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Introduction to Economics
No full textThe course begins with introductory topics in microeconomics: the analysis of individual economic decision-‐making units, such as firms and households, and the market in which they exchange goods and services. We examine several market structures: perfect competition, monopolistic competition, monopoly, and oligopoly, before briefly discussing scenarios in which markets may fail, such as in the presence of externalities. We then turn to macroeconomics: the study of the economy as a whole. Focusing on the United States, we will survey topics such as unemployment, inflation, growth, and the tools used \ud
used by governments to impact the economy. We will also discuss the role of monetary policy in trying to control inflation while encouraging robust economic growth
Introduction to Economics
No full textThe course begins with introductory topics in microeconomics: the analysis of individual economic decision-making units, such as firms and households, and the market in which they exchange goods and services. We examine several market structures: perfect competition,monopolistic competition, monopoly, and oligopoly, before briefly discussing scenarios in which markets may fail, such as in the presence of externalities.We then turn to macroeconomics: the study of the economy as a whole. Focusing on the United States, we will survey topics such as unemployment, inflation, growth, and the tools used by governments to impact the economy. We will also discuss the role of monetary policyin trying to control inflation while encouraging robust economic growth
Quaker Social Witness
No full textThis seminar course examines the commitment to peace and social justice of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), exploring the religious foundations and highlighting both historical and current manifestations. Students will gain an understanding of why and how Quakers work for peace and social justice. Readings on Quaker faith and practice, social witness, and peace work will be complemented by guest speakers, applied learning components, and personal reflection
Educational Attainment Outcomes of Native Dane and 2nd Generation Immigrant Children
No full textThe rising population of immigrants and their children in Denmark in the last two decades has led to an increase in policy measures aimed at their integration into Danish society. Rather than examining labor market integration, this thesis aims to measure integration through educational attainment outcomes, particularly the completion of upper secondary school – an accomplishment important for access to and success in higher education and the labor market. Descendant or 2nd generation immigrant children, born in Denmark to immigrant parents, pass through the same schooling system as their native counterparts. As a result, it would be assumed that their educational attainment outcomes are similar as opposed to their immigrant peers who were born outside of the country. Nevertheless, a gap in the educational attainment of native and descendant children exists, although it appears to be narrowing. I find the most significant factors contributing to educational attainment to be the mother’s level of education – specifically whether or not she has completed upper secondary school. I do not find significant results on the parent employment variables. I also find significant gender differences, with males having generally lower educational attainment. These results may suggest the implementation of policy measures aimed at bettering the education of immigrants rather than focusing strictly on employment
“Image”-ing Otherwise: the Ambivalent Politics of Asian American Visual Self-Representation in the post-1965 Era
No full textThe post-1965 period was a time of growing Asian American visibility alongside massive sociopolitical unrest, both of which threatened the stability of the U.S. racist capitalist system. During this time, U.S. national culture and Asian Americans contended over the visual forms that would lend Asian visibility political coherence; the “model minority,” the “Asian American,” and the Asian suburbanite were three manifestations of these visual politics. Focusing on Los Angeles as an Asian American population center, this thesis will examine visual evidence from the early model minority press (1966), the Asian American Movement's L.A.-based press (1969-1974), and visual representations of built spaces in L.A.’s San Gabriel Valley Asian-majority suburb to synthesize an Asian American visual critique that unsettles the fixity of U.S. national racial imaging and rethinks the history of the politics of how Asian American visibility took form. In piecing together a history of three unstable, intersecting visual narratives surrounding a highly volatile American subject, this thesis hopes to recuperate the urgent ambivalence of the radical ‘60s “Asian American” identity, locating roots of contemporary theoretical interventions in the archives of the movements/counter-movements of the mid-1960s. The ambiguous and ambivalent ways Asian Americans visually self re-present constitute a “politics of refusal” that embraces Asian America’s “coherent incoherence” and denies the American mainstream the ability to regulate (and narrate) Asian immigrant presence in America. The inability to define Asian America allows it a continual liminality that imperils static racial formations that serve to uphold U.S. national culture. Within these visual archives, the lack of a fixed Asian American visual subject lends the identity its power and needs to be seen as crucial to the struggle over the public presence of Asian Americans in the U.S. post-1965 era
