Current Macroeconomic Issues

ECONOMICS 448W

Review and extension of macroeconomic models from Econ 4021 from a comparative perspective and use of these models to analyze current macroeconomic and policy issues. Topics include recession and recovery, long-term growth, saving and social security, investment, and monetary policy. Multiple writing assignments that emphasize critical analysis of theoretical perspectives and readings applied to current macroeconomic topics. Writing will be revised to improve logical structure, clarity, and style. Enrollment limited to 15 students with priority given to senior economics majors. Prerequisite: Econ 4021. All students who pre-register will be put on the wait list. Students will receive an email immediately after pre-registration requesting more information.
Course Attributes: EN S; AS SSC; AS WI I; FA SSC; AR SSC

Section 01

Current Macroeconomic Issues
INSTRUCTOR: Fazzari
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