DESCRIPTIONS
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ECO 4622 United States Economic Development. F,
S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ECO 2013 and ECO 2023.
A study of American development from colonial
times to the present, focusing on the sources of
growth and institutional change. Emphasis on the
analytical use of theory and statistics. (S)
ECO 4905 Individual Work. F, S, SS.
 Credits: 1 to 3; Prereq: Senior standing; 10 hours of
economics and permission of department. May be repeated
with change of content up to a maximum of 10 credits.
For advanced undergraduate students who need to
supplement regular course work by individual studies
under guidance.
ECO 4934 Special Topics. F,S.
 Credits: 1 to 3; Prereq: Permission of department.
May be repeated with change of content up to a maximum
of 6 credits.
Course of variable content providing an opportunity
for the study in depth of topics not offered in other
courses.
ECO 4935 Senior Seminar in Economics. F,S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: Advanced standing or permission
of instructor. May be repeated for credit with change of con-
tent up to a maximum of 6 credits.
Seminar in contemporary economic problems and
issues. An intensive study of a specific area of public
policy including current literature and research
methods.
ECO 4941 Internship in Economics. F,S,SS.
 Credits: 1 to 3tt; Prereq: Consent of department
chairperson. May be repeated with a change of content up
to a maximum of 6 credits.
Applied work in economics. Requires several papers
and reports. Will be counted as a free-elective credit
only. May not be taken in a student's final semester
prior to graduation.
ECO 4956 International Studies in Economics. F, S,
SS.
 Credits: 1 to 4; Maximum of 4 credits; May be repeat-
ed with a change of content up to a maximum of 12 credits.
Admission to an approved study abroad program and per-
mission of the Department
This course is designed to provide a mechanism by
which formal course work taken at a foreign universi-
ty as part of an approved study abroad program can
be recorded on the transcript and counted toward
graduation at the University of Florida.
ECO 4970 Honors Thesis. F, S, SS.
 Credits: 1 to 3ff; Prereq: 100 hours earned and 3.6
 UF GPA.
 To qualify for High or Highest Honors, Economics
 majors in the College of Business Administration will
 need to complete an honors thesis which will be
 reviewed by at least one faculty member selected by
 the Economics' honors coordinator.

 Economic Problems and Policy

 ECP 3113 Population Economics. F,S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ECO 2023 or permission of
 instructor.
 World population trends and characteristics. Effects of
 population growth on age structure, labor force par-
 ticipation, wage rates, productivity, saving, consump-
 tion, investment, technological change, human capital
 formation, mobility and pensions, in both less devel-
 oped and more developed countries. Effects of popu-
 lation growth on natural resources and the environ-
 ment. Economic determinants of geographic mobility,
 mortality rates, fertility rates, family size and labor
 force participation. Costs of children. Population poli-
 cy and economic development. (I)
 ECP 3203 Laboz Problems.F,S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ECO 2023 or permission of
 instructor.


Insecurity, wages and income, hours, substandard
works; industrial conflict, unionism in its structural
and functional aspects, employee representation,
employer's associations; labor legislation, settlement
of industrial disputes.
ECP 3302 Environmental Economics and Resource
Policy. F,S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ECO 2023 or permission of the
instructor.
The relations between environmental quality, resource
utilization, and economic institutions and policy. An
examination of alternative strategies and policies in
solving the problems of environmental quality and
resource scarcity. (S)
ECP 3423 Public Utility Economics. F,S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ECO 2023 or permission of
instructor.
Public regulation of industries, including electricity,
natural gas, transportation and telecommunications;
issues addressed include peak load pricing, entry
restrictions in radio and TV, destructive competition
and cross-subsidization.
ECP 4403 Government Regulation of Business.
F,S,SS.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ECO 2023 or permission of
instructor.
The evolution of economic regulation, chief methods
of effectuating governmental regulation; the relation-
ship between government and non-public utility
monopolies; Federal Trade Commission regulation of
competitive practices; a critical appraisal of recent
developments in the field of governmental regulation.
ECP 4451 Law and Economics. F,S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ECO 3100 or ECO 3101.
Analysis of the interaction between law and eco-
nomics, evolution of legal rules; efficiency of alterna-
tive rules on pollution and public goods, enforcement
of contracts, deterrence of crime, protection of con-
sumers; efficiency versus fairness.
ECP 4613 Urban Economics. F,S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ECO 2023.
Economic analysis of urbanization and the spatial dis-
tribution of economic activities. Analytical tools are
developed and applied to urban and regional prob-
lems such as growth and decay, housing, land use,
and transportation.

