Austin Community College

FY 2009 Course Descriptions

Economics

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ECON 2301 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS (3-3-0). Deals with consumers as a whole, producers as a whole, the effects of government spending and taxation, and the monetary policy of the Federal Reserve. Macroeconomics is concerned with unemployment, inflation and the business cycle.

Principles of Macroeconomics Honors - Please contact the Honors Department at 223-3255 or honors@austincc.edu for additional information. Skills: G ( ) Course Type: T

ECON 2302 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (3-3-0). Deals with the interactions between individual households and business firms. The concepts of supply and demand will be studied; students will learn what these concepts mean, how they operate, and how prices are determined. Market structure, market failure and income distribution will also be considered.

Principles of Microeconomics Honors - Please contact the Honors Department at 223-3255 or honors@austincc.edu for additional information. Skills: G ( ) Course Type: T

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Course Descriptions as of August 29, 2008 04:23am
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