Marketplace Trends

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to 4.00. Provide students with an understanding of microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts that are applicable to business decisions. Emphasis is on how markets and the overall economy work and how they impact the performance of the enterprise. Time is devoted to understanding how decisions made by public policymakers affect the economic climate and thus, the firm’s financial performance. International trade topics are included in the discussions which begin with a review of supply and demand, interest rates, foreign exchange, money and banking, and competition and monopoly. The course also emphasizes the integration of theory, data, and judgment in the analysis of corporate decisions and public policy, and in the assessment of changing domestic and international business environments. Course Learning Outcomes 1. Predict the impact on prices, interest rates, and exchange rates arising from changes in underlying market fundamentals. 2. Quantify the impact on demand arising from changes in demand fundamentals and how these impact enterprise performance. 3. Evaluate the content of macroeconomic data. 4. Identify the components of our macro economy’s expenditures. 5. Model the macro economy using aggregate demand and supply functions. 6. Evaluate public policy decision-making both domestically and globally. View Class Schedule