| Course ID: | ECON 2105E. 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 2105, ECON 2105H |
| Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
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 |