ECON 453

ECON 453 Comparative Economics examines how culture in various guises modifies the standard rules of economic engagement, creating systems with properties that differ markedly from those predicted by the theory of general market competition. In this course, students learn to analyze economic systems based on established principles and the assumption that individual utility-seeking may be culturally determined; that political goals may take precedence over public well-being, and that business misconduct may be socially detrimental.