Prerequisites: Sophomore standing; minimum grade of C- in ECON 201 or ECON 201H; ECON 202 or ECON 202H; and one of the following: MATH 130, MATH 131, or MATH 161.
This course develops the framework used by economists in government, business and academia to analyze the key determinants of economic growth, the business cycle, unemployment, inflation, the level of interest and exchange rates, as well as explaining how all these variables are influenced by monetary and fiscal policy.
Outcomes: The students are able to understand and critically analyze business cycles, financial market fluctuations, and to study inflation and unemployment policies.
This course develops the framework used by economists in government, business and academia to analyze the key determinants of economic growth, the business cycle, unemployment, inflation, the level of interest and exchange rates, as well as explaining how all these variables are influenced by monetary and fiscal policy.
Outcomes: The students are able to understand and critically analyze business cycles, financial market fluctuations, and to study inflation and unemployment policies.