Override Procedures for Economics 101 and 102: Please contact Shannon Dewolf for details in the Undergraduate Economics Office (158 Lorch Hall, 763-9242). Office hours for Fall Term will be Monday-Friday 8:00-12:30 and 1-4:30. Shannon Dewolf will be available to answer questions about the Economics concentration requirements, college or department policies and procedures, and general university information. Students can schedule advising appointments by calling or stopping by the office.
Credits: (4; 3 in the half-term).
Course Homepage: http://econ.lsa.umich.edu/classes/Econ101_100_200
Economics 101 examines the microeconomics of capitalism – the behavior of households and businesses and the generation of prices and outputs in markets. Specific topics in Economics 101 include: supply and demand; the differences between competition and monopoly; labor markets and discrimination; the distribution of incomes and poverty; environmental problems and policies; and government taxation and expenditure issues. Economics 101 is the first part of the two-term introduction to economics – the second part (Economics 102, for which Economics 101 is a prerequisite) examines macroeconomics. Prerequisites for 101: high school algebra and geometry and a willingness to use them. The course format consists of large lectures taught by the professor and one small one-and-a-half-hour section meeting per week taught by a graduate student instructor. Hour Exams: Thursday, October 14th & Wednesday, November 3rd, 6:00 – 8:00pm
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Credits: (4; 3 in the half-term).
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Economics 101 examines the microeconomics of capitalism – the behavior of households and businesses and the generation of prices and outputs in markets. Specific topics in Economics 101 include: supply and demand; price controls; competition and efficiency; the differences between competition and monopoly; labor markets; environmental problems and policies; and government taxation and expenditure issues. Economics 101 is the first part of the two-term introduction to economics – the second part (Economics 102, for which Economics 101 is a prerequisite) examines macroeconomics. Prerequisites for 101: high school algebra and geometry and a willingness to use them. The course format consists of large lectures taught by the professor and one small one-and-a-half-hour section meeting per week taught by a graduate student instructor.
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Credits: (4; 3 in the half-term).
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Economics 101 examines the microeconomics of capitalism – the behavior of households and businesses and the generation of prices and outputs in markets. Specific topics in Economics 101 include: supply and demand; the differences between competition and monopoly; labor markets and discrimination; the distribution of incomes and poverty; environmental problems and policies; and government taxation and expenditure issues.
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First-Year Seminar,
Credits: (3).
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In the past four decades the locus of international trade and economic growth has shifted from the North Atlantic to the Pacific Basin. This seminar will address the causes and consequences of this shift and its significance for the future of the American economy. Particular attention will be paid to the role Japan has played as a catalyst for this historic change.
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