Macroeconomics for Business Leaders

Catalog description

This course endows current and future business leaders with the knowledge needed to understand the macroeconomic environment they inhabit. It first illustrates the indicators used to analyze trends in economic activity, inflation, and labor market dynamics. The topics discussed include the business cycle, monetary and fiscal policy, the future of long-run economic growth, and income differences across countries. Case studies focus on how to respond, as a business, in a changing macroeconomic environment.