Course Outcomes
Econ 381 students will be able to
- Demonstrate an understanding of the nature and construction of key macroeconomic data;
- Demonstrate an understanding of the connection between microeconomics and macroeconomics;
- Demonstrate an understanding of standard models of
- economic growth
- long-run macroeconomic behavior
- short-run macroeconomic behavior
- Use these models to analyze the macroeconomic effects of monetary and fiscal policy changes as well as other economic shocks;
- Use these models to interpret historical and current events; and
- Demonstrate an understanding of issues regarding the value and limitations of monetary and fiscal policy.