American Eco Hist Since 1860

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This course focuses on the growth and development of the U.S. economy following the Civil War, emphasizing key economic events, factors, and explanations. Basic economic theory provides the framework for examining the causes and consequences of the rise of big business and big government, fiscal and monetary policies, technological change, education and immigration policies, changes in income inequality, and changes in labor and capital markets. Students learn how the study of economic history applies to the analysis of present-day events. Junior Standing required.