Fundamentals of Macroeconomics

This course in macroeconomics provides the student with a broadappreciation of the concepts and methodology of macroeconomics as a context for the technical managerial curriculum. This course examines national output and income; equilibrium in the economy; employment and prices; fiscal, monetary and industrial policy formulation and their related issues of economic theory. This course will view macroeconomics through the lens of the American political economy and its global impact. Students will be expected to present and discuss the readings and current macroeconomic events and the public discourse concerning those events. It will be geared to students with an adequate background in economics and an appreciation of the American economy, and is designed to further their skills and knowledge in integrating economics and finance into their portfolio of analytical, communication and presentation skills.