BA 2008 - Macroeconomics

This course provides students with a background to understand the nature, forces, behaviors and institutions that comprise the U.S. economic system. The student is introduced to economic thinking, concepts, principles, laws and models found in the field of macroeconomics. Students explore macroeconomics through topics and their related issues. Some topics studied are: economic systems, market systems, demand and supply, functions of private and public sectors in the U.S. economy, National Income Accounting, Business Cycle: unemployment, inflation, and growth, Employment Theory, Fiscal Policy, money and banking and monetorism.

3 hours Lecture and Discussion
3 credits