Recent SemestersFall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024Class Size45 studentsCredits3 Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4B · CSU GE Area D2 · CSU GE Area DDescriptionFormerly: Contemporary Economic Issues and Problems. This course provides an introduction to the basic tools and concepts of economic analysis with an emphasis of applying economic theory to current problems and issues. Topics include scarcity, decision making, supply and demand, and the effects of policy applied to selected issues such as crime, drug control, healthcare, pollution, and poverty. 