Course Information

Macroeconomics is a social science that examines the objectives and policies that affect the whole economy. Students explore the principles of macroeconomics using economic models to analyze the performance of the economy at an aggregate level. Through lectures and discussions, students examine how the level of unemployment, inflation and national income are determined, investigate the impact that fiscal and monetary policies have on stabilizing the economy and analyze Canada’s international economic relationships, including the international flows of goods and of capital.