ECON 212 Macroeconomic Analysis3 hours credit –A study and application of macroeconomic analysis; includes gross national product, national income, consumption, investment, inflation, and economic growth and development, and international applications.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of the Course students should, at a minimum, be able to demonstrate:
- An understanding of the core principles of macroeconomics and the application of these principles to explaining aggregate economic outcomes and human behavior in everyday situations.
- An understanding of the economic way of thinking and the ability to apply the economic way of thinking to everyday decisions.
- An understanding of the methodology of economics and its limitations.
- An understanding of what makes economies grow over time and how this leads to increases in the standard of living for individuals.
- An understanding of the role of diversity in macroeconomics as well as the differences in the impact of policies and outcomes based on genders, races and socioeconomic status.