Northeastern
State University Department of
Accounting and Finance
Isaac DiIanni Business
and Technology Building, Room 115
:: diianni@nsuok.edu
I
am an Assistant Professor of Economics in the Department of
Accounting and Finance at Northeastern State University in
Tahlequah, Oklahoma. I
have a Ph.D. in economics from George Mason University. My areas of interest include
Law and Economics, Public Economics, and Computational
Agent-based Modeling.
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Course Information
Principles of Microeconomics The lectures and readings in this course are designed to
familiarize students with the fundamentals of microeconomic
theory. The central focus of the course is on understanding the
process of price formation in a free exchange economy. Market
institutions such as the firm, advertising, profit/loss mechanism,
speculation, and property rights are explored for their role in
the coordination of economic activity.
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Principles of
Macroeconomics
The lectures and readings in this course are designed to
familiarize students with the fundamentals of macroeconomic
theory. The central focus of the course is on understanding the
process of price formation in a free exchange economy. Market
institutions such as the price system, the monetary system, and
financial intermediaries are explored for their role in the
coordination of economic activity. Finally, the basic principles
will be applied to an understanding of economic issues such as
inflation, unemployment, national income, economic growth, and the
business cycle.
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Money and Banking This course is designed to familiarize students with the fundamentals of economic theory as it applies to monetary and banking institutions. It will focus on the economic dynamics (information and transaction costs) that have propelled the historical evolution of money, credit, and financial intermediation from the ancient world to the present. Related financial institutions such as bond, stock, and insurance markets are also explored. In addition, the course will cover the structure of the Federal Reserve System, bank regulation,
and the mechanics of the international monetary framework. ::Course resources (Password required)
Government and Business This
course is designed to familiarize students with the application of
economic theory to a wide variety of public policy issues.Price controls, competition policy, labor policy, consumer
protection legislation, and environmental regulation will all be
explored.In addition, the nature of the state and its relationship
to individual citizens will be examined from a constitutional
perspective. ::Course resources (Password required)
The American Enterprise System The
course provides an overview of the development of the American
System and the capitalistic institutions and ideologies, private
property, profit motive, and enlightened self-interest which have
contributed uniquely to the growth and productivity of the
American Enterprise system. The approach is non-technical, for the
business major or any student who desires an overview of past and
future trends of American entrepreneurial ideology.
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Managerial Economics This
course focuses on the application of economic reasoning and
analysis to business decision-making. Topics include demand
and supply analysis, estimation of demand by firms, pricing and
non-price competition in contested markets, game-theoretic
perspectives on business strategy, and other topics of interest.
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