BSc Economics

Provide high-quality graduate and undergraduate education while generating top-notch applied and theoretical research that garners national recognition within a supportive academic community. The Economics program is offered at Portland State University.

The B.A./B.S. in Economics requires a total of 60 credit hours, 20 for core courses, 28 for economics electives, and 12 for math/statistics courses.

Introduction to economists’ approaches to some of the most pressing, current political and economic issues. Topics will vary depending upon the instructor, but are likely to include the sources of economic development and growth, what constitutes a desirable standard of living and quality of life, analyses of poverty and inequality, economic pressures on the family, and strategies for environmental sustainability.

A study of the market system involving the essentials of demand and supply analysis; competition and monopoly; labor; public policy toward business; the distribution of income; international trade and commercial policy; comparative advantage, tariffs and quotas.

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