ECON390
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SPECIAL TOPICS IN ECONOMICS
Course Description
The descriptions and topics of this course change from semester-to-semester, as well as from instructor-to-instructor. Prerequisite: varies with the topic offered.
ECON-390: FEDERAL OPEN MARKET COMMITTEE: The class will examine the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), including its legal mandate and history, the committee's economic reasoning, the process the committee uses to make and communicate its decisions, and will compare the FOMC to agencies in other nations. The FOMC’s (and Federal Reserve Board's) decisions through the recent financial crisis will be a special focus, as will the speed of potential "normalization" of policy in the current environment.
ECON-390: CURRENT ECONOMIC PROBLEMS: This class will provide an understanding of macroeconomic fundamentals, monetary policy, fiscal policy, and the business environment. It will further use this understanding to analyze the complexity of controversial economic issues.
ECON-390: FEDERAL OPEN MARKET COMMITTEE: The class will examine the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), including its legal mandate and history, the committee's economic reasoning, the process the committee uses to make and communicate its decisions, and will compare the FOMC to agencies in other nations. The FOMC’s (and Federal Reserve Board's) decisions through the recent financial crisis will be a special focus, as will the speed of potential "normalization" of policy in the current environment.
ECON-390: CURRENT ECONOMIC PROBLEMS: This class will provide an understanding of macroeconomic fundamentals, monetary policy, fiscal policy, and the business environment. It will further use this understanding to analyze the complexity of controversial economic issues.