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Determinants of national output, employment, and price level; inflation and unemployment; fiscal and monetary policy.
This course is designed as an introductory survey of economy-wide phenomena such as inflation and unemployment, as well as determinants of national output, employment, and the general price level. The role of monetary and fiscal policy will be surveyed and applied via macroeconomic theory.
Upon completion of the course, the student should:
This course is approved for Validation by Education Experience (VEE) by the Society of Actuaries (SOA).
If you should have any questions about this course offering, please contact Director of Online Studies in Economics, Niroj Bhattarai, for more information.
This course meets the All-University Core Curriculum (AUCC) requirements for Social/Behavioral Sciences (Category 3C) and is approved under gtPathways in the content area of Economic or Political Systems (GT-SS1).
ECON 202/AREC 202 (Principles of Microeconomics) or AREC 202/ECON 202 (Agricultural and Resource Economics (GT-SS1)); MATH 117 (College Algebra in Context I) or MATH 118 (College Algebra in Context II) or MATH 127 (Precalculus (GT-MA1)) or MATH 141 (Calculus in Management Sciences) or MATH 155 (Calculus for Biological Scientists I) or MATH 160 (Calculus for Physical Scientists I)
Prerequisites: college algebra, introductory microeconomics.
Please check the CSU Bookstore for textbook information. Textbook listings are available at the CSU Bookstore about 3 weeks prior to the start of the term.