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faculty
Devon Lynch
Associate Professor
Economics
Contact
508-999-9267
508-999-9674
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Liberal Arts 383
Teaching
Programs
Programs
- Economics BA, BS
- Economics Online BA
- Healthcare Administration BS
- Healthcare Administration Online BS
- Public Policy Online MPP
- Urban Studies
Teaching
Courses
Survey of the American economy focusing on markets, the price system, and resource allocation. Price determination in competitive and imperfectly-competitive markets. Applications in agricultural economics, legal prices, excise taxes, labor market issues, advertising, technological change, pollution and the environment, public goods, antitrust policy, international trade, and alternative economic systems.
Survey of the American economy focusing on markets, the price system, and resource allocation. Price determination in competitive and imperfectly-competitive markets. Applications in agricultural economics, legal prices, excise taxes, labor market issues, advertising, technological change, pollution and the environment, public goods, antitrust policy, international trade, and alternative economic systems.
Survey of the American economy focusing on markets, the price system, and resource allocation. Price determination in competitive and imperfectly-competitive markets. Applications in agricultural economics, legal prices, excise taxes, labor market issues, advertising, technological change, pollution and the environment, public goods, antitrust policy, international trade, and alternative economic systems.
Mathematical treatment of economic theory. Topics in microeconomics, macroeconomics, general equilibrium and welfare economics will be considered. Though most models will be deterministic, some stochastic models will be treated.
In-depth coverage of an economic topic of contemporary interest; research paper required.
Teaching
Online and Continuing Education Courses
Development of microeconomic theory, applications, and price policy. Covers the theory of price determination, resource allocation, and welfare economics, with particular emphasis to public policy issues. Perfectly competitive markets and models of imperfect competition are covered. Theory is integrated with public policy questions.
In-depth coverage of an economic topic of contemporary interest; research paper required.
Decision-making by state and local governments about what services to provide and how to finance them. Examines the expenditure and revenue decisions of state and local governments, the structures and institutions of sub-national governments, and public sector responses to market failures.
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Survey of the American economy focusing on markets, the price system, and resource allocation. Price determination in competitive and imperfectly-competitive markets. Applications in agricultural economics, legal prices, excise taxes, labor market issues, advertising, technological change, pollution and the environment, public goods, antitrust policy, international trade, and alternative economic systems.
Register for this course.