Karen Gebhardt is the Director for Undergraduate Online Learning and the Director of the Online Economics Program at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her current research focuses on using data to improve student learning outcomes with an emphasis on improving grades and completion rates, developing community, and using innovative courseware in online courses. Karen is the coauthor of The Micro Economy Today, The Macro Economy Today, and Essentials of Economics, popular principles-level texts.
ECON 1010 - Economics in Action
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Summer 2022
Applies foundational concepts from microeconomics and microeconomics to current events to exemplify economic decision-making. Topics vary each term, and may include trade, environment, discrimination, government policy, technology, money, education, entrepreneurship, health, employment, immigration, inequality, or development. Credit given in this course is not included in the calculation of an economics major GPA.
ECON 1078 - Mathematical Tools for Economists 1
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Spring 2023
Teaches mathematical skills and logical thinking for use in economics. Topics include algebra, graphs, functions, and probability. Includes many "Real world" examples and some illustrative computer assignments.
ECON 2020 - Principles of Macroeconomics
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Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020
Provides an overview of the economy, examining the flows of resources and outputs and the factors determining the levels of income and prices. Explores policy problems of inflation, unemployment and economic growth.
ECON 3070 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
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Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022
Explores theory and application of models of consumer choice, firm and market organization, and general equilibrium. Extensions include intertemporal decisions, decisions under uncertainty, externalities, and strategic interaction.
ECON 4111 - Money and Banking Systems
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Fall 2018 / Spring 2019
Discusses money, financial institutions and the monetary-financial system in a modern economy.
ECON 4211 - Public Economics: the Economics of the Government Sector
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Spring 2021 / Spring 2022
Focuses on taxation and public expenditures. Topics include economic rationale for government action, economic theory of government behavior, and effects of government policies on allocation of resources and distribution of income.
ECON 4705 - Managerial Economics
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Fall 2021 / Spring 2022
Application of microeconomic principles and tools to business problems faced by decision makers. Examines decisions related to pricing, products and production, location of firms, vertical and horizontal integration, marketing, uncertainty, market structure, and government regulations and introduces key business communication, accounting and finance principles.
ECON 4929 - Special Topics In Economics
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Fall 2020 / Spring 2021
This course number is assigned to upper-level Economics electives that become available on an incidental basis. Refer to the Economics Department for a detailed description of current content. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Formerly ECON 4999.
ENVM 5004 - Public Finance and the Environment
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Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2023
Explores the impact of a variety of factors that may result in market failures, including public goods, externalities, information asymmetries and uncertainty, with a special focus on the environment and natural resources. Government polices as a mitigating policy tool for market failures impacting the environment are assessed
