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ECONOMICS I (MICRO) (SSI 221)

Term: 2011-2012 Spring

Faculty

William Benjamin
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Schedule

Tue-Thu, 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM (1/18/2012 - 5/10/2012) Location: MAIN 3 522

Description

PREREQUISITE: ENG 101

This course introduces students to micro-economic theory, with an emphasis on the U.S. economic system. Topics include a comparison of the neoclassical theories of marginal utility and marginal productivity with the Marxist theories of labor value and surplus value. Students will examine the growth of monopolies and government response to monopolies, the distribution of wealth and income, poverty, and the economic origins and implications of racism. (Fulfills Social Science requirement.)