This course will investigate macroeconomic issues affecting the Canadian economy. Policies for fighting recessions and unemployment; government debt management; inflation rate targeting; trends in Canada’s income distribution; causes and consequences of the Canada-U.S. dollar exchange rate; Canada in the global economy; and/or other issues will be covered. PREREQ: ECON 1006/7. (lec 3) cr 3. Students may not retain credit for both ECON 2087 and ECON 2085.
