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Through this coursework, student will encounter real-life scenarios that challenge them to think critically to solve actual economic problems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Macroeconomics discusses topics such as inflation, unemployment, government spending, and fiscal policy as well as incomes policy, the banking system and monetary policy, and international economies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Microeconomics is an introduction to how prices are determined. Students discuss how prices are set in markets of varying degrees of competition; how income is determined; wages and salaries; rent, interest, and profits; unions; environmental problems; wealth and poverty in the United States of America and non-market economic systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These courses fulfill general education requirements for many degrees at Â鶹Éç, as well as for most four-year institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n<div><h2>Economics Courses<\/h2><hr class=\"aquaHr\" style=\"margin-bottom:20px;\"><table class=\"ecc-course-table\"><thead><tr><th>Courses<\/th><th>Hours<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tr><td><a href=\"\/academics\/courses\/economics\/#ECO_101\">ECO 101 Principles of Macroeconomics<\/a><\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"\/academics\/courses\/economics\/#ECO_102\">ECO 102 Principles of Microeconomics<\/a><\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"\/academics\/courses\/economics\/#ECO_270\">ECO 270 I.S.-Economics<\/a><\/td><td>1 - 5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"\/academics\/courses\/economics\/#ECO_280\">ECO 280 Special Topics-Economics<\/a><\/td><td>1 - 5<\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/about-ecc\/notice-of-non-discrimination\/\">Notice of Non-Discrimination<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>East Central offers courses in both microeconomics and macroeconomics. 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