2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

EC 303 Seminar on U.S. Economy & Monetary Policy

This is a one-credit course to learn about U.S. macroeconomics aspects and monetary policy implementation by the Federal Reserve Bank. Selected students will participate in the Fed Challenge competition held in November by the Eastern Economic Association with partnership of New York Federal Reserve Bank. Students learn to work in a team environment, conduct research in macroeconomics, write short papers on economic topics, and conduct data analysis to make graphs and tables. In addition, they also learn how to make PowerPoint presentations and give presentations in front of audience. The course is open to Business Economics and/or Finance majors only.

Credits

1

Prerequisite

EC 203 Principles of Macroeconomics