| | This course covers the following topics: The theory of exchange rate and balance of payments determination; open economy macroeconomic issues; and current account adjustment; emphasis on the current empirical literature concerning the efficient market theory of the foreign exchange market. | Graduate Level |
| | Game Theory provides economists with a systematic way of analyzing problems of strategic behavior where one agent’s action depends essentially on what other agents may do. The objective of this course is to provide a rigorous yet accessible introduction to game theory and its applications in economics. Applications will primarily focus on topics in Industrial Organization; however other applications, ranging from the tragedy of commons to bank runs, may be discussed as well. | Graduate Level |
| | The module focuses on economic and legal considerations underlying regulation.It provides students with an understanding of the main elements of economic regulation. Students should be able to critically analyse and review methods used from both theoretical and practical perspectives. They should also understand the context of regulation in Jordan and the area. | Graduate Level |
| | This is a course on international monetary economics, which include both the connection between the exchange rates and open-economy macroeconomics and international macroeconomic policies. The objective of this course is to clarify movements in macroeconomic variables such as the trade balance, the exchange rate, money, interest rate, national output, and inflation, in short and long runs. | Fourth year |
| | This is a course in introductory econometrics, designed to provide students with the theoretical tools and practical experience necessary to do applied econometric research. The main topics covered include the linear simple and multiple regression models, estimation and testing under (mostly) ideal conditions, extensions of the basic linear regression model, dummy variables, and problems that arise when analyzing regression models. | Third year |
| | The course focuses on the theory of the firm and the industry in imperfectly competitive markets with an emphasis upon oligopoly theory, but it also addresses empirical applications of the theory. The course explains how firms compete with each other; it models firms’ strategies on imperfect markets and derives the impact of firms’ behavior on welfare and market structures. The course will analyze market structure, firm conduct, and economic performance of industries. | Second year |
| | This course is an intermediate course in macroeconomics. Some of the issues covered include the determinants of output, interest rates, money, the government budget, aggregate demand, aggregate supply and stabilization policy, inflation and unemployment, the role of monetary and fiscal policy, sources of instability in the economy, and economic growth. | Second year |
| | This course is an introduction to the concepts and tools of Macroeconomic analysis. It provides the student with an understanding of the operation and function of the economic system from a macro perspective. Topics of study include theories of income determination including national income concepts, business cycles, unemployment, inflation, aggregate demand, aggregate supply, monetary and fiscal policy, and public debt. | First year |
| | This is an introductory course that teaches the fundamentals of microeconomics. It focuses on individual decision-making and how it affects people. The course topics include microeconomic issues and problems, such as competition and monopoly, pricing, consumer demand, producer supply, market equilibrium, and what role the government can play in resource allocation. Students will understand how changes in supply and demand in the product and resource markets affect prices and quantities available. They will be presented with the principles of marginal analysis, consumer behavior and utility maximization, and the theory of the firm and profit maximization. | First year |
