Applied Macroeconomics

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

In Applied Macroeconomics, the student learns and applies major theories of economic growth, business cycles, unemployment, inflation and monetary policy. The material covers the theories in enough detail to allow for their quantitative application to current and historical macroeconomic problems. All students will write and revise a short policy memo and a longer research paper. For the latter, the student will learn techniques for the collection and organization of archival data.