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Economics (Econ)200 |300 |400 |Graduate Courses | www.econ.iastate.edu
J. Arne Hallam, Chair of Department
The department offers work for the degree bachelor of science with a major in agricultural business, and for the degree bachelor of science with a major in economics. For further discussion of programs in agricultural business, see the statement below under College of Agriculture. For programs in business economics, see the statement below under College of Business. For programs in economics, see the statement below under College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Visit our web site at www.econ.iastate.edu.
Graduates of the Department of Economics have unique skills that distinguish them from other graduates. They have the ability to think and reason clearly, and can address complex issues using tools and decision making models of economics, mathematics, statistics, as well as concepts from the biological, physical, and social sciences. Graduates develop human relations skills that are essential in the work place and the community. They are able to communicate economic and business concepts to other professionals, collective organizations, governments, and the general public using a variety of means. Graduates understand the interaction of technology, human activity, and the environment. They are able to apply concepts associated with making "optimal" choices among economic alternatives. Graduates are prepared for graduate work in law, economics, and business, as well as the world of work, having learned tools of critical analysis and skills essential to getting and keeping meaningful employment.
For the undergraduate curriculum in agricultural business, see College of Agriculture, Curricula.
The agricultural business curriculum prepares students for advanced studies and for careers in agricultural finance, management in agricultural supply and marketing industries, commodity merchandising and research, business research and management, farm and ranch operations, commercial farm management and appraisal, agricultural sales and marketing, agricultural reporting and public relations, agricultural extension, international activities, and government service. A major in agricultural business with a minor in economics is not permitted; however, a double major in agricultural business and economics is permitted.
For the undergraduate curriculum in business economics, see College of Business, Curricula.
The major in business economics provides a high-quality education with a balanced emphasis in both business and economics. Graduates from the business economics major possess a unique mix of analytical and applied business skills well-suited for employment in upper level management and public service positions. Graduates also have solid preparation for graduate studies in law, economics, and in Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs. A double major in business economics and agricultural business is not permitted; a double major in business economics and economics is not permitted, either. A major in business economics with a minor in economics is not permitted.
Candidates for the bachelor of science degree with a major in economics must fulfill requirements established by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. (For details of undergraduate curricula in liberal arts and sciences, see College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Curriculum.)
The economics curriculum prepares students for advanced studies, professional degrees such as law and business administration, and for careers in finance, business and economic research, management, insurance, brokerage, real estate, labor relations, international development, and government service.
Students majoring in economics are required to take either Math 165 and 166 or Math 165 and Econ 207 or Math 160 and Econ 207 within the mathematical and natural sciences group. Students who plan to take postgraduate work in economics should take Math 165 and 166 for the above sequence. Additional requirements are Statistics 226 and 326 and Computer Science 103 or equivalent. Twenty-eight credits in economics are required for the bachelor of science degree. Students must complete the following courses in Economics: Econ 101, 102, 301, 302, 371, three Economics courses numbered 400-489, plus one additional Economics course numbered 300 or higher. Economics majors must maintain a C average in 101, 102, 301, and 302, with no grade lower than a C-.
Optimal progress for an economics major would be to complete the principles sequence, Econ 101 and 102, in the freshman year. Math 165, 166, or Math 165, Econ 207, or Math 160, Econ 207 should also be completed in the freshman year, followed by the intermediate theory sequence, Econ 301 and 302, in the sophomore year. Computer Science 103 and Statistics 226 and 326 are recommended in the sophomore year.
A minor in economics is offered. Courses to be included in the minimum of 15 hours are Econ 101, 102, 301, and 302.
Communication Proficiency Requirement: The major in economics requires a grade of C or better in each of the following English courses: 150, 250 (or 250H), and 314.
The department participates in the interdepartmental programs in international studies and women's studies.
In general, our goal is that all Department of Economics graduates at Iowa State are able to use economic reasoning to think critically; to make decisions and to communicate effectively; to be ethical; to respect the environment, and to be multi-culturally and internationally aware.
Specifically, with respect to:
1. Critical Thinking, all graduates of the Department of Economics are able to:
2. Economic Reasoning:
3. Decision Making/Problem Solving:
4. Comunications:
5. Ethics:
6. Environment Awareness:
7. International/Multi-Cultural Awareness:
The department offers work toward the degrees master of science and doctor of philosophy with majors in economics and agricultural economics. The department also offers minors to students with majors in other departments.
Students do not need to have an undergraduate major in economics or agricultural economics in order to qualify for graduate work in the department. However, students must have completed undergraduate coursework in macroeconomics, microeconomics, statistics, calculus, and matrix algebra. Some background in math courses emphasizing logic and proofs is preferred, particularly for the Ph.D.
Candidates for the degree master of science (thesis option) are required to complete satisfactorily 30 credits of acceptable graduate work, including preparation of a thesis.
Candidates for the degree master of science (non-thesis option) may fulfill requirements by satisfactorily completing 32 credits of coursework, including preparation of a creative component.
Programs of study for the doctorate are organized by each student in consultation with the major professor and the individual's committee. Students may select fields of concentration from the following: agricultural economics, financial economics, industrial organization, international economics, human resources, macroeconomics, and environmental and resource economics.
Each student must complete advanced courses in microeconomic and macroeconomic theory, quantitative methods and econometrics, and two fields from the list above. Students must demonstrate competence in theory by passing qualifying examinations. Students must also participate in workshops.
With the cooperation of the College of Law at Drake University, a joint degree consisting of doctor of jurisprudence and master of science in agricultural economics or economics may be pursued concurrently. Other cooperative programs of study may be arranged with the University of Iowa College of Law or other recognized institutions.
The department cooperates in the interdepartmental graduate majors in transportation and sustainable agriculture, and the interdepartmental minor in gerontology.
Courses open for nonmajor graduate credit: 301, 302, 308, 320, 321, 332, 344, 355, 371, 376, 385, 401, 402, 415, 416, 430, 431, 437, 455, 457, 458, 460, 466, 480.
Courses primarily for undergraduate students
Econ 101. Principles of Microeconomics. (3-0) Cr. 3-4. F.S.SS. Resource allocation, opportunity cost, comparative and absolute advantage. Supply and demand. Marginal analysis. Theories of production and consumption, pricing, and the market system. Perfect and imperfect competition and strategic behavior. Factor markets. Present discounted value. Recitation section required for 4 credits.
Econ 101H. Principles of Microeconomics. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Resource allocation, opportunity cost, comparative and absolute advantage. Supply and demand. Marginal analysis. Theories of production and consumption, pricing, and the market system. Perfect and imperfect competition and strategic behavior. Factor markets. Present discounted value. Open only to honors students.
Econ 101L. Laboratory in Principles of Microeconomics. (0-2) Cr. 1. F. Prereq: Concurrent enrollment in the appropriate section of 101. Discussion of material typically covered in Econ 101. Application of economic principles to real world problems. Economic principles and basic business management concepts applied to decision-making in agribusiness operations. Field trips to business firms.
