# Introductory Economics

## ECON-1200

This course is designed to introduce a wide variety of concepts and applications in the broad subject of economics, economics being the study of people’s choices. Traditionally, these choices have been framed as how to best employ scarce resources to produce goods and services and distribute them for consumption. To describe these choices the cause will introduce the concepts of opportunity cost, demand and supply theory, and market structures. It will consider the role of government in making resource allocation choices. Students will also study important macroeconomic data such as gross domestic product, economic growth rates, inflation, and unemployment. Additionally, studied will be the role of money and banking in the economy and short-run events such as recessions and expansions. Overall, the course will provide the student with an encompassing view of how economic principles and concepts relate to the broader economy and society.

4 credits Introductory Level Course
Prereqs:
none

# Past Term Data
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2018 | Introductory Economics (4c) Sarah Marsden Greene Seats Taken: 325/600 | Introductory Economics (4c) Sarah Marsden Greene Seats Taken: 7/100 |  |
2017 | Introductory Economics (4c) Sarah Marsden Greene Seats Taken: 368/565 | Introductory Economics (4c) Sarah Marsden Greene Seats Taken: 10/100 |  | Introductory Economics (4c) Sarah Marsden Greene Seats Taken: 481/600
2016 | Introductory Economics (4c) Theresa Marie Sommer Sarah Marsden Greene Seats Taken: 410/565 | Introductory Economics (4c) Michael J Kalsher Sarah Marsden Greene Seats Taken: 3/19 |  | Introductory Economics (4c) Sarah Marsden Greene Seats Taken: 503/625
2015 | Introductory Economics (4c) Theresa Marie Sommer Sarah Marsden Greene Seats Taken: 324/368 | Introductory Economics (4c) Michael J Kalsher Sarah Marsden Greene Seats Taken: 6/19 |  | Introductory Economics (4c) Sarah Marsden Greene Seats Taken: 415/600
2014 | Introductory Economics (4c) Shawn Everett Kantor Sarah Marsden Greene Seats Taken: 325/570 |  | Introductory Economics (4c) Sumant Kumar Rai Sarah Marsden Greene Seats Taken: 361/472
2013 | Introductory Economics (4c) Robert W. Jones Shawn Everett Kantor Sarah Marsden Greene Seats Taken: 320/328 |  | Introductory Economics (4c) Sarah Marsden Greene Shawn Everett Kantor Seats Taken: 408/580
2012 | Introductory Economics (4c) Lester C. Hadsell Surendra Raj Devkota Robert W. Jones Sarah Marsden Greene Seats Taken: 304/355 | Introductory Economics (4c) Robert W. Jones Seats Taken: 0/20 |  | Introductory Economics (4c) Sarah Marsden Greene Robert W. Jones Seats Taken: 320/320
2011 | Introductory Economics (4c) Lester C. Hadsell Robert W. Jones Richard Brescia Sarah Marsden Greene Seats Taken: 293/355 | Introductory Economics (4c) Robert W. Jones Seats Taken: 8/20 |  | Introductory Economics (4c) Surendra Raj Devkota Lester C. Hadsell Sarah Marsden Greene Robert W. Jones Seats Taken: 349/360
2010 | Introductory Economics (4c) Kevin Jack Robert W. Jones Richard Brescia Sarah Marsden Greene Seats Taken: 339/355 | Introductory Economics (4c) Robert W. Jones Seats Taken: 3/20 |  | Introductory Economics (4c) Lester C. Hadsell Richard Brescia Sarah Marsden Greene Robert W. Jones Seats Taken: 323/360
2009 | Introductory Economics (4c) Robert W. Jones Richard Brescia Sarah Marsden Greene Seats Taken: 278/290 | Introductory Economics (4c) Roxana Julia Seats Taken: 9/20 |  | Introductory Economics (4c) Richard Brescia Sarah Marsden Greene Kevin Jack Robert W. Jones Seats Taken: 324/335
2008 | Introductory Economics (4c) Robert W. Jones Qingbin Wang Seats Taken: 209/200 |  | Introductory Economics (4c) Robert W. Jones Sarah Marsden Greene Richard Brescia Seats Taken: 229/224
2007 | Introductory Economics (4c) Roxana Julia David I. Stern Robert W. Jones Lester C. Hadsell Seats Taken: 261/262 |  | Introductory Economics (4c) Qingbin Wang Robert W. Jones Seats Taken: 236/242
2006 | Introductory Economics (4c) Robert W. Jones David I. Stern Seats Taken: 112/120 |  | Introductory Economics (4c) Roxana Julia Lester C. Hadsell Robert W. Jones Seats Taken: 272/279
2005 | Introductory Economics (4c) Raluca Ioana Iorgulescu Robert W. Jones Seats Taken: 148/160 |  | Introductory Economics (4c) Lester C. Hadsell Seats Taken: 36/40
2004 | Introductory Economics (4c) John M. Polimeni Raluca Ioana Iorgulescu Robert W. Jones Seats Taken: 131/140 |  | Introductory Economics (4c) Raluca Ioana Iorgulescu Robert W. Jones Roxana Julia Gregory P. Stella Seats Taken: 217/281
2003 | Introductory Economics (4c) John M. Polimeni Robert W. Jones Surendra Raj Devkota Seats Taken: 180/210 |  | Introductory Economics (4c) Robert W. Jones John M. Polimeni Raluca Ioana Iorgulescu Seats Taken: 187/210
2002 | Introductory Economics (4c) Julie Ann Gustanski Jon Erickson Quentin Marc Duroy Seats Taken: 119/142 |  | Introductory Economics (4c) John M. Polimeni Robert W. Jones Surendra Raj Devkota Seats Taken: 147/160
2001 | Introductory Economics (4c) Peter Holmes Kobos Stephen Z. Onyeiwu Seats Taken: 73/80 |  | Introductory Economics (4c) Quentin Marc Duroy Robert W. Jones Seats Taken: 67/70
2000 | Introductory Economics (4c) Andrew Paul Bahn Quentin Marc Duroy Romesh K Diwan Stephen Z. Onyeiwu Jon Erickson Seats Taken: 169/301 |  | Introductory Economics (4c) Quentin Marc Duroy Paul M Hohenberg Peter Holmes Kobos Andrew Paul Bahn Stephen Z. Onyeiwu Seats Taken: 144/150
1999 | Introductory Economics (4c) Stephen Z. Onyeiwu John M Gowdy Romesh K Diwan Jon Jay Erickson Seats Taken: 211/360 |  | Introductory Economics (4c) Kathleen M. Helfrich Sabine O'Hara Quentin Marc Duroy Romesh K Diwan John F Tomer Seats Taken: 223/264
1998 |  |  | Introductory Economics (4c) Kathleen M. Helfrich Evelyn L. Wright Melinda Kristine Kane Sabine O'Hara Romesh K Diwan Stephen Z. Onyeiwu Seats Taken: 141/220