Hesston College - Catalog 2005-07 - Course Descriptions - Economics
Catalog 2005-07
Economics courses

Econ 221 Principles of Macroeconomics--3 hours
      Macroeconomics studies the economy as a whole. It seeks to understand the big picture rather than detailed individual choices. Macroeconomics studies the state of the economy, considering how unemployment, aggregate income, average prices, interest rates, and inflation determine the overall level of economic activity.

Econ 222 Principles of Microeconomics--3 hours
      Microeconomics deals with consumer behavior and economic choices as they relate to people, individual firms, and industries. Topics include consumer choice, supply and demand, resource and financial markets, competition, the market system, and public policy choices.