Econ 102. Principles of Macroeconomics. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S.SS. Prereq: 101 recommended. Measurement of macro variables and general macro identities. Classical models of full employment. Production and growth. Savings and investment. Employment and unemployment. Money, inflation, and price levels. Operation of the U.S. banking system. Fiscal and monetary policy. Elements of international finance.
Econ 102H. Principles of Macroeconomics. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 101. Measurement of macro variables and general macro identities. Classical models of full employment. Production and growth. Savings and investment. Employment and unemployment. Money, inflation, and price levels. Operation of the U.S. banking system. Fiscal and monetary policy. Elements of international finance. Open only to honors students.
Econ 110. Orientation in Agricultural Business. (1-0) Cr. 0.5. F. Orientation course for freshman and new transfer students in agricultural business.
Econ 207. Applied Economic Optimization. (2-2) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: Math 151, 160, 165 or equivalent. Application of linear algebra, calculus and unconstrained and constrained optimization techniques to economic problems. Learning outcomes include the ability to (i) identify the objective, decision variables and constraints in economic decision problems, (ii) represent elements of an economic problem in simple mathematical models, (iii) identify and apply mathematical tools that can be used to solve the problems, (iv) identify the strengths and limitations of the solution method, and (v) interpret the economic meaning and implications of the solution.
Econ 235. Introduction to Agricultural Markets. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: 101. Basic concepts and economics principles related to markets for agricultural inputs and products. Overview of current marketing problems faced by farms and agribusinesses, farm and retail price behavior, structure of markets, food marketing channels, food quality and food safety, and the role of agriculture in the general economy. The implications of consumer preferences at the farm level. Introduction to hedging, futures, and other risk management tools.
Econ 292. Career Seminar. (1-0) Cr. 1. F. Prereq: Classification in economics or agricultural business. Career opportunities in the various industries and government institutions. Required training and skills needed to perform successfully in different types of careers. Factors important in finding and obtaining employment either before or after graduation including personal resumes, interviewing, and letter writing.
Econ 298. Cooperative Education. Cr. R. F.S.SS. Prereq: Permission of the department cooperative education coordinator; sophomore classification. Required of all cooperative education students. Students must register for this course prior to commencing each work period.
Econ 301. Intermediate Microeconomics. (3-0) Cr. 3-4. F.S.SS. Prereq: 101; Math 160 or 165. Theory of consumer and business behavior; optimal consumption choices and demand; theory of firm behavior; costs, production, and supply; competitive and imperfectly competitive markets; theory of demand for and supply of factors of production; general equilibrium analysis. Nonmajor graduate credit.
Econ 302. Intermediate Macroeconomics. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: 101, 102; Math 160 or 165. Theory of income, employment, interest rates, and the price level; fiscal and monetary policy; budget and trade deficits; money and capital inflows, interest rates, and inflation. Nonmajor graduate credit.
Econ 308. Agent-Based Computational Economics. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 101. Computational study of economies as evolving systems of autonomous interacting agents. Key ideas from game theory and complex adaptive systems theory for modeling the adaptation, learning, and co-evolution of economic agents in decentralized market economies. Evolution of behavioral norms and interaction networks. Building agent-based computational laboratories for the experimental study of market protocols and agent learning processes. Illustrative economic applications (e.g., financial markets, labor markets, agricultural markets, electricity markets, auction markets, automated Internet markets, collective usage of common-pool resources). Nonmajor graduate credit.
Econ 312. History of Economic Thought. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 101. The logic and explanatory value of received economic doctrines since the middle of the eighteenth century. The reflection of past economic doctrines in contemporary theory and policy. Discussion of major works by Smith, Ricardo, Mill, Marx, Marshall, Walras, Wicksell, and Keynes.
Econ 320. Labor Economics. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 101. Survey of contemporary labor market problems and public policy toward labor. Economic analysis of topics such as labor supply and demand, work incentives and compensation, transfer programs, education and training, mobility, minimum wages, unions, working conditions, benefits, discrimination, unemployment, wage differentials across regions, and labor markets in other countries. Nonmajor graduate credit.
Econ 321. Economics of Discrimination. (Cross-listed with W S). (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 101. Economic theories of discrimination. Analysis of the economic problems of women and minorities in such areas as earnings, occupations, and unemployment. Public policy concerning discrimination. Poverty measurement and antipoverty programs in the U.S. Nonmajor graduate credit.
Econ 330. Farm Business Management. (2-2) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: 101; Acct 284. Business and economic principles applied to decision making and problem solving in the management of a farm business. Cash flow, partial, enterprise, and whole farm budgeting. Information systems for farm accounting, analysis, and control. Obtaining and managing land, capital, and labor resources. Alternatives for farm business organization and risk management.
Econ 331. Entrepreneurship in Agriculture. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 101. Introduction to the process of entrepreneurship within the agricultural and food sectors. Emphasis on opportunity recognition and assessment, resource acquisition and feasibility analysis for both private and social enterprises. Students will develop a comprehensive feasibility study for a new business or non-profit organization.
Econ 332. Cooperatives. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 101. Survey of cooperative activities with emphasis on agricultural cooperatives, types of cooperatives, methods of organization and operation, principles, legal and tax aspects, cooperative finance, economic possibilities, and limitations of cooperation. Nonmajor graduate credit.
Econ 336. Agricultural Selling. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 101. Principles of selling with application to agricultural and food related businesses. Attitudes, value systems, and behavioral patterns that relate to agricultural sales. Electronic marketing, selling strategies, preparing for sales calls, making sales presentations, handling objections, and closing sales. Analysis of the buying or purchasing process. Evaluation of agri-selling as a possible career choice.
Econ 338. Topics in Agricultural Marketing. Cr. 1-3. Repeatable. Prereq: 101, 235 recommended for sections B, and C. A given topic section can be taken only once. A hands-on application of economic concepts and principles to agricultural commodity markets, marketing methods, risk management, and related agribusiness decisions.
Econ 344. Public Finance. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 101. The economic role of governments in market economies. Public goods, externalities, income distribution, and income maintenance programs. The effect of taxes on economic behavior, descriptions of the structure of the principal U.S. taxes, and current reform proposals. Nonmajor graduate credit.
Econ 353. Money, Banking, and Financial Institutions. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S.SS. Prereq: 101, 102. Theoretical and applied analysis of money, banking, and financial markets; interest rates and portfolio choice; the banking industry in transition; the money supply process; the Federal Reserve System and the conduct of monetary policy; macro implications of monetary policy; international finance.
Econ 355. International Trade and Finance. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: 101, 102. Explanations of causes of international trade and the impact of trade on welfare and employment patterns. Analysis of government policies towards trade, such as tariffs, quotas, and free trade areas. Theory of balance of payments and exchange rate determination, and the role of government policies. Examination of alternative international monetary arrangements. Credit for both Econ 355 and 455 may not be applied toward graduation. Credit for both Econ 355 and 457 may not be applied toward graduation. Will only count as a free elective for Econ majors. Nonmajor graduate credit.