Economic Systems & Development

ECS 4003 Comparative Economic Systems. F,S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ECO 2013 and ECO 2023.
The economies of capitalism, socialism, communism,
and fascism. The United States, Soviet Russia, and
Europe are compared on the basis of industrial pro-
duction, agriculture, exchange, credit and banking,
income distribution, the status of labor, and interna-
tional trade.
ECS 4013 Economic Development. F,S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ECO 2013 and ECO 2023 or per-
 mission of instructor.
 Problems and policies of modernization related to
 economic change and growth in the third world.
 Empirical and theoretical case studies. Area study and
 formulation of development projects and programs.
 ECS 4203 Economies of East Asia. F,S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ECO 2013 and ECO 2023 or per-
 mission of instructor.
 Emphasis on Japan and China. Growth patterns and
 institutional frameworks compared to those of other
 countries. Quantitative trends of gross national prod-
 uct and qualitative assessments of industrial organiza-
 tion, labor relations, agricultural technology, and gov-
 ernment policies.


ECS 4334 Economic and Social History of Modem
Russia and the Soviet Union. F,S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ECO 2013 and ECO 2023 or per-
mission of instructor.
A survey from Tripoli to the Soviet Union. The devel-
opment of agriculture, industry, and trade and their
institutional manifestations; growth theory and condi-
tions of economic growth. (I)

GRADUATE COURSES
For admission to graduate courses, the student must
have been admitted to the Graduate School and nor-
mally should have had undergraduate courses in
fields pertinent to the graduate course selected; or,
where necessary, special arrangements may be made
with the approval of the department chairperson.
Please refer to the Graduate Catalog for graduate
course listings.







 INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF 1992-93
Gonzalez, G.M., Chair; Each faculty member advises
students. Amatea, E.; Archer, J.A.; Downie, R.D.;
Fukuyama, M.; Howard-Hamilton, M.; Joiner, J.;
Loesch, L.C.; Marmachev, H.; McMillin, M.; Meek,
P.M.; Morgan, J.; Myrick, R.D.; Parker, W.M.; Pitts,
J.H.; Resnick, J.L; Saxon, J.P.; Schauble, P.G.; Sherrard,
P.; Wittmer, P.J.
Undergraduate Assistant Instructors: Cook, W.;
Estrada, D.; Griffin, W.; Lee, N.;


Guidance & Counseling

EGC 3000 Career and Life Span Planning.
 Credits: 3
 Presentations, discussions, and experiential activities
 for making effective life plans and adjustments are
 covered.
 EGC 3053 Student Development in a University
 Setting. F, S.
 Credits: 2ft; Course may be repeated with a change of
content to a maximum of 6 credits.
Course available to selected undergraduate students
only. Examines factors affecting student growth and
development in the University setting, current prob-
lems facing students, and the use of group processes
and leadership training in solving problems and facili-
tating growth.
EGC 3160 Stress and Anxiety Management. F, S.
 Credits: 3
 Overview of theories and methods of stress and anxi-
 ety control and reduction.
 EGC 3161 Alcohol and Drug Abuse F, S.
 Credits: 2
 General information of effects and problems associat-
 ed with alcohol and other drug abuse.
 EGC 3935 Special Topics.
 Credits: 1 to 3; maximum of 6 credits.
 Topics will vary.
 EGC 4033 Interpersonal Communication Skills.
 Credits: 3
 The application of basic principles of interpersonal
 communication with emphasis on the affective dimen-
 sions. Attention will be given to using basic guidance
 and counseling strategies and psychological tech-
 niques as an aid to effective communication.


tt Grading is on S-U basis only.