ECON 204RApplications of Economic Theory
Economics · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
In past decade economists have learned remarkable amount about how society works. Increased understanding has come about through application of distinctively economic methods of research—explicit mathematical models and eclectic statistical techniques—to topics such as healthcare, crime, education, and immigration. Taken together this work has led to increased understanding of inequality, how to measure it, how inequality has increased in U.S., how America differs from other rich countries and, most important, what causes inequality. Study of this work, with focus on two important influences on inequality—education and health—which are two areas in which knowledge is accumulating most rapidly.
S/U grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Preparation: completion of first-year microeconomics and graduate econometrics courses.
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