025 Last day to add Monday, July 7, 2025 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, July 7, 2025 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, July 24, 2025 Course End Date Friday, August 8, 2025 Location: COM 213 ... Open SeatsGerald PorterSummer 2 (June 30-August 15)
O2 (LEC) Arranged Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, June 30, 2025 Last day to add Thursday, June 26, 2025 Last day to drop without "W" grade Saturday, July 12, 2025 Last day to drop with "W" grade Saturday, July 26, 2025 Course End Date Friday, August 15, 2025 ... Open SeatsStacey GelsheimerOnline Course: Meets weekly for live classes Mon and Wed 1 - 2pm. Nonstandard course dates. Students must register for LEC (O2) and DIS (O4)BU Financial Aid: Summer Term HUB CoursesFinancial aid may be available to BU need-based scholarship recipients for certain HUB courses in summer 2025, including this one. For more information, please contact BU Financial Assistance at 617-353-2965 or finaid@bu.edu. Check out Summer 2025 HUB Course Scholarship eligibility requirements to see if you qualify.
For information about technology requirements for online courses at Boston University, see bu.edu/online/online-learning/technology. BU Virtual can be reached at buvirtual@bu.edu or 617-358-1960 for additional information. -
Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis
CAS EC 201
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASEC101) and (CAS MA 121 or CAS MA 123) or equivalent. - Determination of commodity prices and factor prices under differing market conditions of competition and monopoly. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Social Inquiry II, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260
Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)
A1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 10 am-12 noon Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Last day to add Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Last day to drop without "W" grade Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 12, 2025 Course End Date Friday, June 27, 2025 Location: KCB 104 ... Open SeatsJordi JaumandreuSummer 2 (June 30-August 8)
B1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed. 10 am-12:30 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, June 30, 2025 Last day to add Monday, July 7, 2025 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, July 7, 2025 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, July 24, 2025 Course End Date Friday, August 8, 2025 Location: MCS B31 ... Open SeatsTodd Idson -
Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis
CAS EC 202
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASEC102) - Determination of aggregate income and employment. Analysis of fiscal and monetary policy. Inflation and income policy. Problems of the open economy. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Social Inquiry II, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260
Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)
A1 (IND) Tues./Wed./Thurs. 6-8:30 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Last day to add Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Last day to drop without "W" grade Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 12, 2025 Course End Date Friday, June 27, 2025 Location: CAS 225 ... Open SeatsAndre SwitalaSummer 2 (June 30-August 8)
B1 (IND) Tues./Wed./Thurs. 9-11:30 am Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, June 30, 2025 Last day to add Monday, July 7, 2025 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, July 7, 2025 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, July 24, 2025 Course End Date Friday, August 8, 2025 Location: CAS 226 ... Open SeatsAndre Switala -
Empirical Economics 1
CAS EC 203
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CAS EC 101 & CAS EC 102). - First semester of a two-semester sequence of empirical techniques used in economic analysis. Statistical concepts are presented and applied to a variety of economic problems. Extensive use of the statistical software package STATA is made. Students must register for two sections: lecture and discussion. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Quantitative Reasoning I. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260
Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)
A1 (LEC) Mon./Tues./Wed. 10 am-12:30 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Last day to add Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Last day to drop without "W" grade Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 12, 2025 Course End Date Friday, June 27, 2025 Location: SHA 206 ... Open SeatsTodd IdsonMust register for Lec (A1) & Dis (A2)A2 (DIS) Mon. 9-10 am Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Last day to add Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Last day to drop without "W" grade Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 12, 2025 Course End Date Friday, June 27, 2025 Location: SHA 206 ... Open Seats -
Empirical Economics 2
CAS EC 204
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CAS EC 101 & CAS EC 102) and (CAS EC 203) or equivalent. Second semester of a two-semester sequence of empirical techniques used in economic analysis. Statistical concepts are presented and applied to a variety of economic problems. Extensive use of the statistical software package STATA is made. Builds on the material in CAS EC 203, developing more complex statistical techniques and applications. Students must register for two sections: lecture and discussion. Effective Fall 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Research and Information Literacy. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260
Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)
