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Fall 2023
Sep 19, 2024 |
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| ECON 106 - American Economic History |
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An introduction of the evolution and development of the United States economy from precolonial times to the present. Topics include the precolonial Native American economy, the colonial period and the economy of the early United States, the economic impact of slavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction, continental expansion, industrialization, the economic impact of immigration, the World Wars, the Great Depression, the internationalization of the U.S. economy and the expanding role of government. Basic tools of economic analysis are introduced and used as appropriate, and the development of the institutions of the modern U.S. economy is emphasized. The role of both economic and non-economic factors on the development of the U.S. economy is stressed.
1.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Non-Matriculated, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Independent/Directed Study, Lecture Accounting, Economics, Finance Department Course Attributes: Dv1_DomainGenEd-Domain III-A, Undergraduate Level Course Restrictions: May not be assigned one of the following Student Attributes: DGCE Student |
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