Introduction to Macroeconomics
X3 (3 semester units in Economics)
An elective in the Certificate Program in Business Administration, Business Essentials and M.B.A. concentrationsThis course introduces basic concepts and tools used in macroeconomic analysis: the theory, measurement, and determination of national income; business cycles; the multiplier; fiscal policy, budget deficits, and the national debt; aggregate supply and aggregate demand; policy; exchange rates and balance of payments accounts; and stabilization policy for unemployment and inflation. Courses X2 and X3 may be taken concurrently.
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LARRY O'CONNELL, M.A., M.S., M.B.A., has more than 25 years of experience in business, government, and nonprofit organizations. In addition to his work as the project manager for major infrastructure projects, including a nuclear power plant, he has prepared multi-million-dollar capital and operating budgets for long-range projects and allocated monetary resources in the corporate sector and governmental sectors. He serves on several nonprofit boards and provides literacy training courses to underserved high-school students in concert with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. He has taught 20-plus years at the university level and has master's degrees in economics, management and technology. Currently, he is pursuing doctoral studies.
- Online course: Internet access required
- Enroll anytime: You have 6 months to complete
- $715 (EDP 877670)
Proctored final exam
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Textbook(s) for this course:
Macroeconomics: Principles, Problems, and Policies
Author: Campbell R. McConnell, Stanley L. Brue, Sean M. Flynn
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Edition: 18th
Publication Year: 2009
ISBN: 0077354230
Sections closed for enrollment
Thurs. June 4, Berkeley
LALL RAMRATTAN, Ph.D., is an economist with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in San Francisco.NOTE: This class is closed. For information about related courses, contact your academic department.
- $650 (EDP 315333)
Note: Class on June 4 only meets in Dwinelle Hall; all other classes will meet in Room 103 of the Genetics and Plant Biology Building.
Wed. Sept. 2, Berkeley
REGGIE MURRAY, B.S.EE., M.B.A., Ed.D., has a bachelor's degree from UCLA, and M.B.A. and Ed.D. degrees from Pepperdine University. Recently, he served as CEO of an international children's charity based in Dublin, Ireland. As an early employee at two Silicon Valley start-ups and a founder of another, he has 25 years of experience in the high-tech industry serving in a variety of senior management roles.
- 15 meetings
- Sept. 2 to Dec. 16: Wed., 6:30-9:30 pm (no meetings Nov. 11 and Nov. 25); also
Oct. 10: Sat., 9 am-12 pm
- Berkeley: Room 212, UC Berkeley Extension, 1995 University Ave.
- $675 (EDP 311431)
