University of Ghana Department of Economics Undergraduate Courses
Below are University of Ghana Economics Department Level 100 Courses
ECON 102 Introduction to Economics II
This course introduces some of the basic concepts and issues of macroeconomics. They include topics such as economic growth and overall living standards, national output concepts and measurement, and the national income accounts of Ghana. Other major…
ECON 101: Introduction to Economics I
This course is intended to provide the student with knowledge of:
(i) the basic principles of economics such as the nature and scope of economics, scarcity and opportunity cost , the use of theories in economics, the market economy and the working of…
Below are University of Ghana Economics Department Level 200 Courses
ECON 216 Economy of Ghana II
International Trade: Balance of payments – measuring and nature; foreign trade statistics, policies to deal with balance of payments deficits, economic aid.
Inflation and Growth; Price Index; Ghana’s Consumer Prices Index; Price Policy; Relationship…
ECON 215 Economy of Ghana I
National Income Accounting, Income, expenditure and Product approaches to estimating national income; national income as a measure of welfare; problems and methods of comparing income between countries and in one country overtime.
Structure of the Economy;…
ECON 214 Elements of Statistics for Economists
We will look at the scope of statistics, collection, classification, tabulations and presentation of data. Frequency distributions, graphical presentation and the lorenz curve will be given attention.
Measures of location, dispersion and skewness will also…
ECON 213 Elements of Mathematics for Economists
This course will cover fundamental techniques such as (i) basic algebraic procedures, simple and simultaneous equations; (ii) functions, types, and graphical representation. (iii) simple economic applications and simple market models; introduction to calculus…
ECON 212 Elements of Economics II (Pre-requisite: ECON 102)
This course will deal with varieties of macroeconomic thinking, measuring aggregate output, income and prices, aggregate demand and income determination, fluctuations of aggregate demand, GNP, fiscal policy, (mechanisms, problems and issues). It will cover…
ECON 211 Elements of Economics I (Pre-req: ECON 101)
The Nature and Scope of Economics. The Economic System, Scarcity and Opportunity Costs. Supply and Demand, Elasticity, concepts, problems and applications. Application of Demand and Supply. The Economics of Agriculture, the Theory of Household Behaviour….
Below are University of Ghana Economics Department Level 300 Courses
ECON 318 Economic Development and Growth II (Pre-req: Econ 211 and 212)
This course is the continuation the exploration of Economic growth and development which began in the first semester. It focuses on specific problems faced by less developed countries.
In this course issues such as high population, urbanization and rural…
ECON 317 Economic Development and Growth I (Pre-req: Econ 211 and 212)
This course is designed to introduce students to some major growth models (both traditional and contemporary) and cross cutting issues such as gender and sustainable development, poverty and inequality.
The course is also designed to expose students to…
ECON 316 Applied Statistics for Economists (Prerequisite: ECON 213 and ECON 214)
Review of probability distributions of importance to economic problems: normal, binomial, Poisson. Multi-variate distributions.
Construction of index numbers: Time series analysis. Basic design of questionnaires and analysis of variance of experimental (or…
ECON 315 Applied Mathematics for Economists (Prerequisite: ECON 213 and ECON 214)
Review of basic mathematical concepts; derivations, rules for differentiation, integral, calculus, difference and differential equations. Mathematical treatment of the theory of consumer behaviour; axioms of consumer behaviour; utility functions, budget lines…
ECON 314 Macroeconomic Theory II (Prerequisite: ECON 313)
Consumption Demand. Absolute Income, Life Cycle, Permanent income and Relative Income Hypothesis; Theory of Investment. Motivation of investment; determination of `present’ value of investment; marginal efficiency of capital; acceleration principle….
ECON 313 Macroeconomic Theory I (Pre-req: ECON 212 and ECON 213)
Introduction: Macroeconomic variable; functional relationships and parameters; national income and national product accounting; circular flow of income and spending.
Classical Macroeconomics: Say’s law of market; the quantity theory of money; saving,
ECON 312 Microeconomic Theory II (Prerequisite: ECON 311)
Monopoly: Definition and assumption of model. Demand curve under monopoly. Short-run equilibrium. Long-run equilibrium. Price discrimination. Monopolistic Competition. Meaning: product differentia-tion, many sellers. Pricing decision under monopolistic…
ECON 311 Microeconomic Theory I (Pre-req: EC0N 211 and ECON 213)
Economic model-building. Positive and normative economics. Micro and Macro. Comparative Static and dynamic models. Consumer Behaviour and Demand Theory, Cardinal utility approach to demand theory: law of diminishing marginal utility, consumer equilibrium,
Below are University of Ghana Economics Department Level 400 Courses
ECON 474: Money And Banking II (Pre-req: ECON 473
This course builds on the examination of monetary theory which began in the first semester, with a focus on the role of financial institutions and the conduct of monetary policy.
Financial intermediation, with emphasis on the role of formal financial..
ECON 473: Money And Banking I (Pre-req: ECON 313 and ECON 314)
This is an introductory course in monetary theory.
It begins with the development of modern money from a barter system.
It also focuses on the detailed treatment of the money market in a closed economy with an examination of various theories of the demand…
ECON 472: Labour Economics II (Prerequisite: ECON 469)
The course focuses mainly on the labour market in Ghana.
The course will begin with a discussion of the structure and patterns of employment (unemployment and underemployment) in Ghana. The major labour market institutions and elements of industrial…
ECON 469: Labour Economics I (Prerequisite: ECON 311 and 312)
This course is designed to enable students gain a thorough understanding of the functioning of labour markets.
It focuses mainly on wage determination, the demand for and supply of labour.
The course also exposes students to theories of human capital…
ECON 468 Economic Planning II (Prerequisite: ECON 467)
This is a continuation of the first semester’s course. It extends the discussion on the planning process and on economic planning in Ghana and other developing countries.
The course will further examine differences and similarities among the various…
ECON 467 Economic Planning I (Prerequisite: ECON 311, ECON 312 ECON 313 & 314)
This course focuses on introductory issues in economic planning.
It begins with the political economy debate on the relative roles of the state and market in a developing country setting.
This is followed by a comprehensive discussion of the various issues…
ECON 458 Agricultural Economics II (Prereq: ECON 457)
This course continues the discussion on agriculture in developing countries with a focus on the main issues and problems of agriculture and transformation as well as a discussion of policy measures to address these problems.
ECON 457 Agricultural Economics I (Pre-req: A good background in Economic Theory)
This course focuses on the economic issues of agriculture in developing countries.
It looks at the structure and organization of agriculture in developing countries and the attendant problems for mechanization, the agricultural production function, pricing…
ECON 454 Public Finance II (Prerequisite: ECON 453)
This course is structured in such a way as to introduce students to the issues on taxation.
Special emphasis is given to issues such as characteristics of a good system, partial and general equilibrium analysis of the impact of different categories of taxes…
ECON 453 Public Finance I (Prerequisite: ECON 311, 312, 313 and 314)
This course is designed to introduce students to issues such as public goods and externalities and government failure.
In addition, issues on public expenditure such as types of public expenditure, components of public expenditure, cause of public..