About the Program

The Economic Policy Analysis minor helps students who want to work in politics and government to handle questions like: how can we get wages to increase, when should the government stimulate the economy, when should interest rates be reduced by the central bank, how can we improve women’s earnings, what can be done to solve the energy crisis, and how do we stop urban sprawl. Using concrete tools and real-life examples from true policymakers in labor and in politics on and off the field, our students learn to solve complex social problems.

About the Economics and Finance Department

248 Cassety Hall
1300 Elmwood Ave
Buffalo, NY 14222
Phone: (716) 878-4606
Fax: (716) 878-6907
https://economics.buffalostate.edu/

Program Requirements

Required Courses (9 credit hours)
ECO 201 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS 3
ECO 202 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS 3
ECO 305 STATISTICS FOR ECONOMICS (May substitute MAT 311) 3

Electives (12 credit hours)
Select 12 credit hours from the following: 12
ECO 301 ECONOMICS OF LABOR RELATIONS
ECO 302 WOMEN IN THE ECONOMY
ECO 312 URBAN ECONOMICS
ECO 325 INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION
ECO 350 PUBLIC FINANCE
ECO 355 THE ECONOMICS OF ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
ECO 403 COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
ECO 404 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECO 411 REGIONAL ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

Total Credit Hours 21

Important policy reminder: Current College policy states that a maximum of 3 courses from a student’s academic major can be used to fulfill the requirements of a minor. For example, if a Business major earns the credits for the required Business courses of Principles of Macroeconomics, Economic Statistics and Corporation Finance, only THREE of these courses can be used to satisfy the requirements of an Economics Minor.