This course provides an overview of macroeconomics for public policy. It builds on skills and concepts introduced in the statistics, microeconomics and program evaluation summer courses. We will introduce concepts around international trade, monetary and fiscal policies, business cycles as well as economic growth. Within the course, the segment on international trade will highlight the importance of the global economy. At the completion of this course students will be able to analyze and discuss how public policy interacts with the broader economy and how changes in the global economic conditions impact the economy as a whole.
Summer Sequence 2