Econ 362. Applied Ethics in Agriculture. (Cross-listed with Soc). (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: Econ 101 or Soc 130 or Soc 134, junior or senior status in the College of Agriculture. Identify major ethical issues and dilemmas in the conduct of agricultural and agribusiness management and decision making. Discuss and debate proper ethical behavior in these issues and situations and the relationship between business and personal ethical behavior.
Econ 370. Comparative Capitalism and Economic Transitions. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 101, 102. Theories of capitalism and the economics of transition from a planned to a market economy; the role and the creation of economic institutions supporting different economic systems. An examination of recent experiences of Eastern European countries, the former Soviet Union, China, the European Union, and the United States.
Econ 371. Introductory Econometrics. (4-0) Cr. 4. F.S. Prereq: 301, 302 or 353, Stat 326. Introduction to the models and methods used to estimate relationships and test hypotheses pertaining to economic variables. Simple and multiple regression analysis; stochastic regressors; heteroskedasticity; autocorrelation; measurement error; simultaneous equations. Nonmajor graduate credit.
Econ 376. Rural, Urban and Regional Economics. (Cross-listed with C R P). (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: 101. Firm location with respect to regional resources, transport, scale economies, externalities, and policies. Measures of local comparative advantage and specialization. Spatial markets. Population location considering jobs, wages, commuting, and local amenities. Business, residential, and farm land use and value. Migration. Other topics may include market failure, regulation, the product cycle, theories of rural and urban development, developmental policy, firm recruiting, local public goods and public finance, schools, poverty, segregation, and crime. Nonmajor graduate credit.
Econ 380. Environmental and Resource Economics. (Cross-listed with Env S). (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 101. Natural resource availability, use, conservation, and government policy, including energy issues. Environmental quality and pollution control policies.
Econ 385. Economic Development. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 101, 102. Current problems of developing countries, theories of economic development, agriculture, and economic development, measurement and prediction of economic performance of developing countries, alternative policies and reforms required for satisfying basic needs of Third World countries, interrelationships between industrialized countries and the developing countries, including foreign aid. Nonmajor graduate credit.
Econ 397. Internship. Cr. 2. Repeatable. F.S. Prereq: Permission of instructor and classification in agricultural business or economics. Students complete a research report, based on their internship or approved work experience, that examines chosen topics in management, marketing or finance. Satisfactory-fail only.
Econ 398. Cooperative Education. Cr. R. F.S.SS. Prereq: Permission of the department cooperative education coordinator; junior classification. Required of all cooperative education students. Students must register for this course prior to commencing each work period.
Econ 401. Topics in Microeconomics. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 301, Stat 226. Advanced treatment of selected topics from one or more of the following areas: household production models, factor markets, game theory and imperfect competition, general equilibrium, intertemporal choice, asset markets, income distribution, externalities and public goods, etc. Nonmajor graduate credit.
Econ 402. Topics in Macroeconomics. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 301, 302, Stat 226. Advanced treatment of selected topics from one or more of the following areas: business cycle theory, growth theory, fiscal and monetary policy, coordination issues, open economy macroeconomics, and financial economics. Nonmajor graduate credit.
Econ 415. Firms, Markets and Industry Structure. (2-2) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: 301. The theory of the firm; determinants of firm boundaries; firm behavior; perfectly competitive markets; welfare and market efficiency; monopoly and monopsony; price discrimination; oligopoly and oligopsony; strategic market behavior. Nonmajor graduate credit.
Econ 416. Industrial Organization. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 301, 415. Game theoretic approaches to competition and strategizing; spatial competition; research and development; entry deterrence; the economics of regulation. Nonmajor graduate credit.
Econ 430. Advanced Farm Business Management. (3-2) Cr. 4. F. Prereq: 301 and 330. Effective use of strategic planning, decision methods, and computer assistance for solving farm problems. Applications of economic and management theory to analyze farm business decisions using efficiency measures to assess current resource use and direct the farm business analysis, planning, and tax process. Computers as aids in the decision process. Nonmajor graduate credit.
Econ 431. Managerial Economics. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 301. Theory of the firm; organizational incentives and efficiency; moral hazard; role of information and decision making under uncertainty; ownership and control; business investment. Nonmajor graduate credit.
Econ 437. Applied Commodity Marketing and Risk Management. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 235, 301, Stat 326. Applied commodity price analysis. The purpose and performance of commodity markets. Distinguishing features of agricultural commodities. Hedging, arbitrage, and speculation in commodity spot, forward, futures, and options markets. Valuation theory. Nonmajor graduate credit.
Econ 455. International Trade. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 301. Rigorous treatment of theories of international trade and international factor movements. Examination of the impact of trade and labor migration on domestic and world welfare and on the distribution of income. Theoretical analysis of government policies towards trade and factor movements, including quotas, tariffs, free trade areas and immigration restrictions. Discussion of contemporary issues and controversies concerning globalization, including multinational firms and labor migration. Credit for both 355 and 455 may not be applied toward graduation. Nonmajor graduate credit.
Econ 457. International Finance. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 302. National income accounting and balance of payments; foreign exchange rates and exchange rate markets; money, interest rates, and exchange rate determination; prices, exchange rates, and output in the short run; international monetary arrangements; fixed versus flexible exchange rates; optimal currency areas; international capital flows; currency and financial crises in emerging markets. Credit for both Econ 355 and 457 may not be applied toward graduation. Nonmajor graduate credit.
Econ 458. Economic Systems for Electric Power Planning. (Cross-listed with E E). (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: E E 303 or Econ 301. Evolution of electric power industry. Power system operation and planning and related information systems. Integer optimization methods. Control technologies and associated planning methods. Short-term electricity markets and locational marginal prices. Risk management and financial derivatives. Basics of public good economics. Cost recovery models including tax treatment for transmission investments. Nonmajor graduate credit.
Econ 460. Agricultural, Food, and Trade Policy. (Dual-listed with 560). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 301 or 501. Description and analysis of economic problems of U.S. agriculture. Explanation and economic analysis of government policies and programs to develop agriculture, conserve agricultural resources, address consumer food concerns, stabilize farm prices, and raise farm incomes. The influence of macropolicy, world economy, and international trade on U.S. agriculture. Nonmajor graduate credit.
Econ 466. Agricultural Finance. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 301, Stat 226, Fin 301 and Econ 353 (recommended). Financial analysis of agricultural businesses; liquidity, capital structure, and growth and risk of agricultural firms; capital budgeting methods; analysis of land investments, leasing, and costs of credit; financial intermediation and major financial institutions for agriculture; borrower-lender relationships, and asset-liability management techniques by financial intermediaries; public policies affecting agricultural credit markets. Nonmajor graduate credit.
Econ 480. Intermediate Environmental and Resource Economics. (Dual-listed with 580). (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 301. Theories of natural resource utilization and allocation. Externalities, public goods, and environmental quality. Planning natural resource use and environmental quality. Methodologies for analyzing natural resource and environmental problems. Nonmajor graduate credit.
Econ 490. Independent Study. Cr. 1-5. Repeatable. Prereq: Junior or senior classification, 14 credits in economics. Satisfactory-fail only.
