MACROECONOMIC POLICY
Addresses current issues in modern macroeconomic policymaking. Topics include: fiscal and monetary policy, financial and sovereign debt crisis, and financial regulation.
Topics
- fiscal and monetary policy
- financial and sovereign debt crisis
- and financial regulation
Topics explicitly listed in official catalogue description
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: ( ECON 301 or 311 ), ( ECON 302 or 312 ), and ECON 310 ; or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze the impact of policy and other factors on macroeconomic outcomes. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Apply models to investigate origins of – and solutions to -- current macroeconomic problems. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Evaluate empirical evidence in order to differentiate between competing theories of macroeconomic behavior. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze the impact of policy and other factors on macroeconomic outcomes. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Apply models to investigate origins of – and solutions to -- current macroeconomic problems. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Evaluate empirical evidence in order to differentiate between competing theories of macroeconomic behavior. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027