Economics
ECON 1260: Contested Issues in the U.S. Economy
Lecture - 4 credits
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- Covers many of the contested economic issues that the United States faces as a nation—the size of government, the national debt, the war on drugs, national healthcare, taxation, and many more.
- An important social system in any society is the economic system—the allocation of scarce resources.
- In the large and complex economy of the United States, there is controversy over what goods and services are produced and how they are distributed.
- To understand the nature and causes of these issues requires a course where theory is a tool of analysis, not the focus.
- Economics is not value free.
- Attention is given to the role of ethics and how our moral values shape policy.
- Course topics vary from semester to semester.
Covers many of the contested economic issues that the United States faces as a nation—the size of government, the national debt, the war on drugs, national healthcare, taxation, and many more. Show more.