This course is an introduction to the major schools of thought concerning the overall performance of capitalist economies. We focus on economic growth, business cycles, unemployment and inflation. Grades are based on two mid-term exams and a two part final exam.
All exams are multiple choice.
I will take your three highest scores from the four exams. You are expected to do the reading when it is assigned. Discussion questions will be distributed each week to guide your reading and to make our class time more productive. I will pose some of these questions as a jumping off place for class discussion. If you have the correct answer I will add two points to your semester grade.