Variant of CIP 2016 - Primary groupings

Variant of CIP 2016 - Primary groupings
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45.06 - Economics

This subseries comprises instructional program classes 45.0601 to 45.0699.

45.0601 - Economics, general

This instructional program class comprises any general program that focuses on the systematic study of the production, conservation and allocation of resources in conditions of scarcity, together with the organizational frameworks related to these processes. These programs include courses in economic theory, microeconomics and macroeconomics, comparative economic systems, money and banking systems, international economics, quantitative analytical methods, and applications to specific industries and public policy issues.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • economic sciences
    • economic studies
    • economics

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • agricultural economics(01.0103)
    • applied economics(45.0602)
    • business economics(52.0601)
    • consumer economics(19.0402)
    • development economics(45.0604)
    • econometrics(45.0603)
    • global economics(45.0605)
    • natural resource economics(03.0204)
    • pharmaceutical economics(51.2007)
    • political studies and economy(45.1004)
    • social economics(45.0699)

45.0602 - Applied economics

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the application of economic principles and analytical techniques to the study of particular industries, activities, or the exploitation of particular resources. These programs include courses in economic theory; microeconomic analysis and modelling of specific industries and commodities; the economic consequences of resource allocation decisions; regulatory and consumer factors; and the technical aspects of specific subjects as they relate to economic analysis.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • applied economics
    • behavioural and experimental economics
    • industrial economics

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • business economics(52.0601)
    • econometrics(45.0603)
    • economics(45.0601)
    • international economics(45.0605)

45.0603 - Econometrics and quantitative economics

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the systematic study of mathematical and statistical analysis of economic phenomena and problems. These programs include courses in economic statistics, optimization theory, cost/benefit analysis, price theory, economic modelling, and economic forecasting and evaluation.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • econometrics
    • mathematical economics
    • quantitative economics

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • applied economics(45.0602)
    • applied statistics(27.0501)
    • mathematical sciences(27.0301)
    • mathematical statistics(27.0502)
    • operations research(14.3701)

45.0604 - Development economics and international development

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the systematic study of the economic development process and its application to the problems of specific countries and regions. These programs include courses in economic development theory, industrialization, land reform, infrastructural development, investment policy, the role of governments and business in development, international development organizations, and the study of social, health, and environmental influences on economic development.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • community economic development
    • development economics
    • economic development
    • international development
    • international development studies

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • applied economics(45.0602)
    • international business(52.1101)
    • international economics(45.0605)
    • international finance(52.0806)
    • international public policy(44.0504)
    • regional and urban development(04.0301)

45.0605 - International economics

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the systematic study and analysis of international commercial behaviour and trade policy. These programs include courses in international trade theory, tariffs and quotas, commercial policy, trade factor flows, international finance and investment, currency regulation and trade exchange rates and markets, international trade negotiation, and international payments and accounting policy.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • global economics
    • international economics

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • economics(45.0601)
    • international business(52.1101)
    • international development studies(45.0604)
    • international finance(52.0806)
    • international public policy(44.0504)
    • international studies(30.2001)

45.0699 - Economics, other

This instructional program class comprises any program not listed above that relates to Economics.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • history of economics
    • social economics

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • economics(45.0601)
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