economics (CIA4U0)

This course examines current Canadian and international economic issues, developments,

policies, and practices from diverse perspectives. Students will explore the decisions that

individuals and institutions, including governments, make in response to economic

issues such as globalization, trade agreements, economic inequalities, regulation, and

public spending. Students will apply the concepts of economic thinking and the economic

inquiry process, as well as economic models and theories, to investigate, and develop

informed opinions about, economic trade-offs, growth, and sustainability and related

economic issues.

Prerequisite: None