Long-run economic growth and short-run economic fluctuations. Focus on the macroeconomic tools of government: fiscal policy (spending and taxes) and monetary policy, and their effects on growth, employment, and inflation. Prerequisites: ECON 50. Students should enroll in the lecture section ONLY. Discussion sections will be assigned later. Department consent is required for the discussion section enrollment.
5 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit · GER: WAY-SI
Long-run economic growth and short-run economic fluctuations. Focus on the macroeconomic tools of government: fiscal policy (spending and taxes) and monetary policy, and their effects on growth, employment, and inflation. Prerequisites: ECON 50. Students should enroll in the lecture section ONLY. Discussion sections will be assigned later. Department consent is required for the discussion section enrollment.
Offered in Autumn 2025, Spring 2026 at Stanford University.