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Kenyon College Home Menu You are here: Home Academics Departments and Majors Economics Economics Consider tough questions in such areas as unemployment, pollution, race and gender discrimination, and inflation, and learn the analytical tools needed to find answers. Explore This Section Close Explore This Section About the Department Academic Program & Requirements Economics Faculty Student Resources & Opportunities After Kenyon Studying Economics at Kenyon Why are buffalo almost extinct but cattle so plentiful? Do government deficits mortgage our children’s future? Does an increase in the minimum wage help unskilled workers? These are some of the questions economists try to answer. Economics students learn to build, test and revise models of behavior — of consumers, firms, workers and the government — and examine how these agents interact in markets, both at the individual level in microeconomic analysis and at the economy-wide level in macroeconomic analysis. By integrating theory, analytical models, data, quantitative research methods and public policy issues, the economics professors at Kenyon help students understand and predict social behavior in the world around them. Students then are able to analyze important social problems like unemployment, pollution, race and gender discrimination, and inflation. This analysis allows them to intelligently evaluate public-policy proposals that are offered as solutions to these problems. Featured Courses Principles of Microeconomics What do people mean when they say supply and demand,” free trade” or opportunity cost”? What’s the difference between price and cost? This course presents theories of consumer and producer behavior and shows how these theories can be used to predict the consequences of individual, business and government actions. More about ECON 101 Environmental Economics This course uses economic analysis to better understand the nature of environmental issues such as pollution and the allocation of natural resources. The relative strengths of alternative policies will be discussed using a series of case studies focusing on actual policies aimed at correcting environmental problems. More about ECON 336 Game Theory Game theory is the study of strategic interactions between parties. In this class, we discuss dominant strategies, Nash equilibria and more, as well as applications to decision-making, bargaining and negotiation, and politics. We’ll demonstrate many of these applications using in-class games with real cash incentives. More about ECON 360: Sports Economics This seminar explores professional and amateur sports from an economic perspective. Aside from recreational and entertainment appeal, the sporting world provides a wealth of applications to several fields in economics such as industrial organization, public finance and labor economics, among others. More about ECON 385 From Game Theory to Board GameSitting in Professor Jay Corrigan’s ‘Game Theory’ class, I found the ‘Repeated Prisoner’s Dilemma’ to be a compelling concept, and I was struck with a board game idea. This game would put our greed for immediate satisfaction at odds with our need to make prudent choices. It would require players to weigh their cold, strategic calculations against the social pressure to be honest. This game would become Risky Chicken. ” Ben Reingold ’20 Economics major and entrepreneur Economics Contact P hone Number 740-427-5656 E mail Address elliott5@kenyon.edu Location Department of Economics Ascension Hall Kenyon College Gambier, Ohio 43022 Kenyon Address Gambier , Ohio 43022 , USA Phone 740-427-5000 Connect Navigation Facebook Twitter LinkedIn YouTube Instagram Visiting Kenyon Navigation Directions Campus Map Kenyon Commits To Navigation Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Accessibility Sustainability Non-Discrimination Privacy Celebrating 200 Years of Kenyon Kenyon’s Bicentennial and Timeline Our Path Forward Campaign Kenyon Affiliates Brown Family Environmental Center The Gund Kenyon Review Philander Chase Conservancy Footer Navigation Employment Bookstore Emergency Title IX Policies Make a Gift © Copyright 2024 Site Menu Secondary Navigation Bicentennial Apply Give News Events Directory Offices & Services Search Submit Site Navigation Academics Departments and Majors Our Faculty Advising & Resources Global Learning Student Research Career Development Writing at Kenyon Library Academic Calendar Admissions & Aid Visit Kenyon Apply to Kenyon Financial Aid & Scholarships Connect with Us Request Information Campus Life Diversity & Inclusion Residential Life Dining on Campus Health & Safety Civic Engagement Sustainability & Green Initiatives Clubs & Organizations Arts & Culture Athletics Secondary Navigation Bicentennial Apply Give News Events Directory Offices & Services Explore Kenyon Navigation in brief in pictures in numbers in our own words in the world on a tour Links For Navigation Current Students Faculty & Staff Parents & Families Alumni Community New Students...