Econ 492. Graduating Senior Survey. (1-0) Cr. R. F.S. Prereq: Graduating senior. Final preparations for graduation. The final stages of job searching, interviewing, letter writing, and resume preparation. Outcomes assessment information from graduating seniors including opinion surveys, instructor/advisor/course evaluations, exit interviews, student accomplishment surveys, job placement surveys, and comprehensive skills examinations. Departmental recognition of graduating seniors. Life as an alumnus - expectations and obligations. Convocation and commencement information. Satisfactory-fail only.
Econ 496. Economics Travel Course. Cr. 1-3. Repeatable. Prereq: Sophomore status; permission of instructor. Tour and study of international agricultural and/or nonagricultural economies, markets, and institutions. Locations and duration of tours will vary. Limited enrollment.
Econ 498. Cooperative Education. Cr. R. F.S.SS. Prereq: Permission of the department cooperative education coordinator; senior classification. Required of all cooperative education students. Students must register for this course prior to commencing each work period.
Courses primarily for graduate students, open to qualified undergraduate students
Econ 500. Quantitative Methods in Economic Analysis I. (4-0) Cr. 4. F. Prereq: 301, 1 year of calculus, Stat 401, and permission of Director of Graduate Studies. Economic applications of selected mathematical and statistical concepts: linear models and matrix algebra; differential calculus and optimization; integral calculus and economic dynamics; probability distributions, estimation, and hypothesis testing in the analysis of economic data.
Econ 501. Microeconomics. (4-0) Cr. 4. F. Prereq: 301, credit or enrollment in 500 or equivalent background in calculus and statistics. The theory of the consumer, theory of the firm, perfect and imperfect competition, welfare economics, and selected topics in general equilibrium and uncertainty. This is a Master's level course.
Econ 502. Macroeconomics. (4-0) Cr. 4. F. Prereq: 302, credit or enrollment in 500 or equivalent background in calculus and statistics. Models of aggregate supply and demand, theories of consumption and investment, money supply and demand, inflation, rational expectations, stabilization policy, financial markets, and international finance. This is a Master's level course.
Econ 509. Applied Numerical Methods in Economics. (2-2) Cr. 3. Prereq: 500, 501; or 600, 601. Use of numerical techniques to solve economic problems. Numerical differentiation and integration numeric solutions of systems of equations, static and dynamic optimization problems including unconstrained optimization, maximum likelihood methods, general nonlinear programming methods, dynamic programming and optimal control, numerical methods for solving functional equations.
Econ 520. Labor Supply and Human Capital Formation. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 501 or 601. Labor supply decisions and empirical analysis for agricultural operators and other self-employed and wage-earning households; multiple job holding; resource allocation in productive households; human capital formation by households, firms, and public institutions, which includes schooling, on-the-job training, migration, health, research, raising of children, and implications for household income and welfare; applications to problems in rural areas of developing and developed countries.
Econ 521. Labor Markets. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 501 or 601. Analysis of labor demand and market determination of wages and employment; analysis of distortions in labor markets due to non-competitive forces, legislation, and discrimination; wage inequality, compensation and work incentives; compensating differentials; microeconomic analysis of unemployment and job search.
Econ 530. Advanced Farm Management. (2-0) Cr. 2. Prereq: 6 credits in economics. Offered off campus as demand warrants. Management techniques of planning, implementation, and control as applied to farm businesses. Quantitative tools as applied to agricultural decision-making. Accounting control concepts and decision theory as used to manage agricultural enterprises. Designed for master of agriculture program only.
Econ 532. Business Economics. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 101 and enrollment in MBA or BAS program; not for economics majors. Applications of microeconomic theory and decision analysis. Demand analysis, production and cost analysis, forecasting, pricing, market structures and strategy, capital investment analysis, decision-making under uncertainty, government and business.
Econ 533. Economic and Business Decision Tools. (Cross-listed with BusAd). (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: Econ 501 or 532. Team taught by faculty in the Department of Economics and the College of Business, this course focuses on applied economic and business tools for decision making. The topics include: Monte Carlo analysis with applications to option pricing and insurance mechanism design, portfolio analysis using existing standard spreadsheet software and add-ons, dynamic programming tools for inventory management and sequential decisions, discrete choice modeling and statistical bootstrapping, and financial performance evaluation using commercially available software.
Econ 536. Applied Agricultural Marketing. (2-0) Cr. 2. Prereq: 6 credits in economics. Off campus. Offered as demand warrants. Market structure and performance in the food and agricultural sector. Vertical coordination systems and pricing systems in agriculture. Market information and price forecasting. Alternative marketing methods and strategies for major Iowa agricultural commodities including the use of futures and options markets. Designed for master of agriculture program only.
Econ 537. Commodity Markets: Analysis and Strategy. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 501 or 532 or 601, Econ 571 or Stat 326. Analysis of exchange-traded and over-the-counter commodity markets and related contracts, their functions, performance, and relations with spot markets. Evaluation of hedging, speculation, and arbitrage strategies. Valuation of derivatives. Efficiency and the role of information in commodity markets. Market regulation. Price forecasting.
Econ 545. Public Economics. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 501 or 601. Optimal taxation; excess burden; partial and general equilibrium analysis of tax incidence; social insurance; effects of taxation on labor supply and savings; economics of the health sector.
Econ 553. Applied Research in Monetary and Macroeconomics. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 502, 571. Application of economic theory to the analysis of contemporary issues in macroeconomics, monetary economics, and financial economics. This is a Master's level course.
Econ 555. Issues in International Economics. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 501, 502. Theories of international trade and finance. Emphasis on current policy issues in international economics. This is a Master's level course.
Econ 560. Agricultural, Food, and Trade Policy. (Dual-listed with 460). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 301 or 501. Description and analysis of economic problems of U.S. agriculture. Explanation and economic analysis of government policies and programs to develop agriculture, conserve agricultural resources, address consumer food concerns, stabilize farm prices, and raise farm incomes. The influence of macroeconomic policy, world economy, and international trade on U.S. agriculture.
Econ 563. Issues in Government Policy Affecting Agriculture. (2-0) Cr. 2. Prereq: 101. Off campus. Offered as demand warrants. Government policy and the policy-making process as it affects food, agriculture, and trade. Description and analysis of government policies and programs designed to address production agriculture problems and consumer food concerns. Evaluation of the interaction of agriculture and world trade as affected by U.S. and foreign government policies. Designed for master of agriculture program only.
Econ 571. Intermediate Econometrics. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 500. Single and multiple equation regression models; dummy explanatory variables; serial correlation; heteroskedasticity; distributed lags; qualitative dependent variables; simultaneity. Use of econometric models for tests of economic theories and forecasting.
Econ 576. Spatial Economics. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 501. Analysis of location choice by firms, employees, and households emphasizing the role of spatial variations in agglomeration economies, economies of scale, distance, transport, endowments, amenities, and local government. Models of land use, urban form, spatial competition, central place theory, and migration. Techniques of discrete choice analysis, statistical analysis of categorical data, urban system modeling, and interregional computable general equilibrium.
