经济学文学学士

经济学家对人们在购物，选择工作，投票时所做的选择以及州议会大厦，美联储和华尔街所做的选择感兴趣。例如，了解经济增长的来源，各国之间的收入差异，通货膨胀率以及对衰退的适当政策反应是宏观经济学的基本问题，这是对整个经济绩效的研究。家庭，公司和市场。例如，为什么能源价格相对于其他价格下降，为什么房屋价格在各地之间不同，为什么相似的人会获得不同的报酬，为什么公司按照自己的方式生产和定价产品
Economists are interested in the choices people make when they shop, when they choose jobs, and when they vote, as well as the choices made in state capitols, at the Federal Reserve, and on Wall Street. Understanding the sources of economic growth, differences in income across countries, rate of inflation, and the appropriate policy responses to recessions are fundamental issues in macroeconomics, which is the study of the performance of an economy as a whole. Microeconomists study households, firms, and markets. For example, why has the price of energy fallen relative to other prices, why do housing prices vary across locations, why do similar people earn such different pay, and why do firms produce and price things the way they do.<br><br>Economists participate in debates about policy toward climate change, international trade, taxes, health care, immigration, and crime. At a deeper level, the fundamental institutions that support economic activity are important, as well. Such institutions-legal principles and laws, social norms, even families and communities-facilitate market and non-market transactions, investment in human and physical capital, innovation and technological change, and social and geographic mobility. This leads to questions about the role of government in regulating, taxing, subsidizing, or otherwise affecting markets and related institutions.