| Course ID: | ECON 2105. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Principles of Macroeconomics |
Course
Description: | Explanations of economic growth and the business cycle, aimed at shedding light on economy-wide problems such as inflation and unemployment, with special attention to the role played by monetary and fiscal policies. |
| Oasis Title: | Principles of Macroeconomics |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in ECON 2105H, ECON 2105E |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | Macroeconomics is the study of how choices made by people, firms, and governments
affect the aggregate national and global economies. Macroeconomics topics include
national income, unemployment, money, inflation, economic growth, business cycles,
and monetary and fiscal policy. This course enables students to understand and
analyze many important contemporary macroeconomic policy debates. |
| Topical Outline: | Overview of Economics
Supply and Demand
Markets
Measuring Production and the Standard of Living
Employment and Unemployment
Price Levels
Economic Growth
Investment, Saving, and Interest Rates
The Monetary System
Economic Fluctuations
Monetary Policy
Fiscal Policy
Global Economics: Trade and Finance |