Econ 580. Intermediate Environmental and Resource Economics. (Dual-listed with 480). (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 301. Theories of natural resource utilization and allocation. Externalities, public goods, and environmental quality. Planning natural resource use and environmental quality. Methodologies for analyzing natural resource and environmental problems.
Econ 581. Advanced Environmental Economics. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 501 or 601. Interrelationships of natural resource use and the environment. Applied welfare and benefit-cost analyses. Externalities and pollution abatement. Nonmarket valuation of resources. Property rights. Legal and social constraints. Policy approaches.
Econ 590. Special Topics. Cr. 1-5. Repeatable. Satisfactory-fail only.
Econ 599. Creative Component. Cr. 1-5. Satisfactory-fail only.
Courses for graduate students
Econ 600. Quantitative Methods in Economic Analysis II. (4-1) Cr. 4. F. Prereq: 500 and linear algebra. Unconstrained and equality- and inequality-constrained optimization; the Kuhn-Tucker formulation; abstract spaces; dynamic programming; dynamical systems.
Econ 601. Microeconomic Analysis I. (4-1) Cr. 4. F. Prereq: 301, previous or concurrent enrollment in 600 and permission of Director of Graduate Studies. Economic theory and methodology; theory of consumer behavior, theory of the competitive firm, supply and factor demand; duality relations in consumer and producer theory, welfare change measures; partial equilibrium analysis, perfect competition, monopoly; choice under uncertainty, the expected utility model, risk aversion; insurance, portfolio and production decisions under risk.
Econ 602. Macroeconomic Analysis. (4-1) Cr. 4. S. Prereq: 301, 302, previous or concurrent enrollment in 600 and permission of Director of Graduate Studies. Neoclassical aggregate growth models; the overlapping generations model; endogenous growth models; equilibrium business cycle theories; equilibrium job search and matching; models of money; fiscal and monetary policy; income and wealth distribution.
Econ 603. Microeconomic Analysis II. (4-1) Cr. 4. S. Prereq: 601, 602 and permission of Director of Graduate Studies. General equilibrium analysis, efficiency, and welfare; market failures, externalities, and the theory of the second best; introduction to game theory; adverse selection, signaling, screening and moral hazard.
Econ 604. Advanced Macroeconomic Analysis. (4-1) Cr. 4. F. Prereq: 601, 602 and permission of Director of Graduate Studies. Topics will be selected from: new Keynesian approaches to business cycle theory; endogenously generated business cycles; models of credit and financial intermediation; mechanism design and time inconsistency issues; political economy models; heterogeneous-agent models with strategic interaction; path dependence, network effects, and lock-in; economies as evolving self-organizing systems.
Econ 605. Advanced Topics in Microeconomics. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 603, 604. Selected topics in microeconomic theory of current significance to the profession.
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Econ 653. Financial Economics. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 603, 672. Recommended: 674, Stat 551. Review of decision-making under uncertainty. Portfolio Theory. Theoretical foundations of asset valuation models: capital asset pricing model (CAPM), arbitrage pricing theory (APT), representative agent models, pricing of derivative securities. Complete and incomplete asset markets, credit markets, financial intermediaries, the role of government in the financial sector. Market frictions, crashes, bubbles. Applications of asset valuation models, with emphasis on their testable implications.
Econ 654. Advanced Topics in Financial Economics. (3-0) Cr. 3. Repeatable. Prereq: 603. Selected topics in financial economics of current significance to the profession.
Econ 655. International Trade. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 603. Theories of international trade; welfare and distributional aspects of trade and commercial policies. Optimal trade policies in the presence of domestic distortions; strategic trade policy; international trade and economic growth.
Econ 657. International Finance. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 604. The intertemporal approach to current account determination; non-traded goods and the real exchange rate; fiscal policy in the open economy; monetary approach to balance of payments and exchange rate determination; sticky price models of the open economy; exchange-rate based stabilizations; capital inflows; financial and balance of payments crises; international business cycles.
Econ 671. Econometrics I. (4-1) Cr. 4. F. Prereq: 501 and Stat 447 or 542. Probability and distribution theory for univariate and multivariate normal random variables, introduction to the theory of estimators for linear models, hypothesis testing and inference, introduction to large sample properties of estimators; derivation of common estimators and their properties for the classical and general multiple regression models, hypothesis testing, forecasting, implications of specification errors - missing data, left-out regressors, measurement error, stochastic regressors.
Econ 672. Econometrics II. (4-1) Cr. 4. S. Prereq: 671. Identification, estimation, and evaluation of systems of simultaneous equations; qualitative choice and limited dependent variable models; introduction to time series methods and applications, including alternative variance specifications.
Econ 673. Microeconometrics. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 672, 601. Econometric treatment of models arising in microeconometric applications. Methods are primarily concerned with the analysis of cross-section data. Topics may include: systems of demand equations in panel data settings, random utility models of discrete choices, production possibilities frontier estimation, and discrete/continuous models of participation and consumption.
Econ 674. Macroeconometrics. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 672, 602. Time-series econometric techniques and their application to macroeconomics and financial markets. Techniques may include GARCH and ARCH-M models, unit-root tests, nonlinear adjustment models, structural VARs, and cointegration tests.
Econ 675. Advanced Topics in Econometrics. (3-0) Cr. 3. Repeatable. Prereq: 672 or Stat 543. Advanced treatment of issues important in econometrics. Topics chosen from asymptotic theory, nonlinear estimation, Bayesian and robust econometrics, econometric time series, limited dependent variables and censored regression models, nonparametric and semiparametric methods, bootstrapping and Monte Carlo techniques, etc.
Econ 680. Advanced Resource Economics. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 603. Dynamic allocation of scarce, exhaustible, and renewable natural resources, including minerals and energy, soil, water, forests, and fish. Social versus private decisions. Market and nonmarket considerations. Technological change. Regulation. Dynamics and uncertainty.
Econ 690. Advanced Topics. Cr. 1-5. Repeatable. Satisfactory-fail only.
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1. I received some awards from fellow bloggers!
Wendy, aka Quillfeather, gave me the Kreativ Blogger award! Per the award requirements, my seven things are listed right HERE! Thanks so much, Wendy, my new New Zealand friend!
Paul Michael Murphy gave me the Silver Lining Award which is all about being positive so this post will be bursting with positivity! Thank you, Murph for the mention.
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Anita - She is a fab blogger/reviewer and cheerleader of mine (one of her posts was called An Ode to Kelly Polark - how awesome is that?). She is a positively wonderful (and wonderfully sarcastic), loyal blog buddy.
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Shelli - Shelli always has great interviews or fab links to help market us unpublished and published authors at Market My Words.
Elana - I recently discovered her blog which is packed with fun and great writerly advice! And I want to steal the cool background at the top of her blog!
Donna - Donna has uplifting posts and recently posted a poetry contest where she and another blogger critiqued each entry plus gave out a prize! See her at Word Wrangler!
