Economics For Business I –

eco360

(3 credits)

This course provides students with the basic theories, concepts, terminology, and uses of macroeconomics. Students learn practical applications for macroeconomics in their personal and professional lives through assimilation of fundamental concepts and analysis of actual economic events.

This undergraduate-level course is weeks. To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.

Topics and Objectives

Fiscal Policy
- Examine how fiscal policy affects Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
- Assess the interaction of inflation, unemployment, and the business cycle.
- Distinguish between the assumptions that underlie the Keynesian and Classical economic theories.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of changes in fiscal policies using Keynesian and Classical models.
Fundamentals of Economics
- Differentiate between movement along and shift of the supply and demand curves.
- Analyze how the circular flow diagram illustrates the interaction of households, government, and business.
- Illustrate market equilibrium using supply and demand curves.
International Trade
- Explain how foreign exchange rates influence international trade.
- Explain how domestic, monetary, and fiscal policies affect international trade.
- Analyze how international trade and trade restrictions influence global and national economies.
Monetary Policy
- Analyze factors that influence general and specific interest rates.
- Delineate the role of the Federal Reserve System in designing and implementing U.S. monetary policies.
- Illustrate the creation of money using the money multiplier effect.
- Analyze the monetary policy tools the Federal Reserve uses to regulate the money supply.
Politics, Deficits, and Debt
- Evaluate the economic effects of deficits and surpluses on the national economy.
- Evaluate the historical record for the U.S.deficit, surplus, and debt.
- Examine why the national debt needs to be measured relative to national assets

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Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.

Economics For Business I –

eco360

Fiscal Policy

Fundamentals of Economics

International Trade

Monetary Policy

Politics, Deficits, and Debt

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