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Credit by exam. The theoretical principles of the economy as a whole; includes national income determination, inflation, unemployment, fiscal policy, monetary policy, and open-economy macroeconomics.

Prerequisite: ECON 205. Credit by exam. This course examines the theoretical principles that underlie the behavior of individuals, households, business enterprises and governments in the day-to-day functioning of domestic and international markets. It focuses on competitive and noncompetitive market outcomes and market failures. Issues relating to international trade, environment, and global economy are also addressed.

Prerequisites: MATH 099 or Level II placement on Basic Math skills inventory or permission of the instructor. Not open to students who have received credit for MATH 112, MATH 112W, MATH 213, PSY 211 or SOC 261. This course will introduce descriptive statistics, probability, discrete and continuous distributions, correlations, and linear regressions. Completing this course will give students the solid grounding in statistics necessary to successfully complete upper-level economics and management courses.

This course is a general topics course in economics, allowing faculty and students to study particular topics of interest.