University of California, Berkeley

Terms: Fall 2023, Fall 2024 (Lead GSI), Spring 2025 (Lead GSI)

This course provides a survey of economic principles and methods, covering both microeconomics—consumer choice, firm behavior, and market interaction—and macroeconomics—economic growth, unemployment, and inflation. Econ 2 explores these topics in greater depth by linking theoretical concepts with current economic research. Required readings include both standard textbook material and more technical academic papers from the contemporary economics literature.

PPIA Junior Summer Institute, Goldman School of Public Policy

Terms: Summer 2023

This course is an introduction to economic concepts and application of those concepts to the analysis of different policy issues. The course is taught using basic college algebra to accommodate all students in the PPIA Junior Summer Institute.