B1 (LEC) Mon./Tues./Wed. 10 am-12:30 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, June 30, 2025 Last day to add Monday, July 7, 2025 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, July 7, 2025 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, July 24, 2025 Course End Date Friday, August 8, 2025 Location: MCS B29 ... Open SeatsSeungyoo ShinMust register for Lec (B1) & Dis (B2)B2 (DIS) Mon. 9-10 am Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, June 30, 2025 Last day to add Monday, July 7, 2025 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, July 7, 2025 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, July 24, 2025 Course End Date Friday, August 8, 2025 Location: MCS B29 ... Open SeatsSeungyoo Shin and Nadia Fitriani -
Behavioral Economics
CAS EC 323
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASEC201 & CASEC203) - Introduction to a new field in economics that challenges the traditional model of rational decision-making and uses research in psychology to construct alternative models. Covers the theory of choice under certainty, uncertainty, and temptation; biases in judgment; social preferences. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Social Inquiry II, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260
Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)
B1 (IND) Tues./Wed./Thurs. 1-3:30 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, June 30, 2025 Last day to add Monday, July 7, 2025 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, July 7, 2025 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, July 24, 2025 Course End Date Friday, August 8, 2025 Location: PSY B51 ... Open SeatsJawwad Noor -
Monetary and Banking Institutions
CAS EC 341
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASEC202) - Survey of commercial and central banking institutions. Examination of macro relations between financial organizations and principal objectives of stabilization policy. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Social Inquiry I, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260
Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)
A1 (IND) Tues./Wed./Thurs. 10 am-12:30 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Last day to add Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Last day to drop without "W" grade Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 12, 2025 Course End Date Friday, June 27, 2025 Location: FLR 121 ... Open SeatsAndre Switala -
Environmental Economics
CAS EC 371
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASEC201) - Role of economics in environmental planning. Economic analysis of the causes of pollution and its control through taxes, the use of property rights, and standards. Application of cost-benefit models as an aid in policy decisions affecting the environment. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Ethical Reasoning, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Teamwork/Collaboration. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260
Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)
A1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed. 1-3:30 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Last day to add Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Last day to drop without "W" grade Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 12, 2025 Course End Date Friday, June 27, 2025 Location: KCB 104 ... Open SeatsEkaterina Gnedenko -
Economics of Sports
CAS EC 385
Prerequisites: (CAS EC 201 & CAS EC 203) or equivalent. Applies the tools of microeconomic theory and empirical methods to study questions such as the optimal design of sports leagues, the impact of new stadiums on a local economy, fan (customer) discrimination, and salary differentials between players. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Social Inquiry II, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260
Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)
B1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed. 6-8:30 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, June 30, 2025 Last day to add Monday, July 7, 2025 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, July 7, 2025 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, July 24, 2025 Course End Date Friday, August 8, 2025 Location: CAS 225 ... Open SeatsTodd Idson -
Game Theory
CAS EC 403
Undergraduate Prerequisites: CAS EC 201 and (CASMA121 or CASMA123 or CASMA127); or consent of inst ructor. - Prereq: (CAS EC 201) and (CAS MA 121 or CAS MA 123 or CAS MA 127) or consent of instructor. Models of decision-making in which the choices of different individuals interact: basic equilibrium notions in normal-form and extensive- form games, including signaling games and repeated games. Applications may include oligopolies, auctions, foreign policy, takeover bids, entry deterrence, cooperation and conflict, financial markets, and public goods. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Social Inquiry II, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260
Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)
A1 (IND) Tues./Wed./Thurs. 6-8:30 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Last day to add Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Last day to drop without "W" grade Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 12, 2025 Course End Date Friday, June 27, 2025 Location: CAS 224 ... Open SeatsHsueh-Ling Huynh
Financial aid may be available to BU need-based scholarship recipients for certain HUB courses in summer 2025, including this one. For more information, please contact BU Financial Assistance at 617-353-2965 or finaid@bu.edu. Check out Summer 2025 HUB Course Scholarship eligibility requirements to see if you qualify.