Principles of Macroeconomics

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This beginning course focuses on the economy as a whole and how it affects individuals and businesses. With an emphasis on contemporary issues, the course covers the essentials of the market system, alternative economic systems, macroeconomic indicators including GDP, employment, and inflation, business cycles, the money and banking system, fiscal and monetary policy, international trade, and the economic issues of developing nations. The goal of the course is to help students understand current national and international economic issues and the impacts of government economic policies both within our own nation and abroad.