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2021-2022 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

ECO 101 - Contemporary Issues Economics

Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Freshmen only
Basic economics concepts are used to analyze issues of social responsibility at global and domestic levels. Topics such as national health, aging and care of the elderly, economics of professional sports, pollution, governmental control of prices, inflation unemployment, the national debt, and economic growth are covered.
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