ECON 102H - Principles of Macroeconomics

3 Units
Recommended prior coursework: MATH 140. An introduction to macroeconomics. Topics include supply, demand and equilibrium; economic growth and the international distribution of income; unemployment, inflation and aggregate demand and supply; the monetary system and the role of the Federal Reserve; government spending, taxation and fiscal policy as a means of managing the macroeconomy; and topics of current economic interest. Emphasis on the quantitative models of problem-solving skills. Students are required to identify an economic issue to explore as their research topic and present their findings and possible policy changes to resolve the issues to an evaluation committee.
University scholars program students only; May not be audited