Faculty First Year Seminars 197ECON4 - What is Econ & what are Poltic

What do Economists do? How does Economics relate to business? What does it mean to say that Economics is a Social Science? Does this make it different than Psychology or History? We will discuss what Economists do, why they do it, and how they reach the political conclusions and recommendations that they have. In particular, we will study how Economists formulate policy in several specific areas, including unemployment, education, income distributions, and health care.

Freshmen Only