ECON 614 Macroeconomics Theory

Course Description

This course provides students with a structured and analytically sound overview of how the U. S. economy functions. Measures of economic performance including productivity, price stability, economic growth, interest rates, government debt, and international trade deficits will be covered. The impact of international trade will also be discussed.

For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.

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Rationale

This course presents the powerful analytical tools that enable the student to understand the interaction of households, businesses, governments, and foreign countries in the whole economy, as well as the impact of changes in interest rates, exchange rates, monetary and fiscal policy on businesses and the economy.

Course Assignment

Textbook readings and PowerPoint presentations

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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (7)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. The student will complete 7 Discussions in this course. The student will post one thread of at least 300 words. The student must then post 1 reply of at least 150 words. For each thread, students must support their assertions with at least 1 scholarly citation in APA format. Each reply must incorporate at least 1 scholarly citation in APA format. Any sources cited must have been published within the last five years. Acceptable sources include the textbook, the Bible, etc.

Homework Assignments (7)

The student will be required to answer a set of end-of-chapter problems.

Research Paper Assignment

The student is required to write a 5-7-page, double-spaced paper (not counting the current APA formatted title and reference pages). The abstract is not needed. The research paper topic must be about a macroeconomic issue with a minimum of 3 references from published scholarly articles.

The student must email the topic and the outline of the paper to the instructor for approval before working on the paper.

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