2024-2025 SCRIPPS CATALOG
Economics
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Professor Pedace
Associate Professor Flynn (on leave fall 2024-spring 2025)
Assistant Professors Bose, Kacher, and Van Horn
Lecturer Keskinel
Economics studies how markets allocate resources, goods and services, and incomes throughout the economy. It analyzes how the aggregate level of economic activity (e.g., inflation, unemployment, and growth) is determined; how well the economy and specific markets perform; the implications of government policies to economic performance and distributional equity, and the role of strategic decision-making. The major is designed to develop a core set of skills useful in analysis of economic issues while maintaining a commitment to a liberal arts education. The curriculum provides preparation for graduate study or careers in economics, business, law, government, and public affairs.
Students are encouraged to participate in the Scripps College Economic Society, and the Student Investment Fund. The Joan Robinson Prize is awarded for superior accomplishment in the economics senior thesis.
BA/MA Program
A BA/MA program in Economics with The Claremont Graduate University is available for students of The Claremont Colleges; contact CGU for more information.
Learning Outcomes of the Program in Economics
Department Goals and/or Objectives
Goals are broad statements that describe what the program wants to accomplish
1. Students will gain knowledge in Economics.
2. Students combine and apply acquired disciplinary knowledge.
3. Students are able to recognize valid claims or arguments.
4. Students understand the assumptions, approaches, and debates in their discipline.
5. Students can assess the merit or contribution of their work within the expectations of their discipline.
6. Students communicate effectively to their target audience.
Student Learning Outcomes
Outcomes describe specific knowledge, abilities, values, and attitudes students should demonstrate
SLO1: Students demonstrate basic skills and abilities with their subject matter.
SLO2: Students synthesize acquired disciplinary knowledge with that of other disciplines when appropriate.
SLO3: Student work will demonstrate an ability to accurately summarize the most important findings of previous literature and offer a legitimate and sound critique of existing research.
SLO4: In theoretical settings, student work should show how proofs and axioms can be used to develop economic models; in applied settings, student work should utilize the appropriate data and empirical methodology.
SLO5: Student work demonstrates how their topic and approach fits within economics and related disciplines.
SLO6: Student writing and oral presentations (when applicable) are organized, engage the audience, can be understood by an advanced student in economics, and demonstrate command of the material.
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