| Course Title: Introductory Economics |
| Start Date: 01/21/2020 End Date: 05/05/2020 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2020 |
| Description: Introduction to economic issues and the tools that economists use to study those issues: supply and demand, decision making by consumers and firms, market failures, economic output and growth, fiscal and monetary policy in relation to unemployment and inflation, and international economics. Topics include both the study of markets and the need for public policy/government action to address market failures. |
| Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Lucas Wilson | 413-538-2432 | lbwilson@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/21/2020 - 05/05/2020 | Lecture | Monday and Wednesday | 01:30PM - 02:45PM | CLAP - Clapp Laboratory | 306 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| NXNPO0001 | NXNPO: Nexus in Nonprofit Organizations | This course is approved for the Nonprofit Organizations Nexus track. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 28 | Enrollment: 24 | Available: 4 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Understanding Capitalism: Competition, Command, Change Author: Bowles, Edwards, Roosevelt, Larudee, Sam, Rick, Frank, Mehrene Copyright: 2018 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Oxford University Press |
Required | 84.00 |
| Title: The Entrepreneurial State Author: Mazzucatto, Mariana Copyright: 2015 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781610396134 Publisher: Public Affairs |
Required | 17.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |