Economics
2 courses · Merritt College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026
ECON C2001 Principles of Microeconomics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of elementary algebra.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ECON 201
An introductory course using microeconomic models to understand individual decisions by consumers and firms, market outcomes including market failure, elasticity, market structures, labor markets, inequality, and the impact of government policies. Formerly ECON 2.
ECON C2002 Principles of Macroeconomics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of elementary algebra.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ECON 202
An introductory course using models of the domestic and international economy to understand national income, unemployment, inflation, economic growth, inequality, the financial system, and monetary, fiscal, and other economic policies. Formerly ECON 1.