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Poll: Have you taken an economics course?

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Dudd

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In almost every thread around here that deals with the economy, there always are two kinds of posts. One group uses actually economic theory to try and prove their point, and the other that simply yells out dumb replies, such as "Bush has ruined Clinton's economy, it's all Bush's fault!" or "Clinton was a moron, Reagan set up the economy of the 90's, and then Clinton has to go and wreck it for Bush!" Posts like that simply scream out that people have no idea how the economy works, and how fiscal policy is carried out. So, let's see how many people here have actually taken a course on basic economics, Economics 101.
 
Mirco
Macro
Accounting 1
Accounting 2

--- then I switched majors cuz I was asleep most of the time,.
 
Basic, intermediate, and currently taking advanced micro (god, I hate that class, I'm not going to do well in it)
Basic, currently taking intermediate, and planning on taking advanced macro (I've loved them so far)
Finance theory

Planning on taking another finance theory class, an econometrics class, statistics, game theory, information theory, and a few seminars.
 
Intro to Microeconomics, and I'm in Intro to Macroeconomics now, along with Financial Accounting (ECON 200, ECON 201, and ACCTG 215 respectively). 🙂
 
Nope.

Then again, I think the argument that taking Econ 101 qualifies one to discuss matters of a global economy is fallacious.

Rob
 
Originally posted by: Entity
Nope.

Then again, I think the argument that taking Econ 101 qualifies one to discuss matters of a global economy is fallacious.

Rob
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So true. "Oh, oh, look at me, I know about supply and demand and the price level, I'm smart!"
 
i'm a senior econ major.

and i dont know a damn thing about economics. seriously.

it all flees my memory banks two days after the final.
 
Took a class in high school and got an b.

Really found it interesting however. I read alot of non fiction and world and national econmics are two of my favorite subjects😉
 
Originally posted by: Broohaha
i'm a senior econ major.

and i dont know a damn thing about economics. seriously.

it all flees my memory banks two days after the final.
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Mathematics is fun, too. 😀 I've been doing horrible in this adv. micro class... I understand it, I just keep making stupid mistakes on the tests.
 
Originally posted by: Entity
Nope.

Then again, I think the argument that taking Econ 101 qualifies one to discuss matters of a global economy is fallacious.

Rob
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That's like saying a redox reaction is different in somalia than the US. If it is scientific (which they like to claim) the same holds true anywhere and anytime.



 
Originally posted by: Carbonyl
Originally posted by: Entity
Nope.

Then again, I think the argument that taking Econ 101 qualifies one to discuss matters of a global economy is fallacious.

Rob
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That's like saying a redox reaction is different in somalia than the US. If it is scientific (which they like to claim) the same holds true anywhere and anytime.
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No it isn't. Taking Econ 101 hardly gives someone perspective on even the most rudimentary principles; I'm not saying that someone who is well versed in economic principles can't understand issues on a global level, but simply that Econ 101 hardly provides that understanding.

FWIW, I also don't generally talk about economic matters (in the aforementioned threads), because I'm out of my field.

Rob
 
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