ECO 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics: GT-SS1

Credits: 3(3-0)

Focuses on the study of the national economy, emphasizing business cycles and long-run growth trends. Explores how macroeconomic performance is measured, including Gross Domestic Product and labor market indicators. Examines the saving-investment relationship and its relationship to Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand. Discusses money and banking, international trade, fiscal and monetary policy. Explores the macroeconomic role of the public sector. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS1 category. Prerequisite(s): Accuplacer RC 80 or higher or SS 95 or higher, or ACT English 18 or ACT Reading 17, or SAT Evidenced Based Read/Write 470, or successful completion of CCR 092 with grade of SC or higher.