University of Portland Bulletin 2021-2022

BUS 501 Economic Analysis

Microeconomics discusses the behavior of individual economic agents, i.e., consumers, workers and firms, in the market economy. Microeconomics shows how consumption, production, and income distribution are integrated through the market mechanism. Macroeconomics mainly discusses national income, unemployment, and inflation. It also explains the role of government policies that promote efficiency, growth, monetary and fiscal policies the stabilize the economy.