| Course Title: Introductory Economics |
| Start Date: 01/23/2023 End Date: 05/08/2023 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2023 |
| 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 |
| James Hartley | 413-538-2566 | jhartley@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/23/2023 - 05/08/2023 | Lecture | Monday and Wednesday | 03:15PM - 04:30PM | SKNR - Skinner Hall | 216 | 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: 15 | Available: 13 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Essentials of Economics (10th edition) Author: Mankiw, Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780357723166 Publisher: Cengage |
Required | 125.00 |
| Title: How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter about Visual Information Author: Cairo, Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780393358421 Publisher: |
Required | 17.00 |
| Title: Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology Author: Miller, Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781982172008 Publisher: |
Required | 25.00 |
| Title: Ways and Means: Lincoln and His Cabinet and the Financing of the Civil War Author: Lowenstein, Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780735223554 Publisher: |
Required | 22.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: For the Mankiw textbook, either the 9th edition or the 10th edition is fine |