Sample Courses
- Issues in industrial organization examines topics such as the analysis of market power, trends in industrial structure, the role of advertising, pricing policies and inflation, and the impact of social regulation.
- Money and banking focuses on how the operations of commercial banks, the Federal Reserve System, and the Treasury affect the United States monetary system.
- Theories of industrial organization looks at the theories, quantitative measures, and institutional structure, conduct, and results that characterize American industry.
- Industrial organization and public policy examines the major policy instruments that have been developed to cope with social problems created by market power.
- Urban and regional economic problems explores topics that include urban and metropolitan growth, land use, race and poverty, education systems, slums and urban renewal, transportation, crime, pollution and environ-mental quality.
- Problems and issues in the developing economies looks into central planning, capital formation, population growth, agriculture, health and education, and interaction between economic and cultural change in developing economies.
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Hands On Learning
Economics students can gain real-world experience, while earning academic credit, through internships in the Eugene community, by taking a class in non-profit and community economics, and by assisting professors with research projects.
Ed Whitelaw, who runs a consult-ing firm called Eco Northwest, hires many of our best undergraduates for part-time work during the school year, for full-time summer jobs, and sometimes for permanent positions following graduation.
Interdisciplinary Opportunities
Economics majors can easily combine their studies with other subjects such as international studies, prelaw, mathematics or computer and information science. Economics is also highly compatible with political science, history, and sociology. All of these subjects come together to build a strong understanding of business and world economics.