Overview
Description
Intermediate analysis of how markets and governments interact to determine an economy’s output, employment, income, interest rate, wage, price, and trade balance levels over time.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- MATH 176 or higher
ECON 103HON 220ECON 261IS 101MATH 176
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): ECON 103 or HON 220; ECON 261; IS 101; MATH 176 or higher.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall and Spring
Terms
fall, spring
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate knowledge of basic historical facts about U.S. macroeconomic performance.
- explain many macroeconomic facts using standard economic models.
- use social science understanding, both in the form of formal models and in the form of informal theory, to evaluate various macroeconomics policies.