The study of Economics focuses on the study of the American and global economy to critically evaluate economic processes and outcomes. As a discipline, it uses basic economic theory, and appropriate models to make predictions and to analyze alternative economic policy options. In economic classes, students engage in and understand moral reasoning with respect to economic issues by recognizing the implicit value conflicts present in all economic policy debates. The discipline courses also identify the economic incentives and disincentives of various public policy choices, and their effect on consumers, producers, and society. Finally, economic courses identify the characteristics of producer costs, and explain the impact of government policy on production, prices, and markets and work to explain how changes in market structures affect consumers, producers, society and the environment.

At GCC, economics is housed within the division of math, science, business and information technology.

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