ECON C175 - Principles of Macroeconomics

    Recent Professors
    Stacey Smith, Michael Hamilton
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025
    Class Size
    45–75 students
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    A course taught at the level of intermediate algebra or appropriate math placement.
    Summer 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4B · IGETC Area 4 · CSU GE Area D2 · CSU GE Area D
    Description
    Formerly: ECON C180. This course examines and analyzes the economic problem of productivity, recession, unemployment, and inflation. The focus of this investigation centers on business cycles, the measurement of output and income in the economy, the determination of the equilibrium level of national income in the economy, money creation and the banking system, monetary and fiscal policy options, international trade and finance, and the effects of the public debt. The particular interactions of the domestic and international economies are studied throughout the course. C-ID: ECON 202.