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Economics and Society

Program:  Criminal Justice

The course analyzes the role of economic factors in shaping social life.

Topics revolve around the following issues:

• Malthusian Trap and Escape from the Malthusian Trap;
• Socio-cultural differences;
• Natural Resources;
• Relation of Economics to Science and Technology;
• Savings, Accumulation of Capital and Innovation;
• Formal Institutions (patents, property rights, taxes).