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Global Economics

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Code Course Title Credit Learning Time Division Degree Grade Note Language Availability
GEC3306 Global Economics Co-op 1 2 4 Major Bachelor - No
Students taking this course will participate in an internship provided by a pre-approved institution. By doing so, they can enhance their capabilities of applying economics theories and knowledge learned in classrooms.
GEC3307 Global Economics Co-op 2 3 6 Major Bachelor - No
Students taking this course will participate in an internship provided by a pre-approved institution. By doing so, they can enhance their capabilities of applying economics theories and knowledge learned in classrooms.
GEC3308 Global Economics Individual Research 1 2 4 Major Bachelor Korean Yes
This is an independent study course for students who have finished an excellent accomplishment of the course requirements. Students will design and study their own research works under guidance of a tutor.
GEC3309 Global Economics Individual Research 2 2 4 Major Bachelor - No
This is an independent study course for students who have finished an excellent accomplishment of the course requirements. Students will design and study their own research works under guidance of a tutor.
GEC3310 Global Economics Co-op 3 6 12 Major Bachelor - No
Students taking this course will participate in an internship provided by a pre-approved institution. By doing so, they can enhance their capabilities of applying economics theories and knowledge learned in classrooms.
GEC3311 Global Economics Co-op 4 9 18 Major Bachelor - No
Students taking this course will participate in an internship provided by a pre-approved institution. By doing so, they can enhance their capabilities of applying economics theories and knowledge learned in classrooms.
GEC3401 Public Economics 3 6 Major Bachelor 2-4 - No
An economic analysis of government policy in market economies, examines efficiency and equity arguments for government intervention, economic theories of government decision making, and empirical evidence on government programs. Discussion of the economics of taxation, public expenditures, fiscal policy, budgeting, eudcation, and social security. Focus on public sector economics, taxation in efficiency and equity, expenditure structure, effects fiscal policy
GEC3403 Economic Development 3 6 Major Bachelor 2-4 English Yes
Survey of theories of economic development with primary emphasis placed upon characteistics of economically underdeveloped countries, the historical path of economic development, planning and other development policies for stimulating economic growth, and examination of development problems and experiences in particular countries.
GEC3405 Environmental and Resource Economics 3 6 Major Bachelor 2-4 - No
Economic theories and policy issues relating to environmental quality problems ; environmental system and economic system ; environmental pollution and economic development ; sustainable economic development ; determination of optimal pollution level and optimal environmental improvement ; valuation of environment and international trade ; global environmental issues and international treaty ; environmental technology and industry ; environmental managementㆍaudit; ISO 14000 ; green GDP and environmental planning.
GEC3407 Health Economics 3 6 Major Bachelor 2-4 English Yes
This course is designed to help student understand how basic economic concepts, principles, and theories can be applied to various health care issues including the production and cost of health care, health insurance theory, pharmaceuticals, cost effectiveness analysis, role of government in the health economy, and national health insurance and reform. Instead of focusing on a few current health care problems such as cost and quality of healthcare, attention is directed toward any health related topics. A set of tools including economic theories and methodologies are provided to students to evaluate a theoretical or empirical argument relating to health care and medical industry.
GEC3408 Health Informatics 3 6 Major Bachelor 2-4 - No
This course presents the knowledge, infrastructure, functions, and tools of health informatics. It explores technology, planning and management and applications in public health and health care. The emphasis is on conceptual frameworks as well as a deeper level of engagement on system applications. It focuses on the application of health technology, with a particular emphasis on the private/public sector of health management. It is designed to familiarize students with core concepts and issues confronting managers in the health sector associated with planning, implementation and evaluation of information systems. The course provides an overview of the theory, processes and applications of information systems and how they relate to health policy and management. It also provides a basic understanding of data standards and requirements, and the critical concepts and practice in mapping and interpreting health information.
GEC3409 Labor Informatics 3 6 Major Bachelor 2-4 - No
This course is an advanced labor economics, which focuses on empirical methods and their applications. This course introduces undergraduate students to advanced topics in microeconometrics which have been widely applied in analyzing cross-setional, panel, and big data in labor economics. This course emphasizes many policy relevant applications in labor economics, including topics on education, demography, health, and program evaluations conducted in various areas. Students will conduct data analysis using statistical programs and programming languages including Stata, R, or Python. During this course, students are encouraged to develop a research project that applies empirical tools covered in class, and should submit a research proposal as a final project.
GEC3412 Economics Research in Practice 3 6 Major Bachelor 2-4 - No
This course is higher level applied course and intended for senior students. This course is designed to maximize the collaboration between the school of economics and industry. The course will focus on solving real-world problems through projects. The course will be run by collaboration of professor and sponsoring company’ mentors. Following is special aspects of the course. 1. The class (10 students) will make 3 teams. Team will perform each of 3 projects given by sponsoring company. 2. Professor will give lectures on financial economics subjects related to projects during the class. Students will discuss their progress on projects. 3. There will be mid-term presentation during students’ second meeting with mentors. 4. There will be final presentation in the last week of semester. 5. Only for students who completed the course will be awarded sponsoring company’s internship certificate. However, this is not related to any full-time job offer indication. 6. Students will get grade based on grading guideline of pass/fail 7. Registration of the Course - Only students with permission from the professor can register this course. - Students who completed financial economics course (or passed internationally recognized exams such as CFA (level 1 and above) and FRM), statistics and possess minimum basic computer programming skill can apply for interview. - Interview will be held before semester. During interview, applying students will be asked technical questions cove
GEC3414 Introduction to Data Science for Economics and Business 3 6 Major Bachelor 3-4 - No
In this course, students will first be introduced to the basics of Python programming, big-data management, visualization and analysis. Then we apply our new skills to real-world applications such as (basic) time series analysis, data classification, machine-learning regression methods, and finding patterns in news or legal reports. This course is highly recommended for undergraduate students who are eager to connect their basic economic lessons to practical methods in data science. In short, anyone trained in introductory/intermediate economics and high-school mathematics should consider this course.
GEC3415 Digital Payment Methods and Platform Economy 3 6 Major Bachelor 3-4 - No
◾This lecture comprehensively introduces relevant theories and practices to provide insight into digital payment methods and platforms from both economic and technical aspects. ◾Specific examples will be provided to explain the key elements and operating principles of digital payment methods and platforms. - We plan to introduce various digital payment methods such as Kakao Pay, Naver Pay, Central Bank Digital Currency, Bitcoin, and Diem. ◾In addition, we discuss recent social issues related to them and new payment methods that may emerge in the future.