2. I get Critter next! You may or may not know that Critter, created by artist Ian Sands, has been traveling around the world visiting different bloggers. Christy from Christy's Creative Space started this lil guy on his merry way and Nandini at Notes from New England is sending him to me! I will show Critter the marvels of the Midwest. I may even have to take him to a concert and teach him to headbang. We will see... Plus after Critter's visit here, I will have a contest to see where he goes next (it could be your home!).
3. I noticed I have some new follower friends! Thank you for adding my blog to your busy life! (and thanks to my regular bloggy buds too!)
4. I am having my query critiqued by my writing group tonight, plus Elana had great tips this week on her blog about queries too! I'm so happy to get my query finished this week, and I hope to send it out in early February! I'm happy and nervous...
5. Anita Laydon Miller has declared February 1 "Post a Photo of your Work Area Day." Join us on that day and post a pic of your writing workspace. Details here. And if you are really brave, don't tidy up before taking the picture!
6. I got my personal best score on Word Bubbles yesterday! Go Words!
7. I finished The Lightning Thief. I loved it! It was jam packed with action. Can't wait for the movie which opens February 12!
8. I had two great, fulfilling days as a substitute teacher at the grade school my kids attend this week. I'm so glad that I have a vocation I can ease back into. Days like these confirm why I wanted to be a teacher in the first place. And I got to have lunch with my daughter one day!
9. My pup hasn't peed on the upstairs carpet once this week! :)
10. I hope your week is happy, too! Tell me one great thing that happened this week!

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Innisfil, Ontario
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First Person: Your essays
Amateur Ontario Human Rights Commission : Get Your Act Together or Quit
In other words, an employer under the Human Rights Code must consider all work experience - Canadian and international - when assessing if someone is suitable for a job. Employers who require such experience have to make a strong case to be exempted. Here are some reasons why the OHRC decision should be repealed :
(1) The introduction that the Ontario Human Rights Commission provides to their work indicates that, in approaching the "Canadian Experience" requirement, the OHRC operated at a sloppy, ill-informed and almost amateurish level. For example, the OHRC says at the beginning of its preamble to its "Policy on Removing the Canadian Experience Barrier" that Canada is seen as a country of opportunity, peace and democratic governance and had attracted many highly-skilled immigrants who had greatly enriched Canada's culture and economy. However, Canada had "an aging population, shrinking birthrate, and shortage of skilled labour". The latter statement implies that the OHRC believes that immigration would solve problems caused by an aging population and a low birth rate. However, the federal government's own research in 1989 had shown that immigration would not. In fact, the government's research recommended that Canada find a Made in Canada solution instead of looking to immigration as a solution. So why is the OHRC saying the opposite? It seems it was content to parrot what the immigration lobby told it. It did not do its homework.
(2) The OHRC claim that Canada has a shortage of skilled labour has been repeatedly questioned. The government's claim that such a shortage exists in a number of occupations has been shown to be, if not outright fraud, then very close to it.
Currently, Canada has close to 1.6 million jobless. Even if Canada had a shortage of skilled labour, it does not have a shortage of labourers. In other words, one obvious way to get skilled workers is to make our own labourers skilled, not to import such workers. The OHRC does not even mention this option..
(3) The OHRC is incorrect in saying that immigrants had greatly enriched Canada's economy. No doubt, some had made significant contributions. However, the OHRC concludes, "Canada relies on the contributions of immigrants for its economic well-being". Again, if the OHRC had done its homework, it would have realized that The Economic Council of Canada had studied what effects immigration had had on Canada's economy in every decade since Confederation. The conclusion they reached was that immigration had not produced any significant positive benefit to Canada's economy.
So why is the OHRC saying that immigrants have greatly enriched Canada's economy and that Canada relies on immigration for its economic well-being.? Obviously, the OHRC parroted the immigration lobby instead of doing its homework.
(4) Then, unbelievable as it sounds, the OHRC says "In the modern global economy, immigrants with foreign experience can increase Canada's international competitiveness by enhancing the country's "diversity advantage." Since almost no other country has elevated "Diversity" to the level of a national goal, probably because the very idea sounds foolish, if not idiotic, where in this world is the evidence that other countries can increase their international competitiveness by enhancing the country's "diversity advantage"? Again, instead of repeating the claims made by Canada's immigration lobby, the OHRC should have tried using some common sense.
(5) The OHRC then gets into a serious problem with its reasoning. It states, "... it is a major concern when recent immigrants to Canada face high rates of both underemployment and unemployment. Statistics Canada reported that between 1991 and 2006, "the proportion of immigrants with a university degree in jobs with low educational requirements (such as clerks, truck drivers, salespersons, cashiers, and taxi drivers) increased." Even after being in Canada for fifteen years, "immigrants with a university degree are still more likely than the native-born to be in low-skilled jobs."
From this, the OHRC concludes that Ontario employers' requirement for "Canadian experience" has to be removed. Here's a fundamental that the OHRC does not understand : Canada's immigration intake should exist to serve Canada. Contrary to what the immigration lobby says, Canada's intake should not exist to serve immigrants. In other words, Canadians come first. Yes, Canada is discriminating. But Canada is doing so because if Canada does not stand up for its own people and give them preference in hiring, what country will? The OHRC should have realized that the reason many immigrants were not doing well, was probably because many should not have been brought here in the first place. Failing to get to the root of the immigrants' problem and instead making Canadian workers suffer even more demonstrates that the OHRC has not learned to think for itself.
(6) The OHRC's failure to confront Ottawa on Canada's immigration intake is outright negligence. The OHRC hypocritically holds itself up as a champion of justice by bowing to the immigration lobby and to immigrants. The point is that if the OHRC were really interested in justice, its pursuit of justice should have started with mainstream Canadians. In not admitting this, the OHRC is acknowledging that it is doing the work of the immigration lobby.
(7) When the OHRC cuts the throats of Canadians so that foreign nationals can get jobs here, it is committing a complete perversion of justice. Ironically, Human Rights organizations, in championing globalization views, are imitating the actions of the world's multinationals. Human Rights organizations are increasingly supporting a borderless world where so-called "international justice" takes precedence over national justice. In fact, marginalization of the employment needs of Canadian nationals (its mainstream population) seems to be perfectly acceptable to the OHRC.
Ontario has about 40% (13 million) of Canada's population (34 million). What it does on many fronts is often imitated in other provinces. Those actions are sometimes imitated by other countries. The example that the Ontario HRC has set on the "Canadian Experience" issue is shameful. Canada's other 9 provinces, its territories and other countries should not imitate the OHRC's amateurish, ill-informed work.
The OHRC ends their statement with a list of "Best Practices", that is, advice to others. Here's some advice (best practice) for the OHRC : Get your act together or vacate the offices you occupy.
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Is Obedience a Condition of Salvation?
"If victory and obedience were a condition of salvation, then salvation would be by works." So says Marvin Moore in the foremost Seventh-day Adventist outreach publication, Signs of the Times.1 He also states that "the condition of salvation is faith, not obedience."2 Is he right? Is he making a sound statement of the Adventist understanding of salvation? Is he making, for that matter, even a biblically sound statement about salvation?
