When I took economics in college decades ago, it literally blew my mind! It changed the way I saw the world around me. I think that will happen to you.

The study of economics will open up a world of understanding about who you are and how you relate to your community, your country, and the world you live in. It will tell you much about your past, your present, and most importantly, your future. Economics deals with many real-world issues that you will confront the rest of your life, among them the curse of poverty amid plenty, the problems associated with monopoly and market regulation, the causes of wealth of nations and why some nations lag behind others, and why our economy repeatedly slips into periods of recession and unemployment. Economics, you will see, is a powerhouse of issues, ideas and policies.

I hope you take as much out of your first economics course as I did many years ago. Good luck and enjoy every step of the way.

-Fred