ECON 3810 - Introduction to Philosophy, Political Science, and Economics

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisites: None.
Corequisites: None.
Pre/Corequisites: None.
Requirements: None.

Description
This is an interdisciplinary course that provides an overview of some core conceptual tools used to analyze issues at the intersection of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) and serves as the gateway course for the PPE concentration in the BIS major. Using both historical and contemporary readings, the topics covered include the moral status of markets, distributive justice, liberty and paternalism, and the use of economic models to understand the behavior of voters and policymakers.