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Class number:
2971
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Title: Current Macro Issues |
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Department: Economics |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Lecture |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 29 |
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Current enrollment: 23 |
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Available seats: 6 |
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Start date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 |
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End date: Friday, May 8, 2026 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: MW: 8:30AM-9:45AM, MC - 225 |
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Instructor(s): Alvarez, Armando |
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Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: C- or better in Economics 101. |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Social Sciences Requirement |
Course Description:
Is all well with modern macroeconomics? Recent events have raised many questions for macroeconomists about the way the economy works and the design of macroeconomic policy. This course examines a variety of contemporary macroeconomic issues from competing theoretical perspectives. Topics could include a variety of recent issues in macroeconomics, for example but not necessarily limited to: post-COVID-19 inflation, the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and its connection with financial instability, the potential implications of tariffs on international trade, and public debt in developed and developing countries. |