Let's notice a fundamental presupposition in his thinking: meeting a condition = ascribing merit. We all know, of course, that the Bible clearly teaches that salvation is "by grace through faith, and that not of ourselves; it is the gift of God. Not of works, lest any man should boast."3 Therefore it is placed beyond discussion that we can have no meritorious part in the process of salvation. Upon this we all agree. But what of Moore's bizarre presupposition, that to meet a condition is to acquire merit?
Does Inspiration Agree?
Jesus answers this for us: "And behold, one came and said unto Him, 'Good Master, what good thing shall I do that I may eternal life?' And He said unto him, 'Why callest thou Me good? there is none good but One, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.'4
Was Jesus telling the rich young ruler to do something meritorious when He told him to keep the commandments? Obviously not, for salvation is "not of works, lest any man should boast." But was Jesus telling this man plainly what the condition of salvation was? If we will enter into life, is it not necessary that we obey God? Is it not necessary that we keep His commandments?
We could discuss any number of Scripture passages that would echo the teaching of Jesus in the above incident, but let's focus just a bit more on this one. What does the Holy Spirit tell us through the writings of Ellen White?
Commenting on this very incident, Mrs. White writes "In reply to this question [what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?] Jesus told him that obedience to the commandments of God was necessary if he would obtain eternal life . . . . All should consider what it means to desire heaven, and yet to turn away because of the conditions laid down."5
White's language is helpful here, as it directly contradicts Moore's assertions. She freely uses words like "necessary" and "condition" when she speaks of salvation, yet nowhere in her writings can we find the idea that by fulfilling conditions one achieves merit, a share in their own salvation. A sampling of White's remarks regarding this illustrate the language that she felt very comfortable in using on this point:
Does Obedience Only Come After Salvation?
By Moore and others it is argued that "Obedience is something we do after we are saved, not that we do in order to be saved."19 I am very concerned when in publications like Signs I read such statements. Why the accent on obedience following instead of obedience accompanying?
Is it because the presuppositions that Moore holds are at war with the biblical gospel of conventional Adventism? Conventional Adventism recognizes that the law and the gospel function together, that the law is not against us but that sin is against us. The law defines what sin is. The law never defines only by letter, but always by letter and spirit. Thus, when we consider obedience, we are inevitably weighing entire obedience, not partial.
Moore obfuscates the issues in his editorial with an attempt to project the idea that the unconverted can obey outwardly but not inwardly, and that inward obedience can only be rendered after one is saved. Inward obedience can be rendered after one is saved, this is true. But it can also be rendered in the very moment of salvation. To believe is to obey. We act on the word of Christ, and He gives us the power to obey. It all goes together. In fact, I would go so far as to say that biblically, it happens in the same event. The Bible states that what really counts is "Faith that worketh by love."20 That is, Real faith is a working faith. And obviously a working faith is a faith that empowers obedience. This obedience is not a carrot dangling just out of reach in the future somewhere beyond us, but it is an obedience that is near at hand.
Moore presents a ridiculous analogy to help prove his point. He suggests that someone who is dirty, who wants to take a shower would be stymied if the condition necessary to be fulfilled before getting into the shower would be to be clean. But this analogy doesn't fit. You see, the condition of obedience can only be met through the power of God. We may choose to act,21 but our actions require heaven's empowerment in order to come into being. No obedience at any time can be rendered apart from God's power.
No amount of washing ones' self after conversion through one's own works would have any positive impact upon one's spiritual state. What Moore really refuses to do is to permit man to do any choosing at all, because if he let's us choose, he must let us obey. And he can't allow that because in the gospel as he understands it, this would be to incorporate works into the salvation equation, and works to him mean merit. Thus, to be consistent with the structure of his evangelical soteriology, he must stand where he does.
Mr. Moore separates obedience from conversion. He insists that a saved person "must be converted, and conversion, which leads to salvation, is what makes true obedience possible."22 With no basis for his assertion he reduces obedience from a necessity to a non-necessity. He has lowered the bar considerably and tweaked the whole salvation process.
Obedience Comes in the Same Act
Would that he could see a broader picture: a gospel where faith and obedience function together (in fact, there is no other way they could function); where conditions are non merit-bearing; and where odd analogies are not needed to justify biblically groundless theories and dubious points; where we find the Bible and the Ellen G. White statements to easily harmonize with each other by taking them as they plainly read.
Unbiblical. This is the only designation that we could possibly assign to these new theories so in tune with the age and yet out of tune with authentic Adventism. Friends, when a person believes in Jesus for salvation, they are choosing to obey. The gospel "is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth."23 At the close of his gospel, John states that these things are written "that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through His name."24 If we believe, we obey in the same act. If we obey we meet the condition. If we meet the condition, we have life through His name. I like how Ellen White puts it: "In the very act of duty, God speaks and gives His blessing."25
This is something that falls into what I call the "un-difficult" category. It is not hard to understand. It is not after the act of duty, God gives obedience; it is not before the act of duty, God gives obedience; but it is "in the very act of duty" that God speaks and gives His blessing. When we reach out, willing to obey, He reaches back, enabling us to obey. It is a simultaneous occurrence.
Consider the lame man.26 Jesus walked up to him and just plain healed him on the spot. "The sick man might have said, 'Lord, if Thou wilt make me whole, I will obey Thy word.' But, no, he believed Christ's word, believed that he was made whole, and he made the effort at once; he willed to walk, and he did walk. He acted on the word of Christ, and God gave the power. He was made whole."27
Obedience does not follow faith, it comes in the same wave as faith. But... This means an altogether different gospel. There is no sliding in this gospel. Consider how this gospel plugs into the great controversy in a way that no other gospel does:
Through obedience to the commandments of God, our characters are built up in such a way that we may be safely entrusted with the gift of eternal life. Justice, truth, love, pity, forgiveness must be found in the heart of the Christian, for in His sermon on the mount Jesus said, 'Except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.'28
Our business today is not to downplay the law of God, to hold to an ill-conceived idea that never makes our position any stronger.29 The ark of God's covenant is open in heaven.30 The way into the holiest of all is standing open.31 We are heaven's currently designated agency for upholding that law. For anyone to say that obedience is not a condition in salvation is quite sad; for Seventh-day Adventists to say it is almost infinitely worse; for our publications to say it is criminal.
Adventist outreach publications should spread light, not poison, regarding salvation.
Balancing Statements
On one occassion not long ago, I attended a colloqium on Christian leadership. As the presentation unfolded it was soon apparent that the individual presenting it was bent on selling us a version of the gospel very much like the one presented in the Signs. He shared statements from the Bible and Ellen White to uphold his teaching, but left out the balancing statements. During a break I left and returned with my copy of Steps to Christ, sharing some of them with him. He claimed that he was in full agreement, but went right on teaching the conditionless gospel.
I want to close by sharing with you one of those balancing statements. But I want you to know that in some venues your ministers are being taught a "gospel" incompatible with inspired writings. Every wind is blowing. I share this to heal my church. Regular members in the pews must keep us honest. If you do not study, if you accept at face-value everything that we "clergy" say, you won't like the outcome. Hold our feet to the fire.
