Our electives cover a broad range of topics within economics. Students may choose particular focus areas, depending on their interests.
Business Economics. Courses with a focus on business, finance, management, trade, and technology.
- ECON 233 Accounting and Financial Analysis
- ECON 302 Industrial Organization
- ECON 303 Economics of the Internet and Technology
- ECON 311 International Economics
- ECON 350 Managerial Economics
- ECON 352 Firm-Level International Trade
- ECON 351 Macroeconomic Policy and Financial Markets
- Business & Management courses through Caltech Partnership*
* Students may also take business and finance classes such as Introduction to Finance or Investments at Caltech through the Oxy-Caltech exchange program at no additional charge. Please reach out to your academic advisor or econ@oxy.edu if you have questions about the program.
Computational Economics. Courses with computational skills (e.g. data visualization, statistical computing).
- ECON 272 Applied Econometrics
- ECON 306 Advanced Econometrics
- ECON 307 Economic Data Analysis
- ECON 323 Urban Economics
- ECON 351 Macroeconomic Policy and Financial Markets
Economics of Public Policy. Courses that use economic tools to analyze the design, implementation and effects of public policies.
- ECON 201 Sustainability Lab
- ECON 301 Environmental Economics and Policy
- ECON 308 Public Economics
- ECON 320 Economic Development
- ECON 321 Health Economics
- ECON 322 Economics of Sustainable Development
- ECON 323 Urban Economics
- ECON 324 The Economics of Immigration
- ECON 325 Labor Economics
- ECON 328 Economics of Race and Gender
- ECON 329 Family, Neighborhood and Intergenerational Inequality
- ECON 330 The Economics of Education
- ECON 340 Behavioral Economics
Economics of Social Justice and Inequality. Courses with a focus on social justice, inequality and disparities within and/or across countries.
- ECON 320 Economic Development
- ECON 322 Economics of Sustainable Development
- ECON 323 Urban Economics
- ECON 324 The Economics of Immigration
- ECON 328 Economics of Race and Gender
- ECON 329 Family, Neighborhood and Intergenerational Inequality
Mathematical Economics. Econ courses with a mathematical focus, and math courses with direct economic applications
- ECON 305 Game Theory
- ECON 306 Advanced Econometrics
- ECON 340 Behavioral Economics
- Math courses with direct economic applications