Consider with me, this statement:
Our only ground of hope is in the righteousness of Christ imputed to us, and in that wrought by His Spirit working in and through us.32
Our only "ground of hope" plainly has two necessary elements in it: the righteousness of Christ imputed to us is the part with which none will complain or disagree. We are all quite sure of that being necessary! But whereas the cry today is so often that "there are no conditions," it is actually the case that "there are decided conditions..." to salvation.33 "That [righteousness] wrought by His Spirit working in and through us" is the portion that is unacceptable among some in Adventism today. It means that we are changed here and now. It means that obedience matters. It means that Adventists do not share the gospel of the evangelical churches. Friends, it means that we can't go on redefining the investigative judgment as God simply affirming that we are His. The investigative judgment is a determining of our eternal salvation. It involves a process wherein "names are accepted, names rejected."34
What can we make of the statements in the Signs that "the condition of salvation is faith, not obedience," and its glaring contrast to the inspired words, "In the gift of His only begotten Son He has ensured to us eternal life upon condition of our faith and obedience?" What shall we conclude? That the Signs editor either is willingly ignorant of what the Spirit of Prophecy says, or that he doesn't care what it says? Is either option appropriate for the editor of our major outreach magazine? Nor is this an isolated incident. He announced in the June 1999 editorial that "in several recent editorials" he had been discussing these themes.
Obedience matters in the real gospel. It only gets after-the-fact lip service in the false gospel.
We are reevaluating our use of the Signs outreach magazine. If it won't teach the Biblical, Adventist gospel, then what reason is there for sending it into the community?


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Shootmania Storm (FPS game)
|Publisher: Nadeo
Website: http://www.shootmania.com
Genre: FPS
Description: Fast-paced game currently in the late alpha stage. Has already had two events (Gamers Assembly and SOPA lan). Currently played 3v3, where the attacker is alone with a rail gun vs 3 defenders with a slower weapon. Game has replay function, map/mode maker, spectate mode and active devs.
Community Info: At the moment the community consists of players who were invited during the first two alpha stages (many because of their results in other competitive games), and players who acquired the alpha through participating at Dreamhack Summer 2012. The community is both competitive and casual (with map making and general public play).
I'm not sure if ESL usually takes in games before they're released, but I don't see why not. This is a game which has already had two lan events, with a third coming soon. There will be more tournaments, and I'm sure ESL would like to participate in forming this competitive community.
|next big shooter +1
|Want to! but yet no key for me :<
|Nice idea Reacto .
The game is already really active (online cup incoming : Pure's Cup , Androit's cup powered by SteelSeries) and 3 lan already done .
|Agree with the topicstarter, ShootMania could be the next big shooter which can be played in the ESL. +1
|+1 from me !
|I love playing this game, please add it
|Announcement trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSFw4SsU4eY (this isn't 3v3 though)
since i found this game a week ago i cant stop looking at trailers and for a key. GIVE ME AN ALPHA KEY PLEASE!
|meh wantz a keyz ploxz
|be patient
Hybr1d wrote:be patient
i really hope they wont split up the community with country sections like they have done with bf3.
rly dont want to move to france to play this game, thx
|This game is truly fantastic. And for being an alpha and having all theese awsome tools to work with (ex. maptools, customizability, demo/record function and more) makes me unspeakable.
The game has already had a few lans with great prices for the game being only in alpha stage. It was featured in Dreamhack Summer 2012 together with QPAD which held a turnament in Joust mode with great prices together with a great marketing giving every person attenting Dreamhack Summer lan a alpha key to start playing right away.
And to already see teams getting together and play and orgs like Dignitas, Epsilon, H2k etc is really good.
Did I mention that this game only is an alpha stage?
Dear ESL, this game has to be featured in your catalogs of games. This game will indeed be the new BIG fps game we all have been looking for to play. This will be a rebirth for FPS gaming in a world where SC2, DOTA2 and LOL is taking a bigger an bigger market.
FPS esports needs Shootmania. ESL, what are you waiting for?
+1 for Shootmania on ESL!
|tbh its nothing cool but totally shit that those who are already progamers in other shooters can start playing this game like half a year before the others. doesnt seem fair to me but ofc its a rly good marketing, no doubt at all.
im just raging cuz i dont get an alpha key
|Alpha tester here.+1 for this amazing game!
|Awesome game.
Made for esport !
|Great game, indeed.
|If it gets a chance, this game will be huge indeed
|+1 but they better do this after the release of the game.
Like atm we do not really know which mode we're going to play?
5v5 still not released + i'm sure there are going to be alot more weapons at the release..
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PITTSBURGH, Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Westinghouse Electric Company has named Robert (Bob) D. Copp as project director for the Hematite Decommissioning Project (HDP), an initiative to clean up, decommission and complete license retirement in a safe and environmentally appropriate manner of the former Hematite fuel fabrication facility. The facility manufactured uranium fuel for the U.S. Government (including the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Department of Energy) and commercial electric power utilities.
Copp will be responsible for all project operations at the Festus, Missouri, decommissioning site and will lead the planning, mobilization and execution of the detailed HDP project plan. Copp will also proactively maintain communications with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, and local government/community organizations.
Copp has more than 40 years of nuclear facility safety, design and decommissioning experience, which includes serving as site director for decommissioning of the Dungeness A and Hinkley Point A nuclear power stations in the U.K.; manager of a high-technology wastewater treatment construction project at the Hanford Nuclear Laboratory in the state of Washington; manager of a plutonium restart project at the Rocky Flats Environmental Site in Colorado; and safety analysis expert at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station in Ukraine. Most recently, Copp served as chief executive officer of Nitrocision LLC of Idaho Falls, Idaho (USA), a supplier of a liquid nitrogen cleaning and cutting tool.
Westinghouse became the owner of the Hematite site following the purchase of the nuclear operations of ABB in April 2000. The Hematite facility was the oldest nuclear fuel manufacturing facility in the U.S. when Westinghouse ceased fuel manufacturing operations in June 2001. The NRC recently approved the site's decommissioning plan in November 2011 and site work now under way includes excavating waste burial areas, removing contaminated soil and shipping the material for off-site disposal. This phase of site operations is expected to be completed in 2013.
Westinghouse Electric Company, a group company of Toshiba Corporation (TKY:6502), is the world's pioneering nuclear energy company and is a leading supplier of nuclear plant products and technologies to utilities throughout the world. Westinghouse supplied the world's first pressurized water reactor in 1957 in Shippingport, Pa. Today, Westinghouse technology is the basis for approximately one-half of the world's operating nuclear plants, including 60 percent of those in the United States.
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Become part of America's elite all-terrain fighting force in SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs, an all-out action-adventure shooter. You are a SEAL commander who will lead his men on 17 dangerous missions, 12 of them ideal for single players. You'll use more than 30 high-tech weapons along with your SEAL training and tactical prowess to rescue hostages and hunt down terrorists, operating in sea, air, and land, day and night. Intense team-based cooperative gameplay is one of SOCOM's most impressive features, allowing for 16 players to play simultaneously with a PlayStation 2 network adapter and broadband connection.
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