Spring 2027

Applied Business Economics

Applied Business Economics covers macroeconomics, economic measurement, financial markets, and forecasting, including fiscal/monetary policy and business cycles.

offering recorded4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Jordan Van Rijn

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.55 GPA, 72.7% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.57 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.64 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Explain, contrast and analyze topics related to business economics such as forecasting, business cycle analysis, fiscal and monetary policy, and financial markets.

  • Compare and contrast the relevant strengths and weaknesses of established macroeconomic theories.

  • Identify and visualize data related to business economics, analyze trends in light of macroeconomic principles, and apply forecasting methods.

  • Effectively communicate relevant ideas through writing and presentation.

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Professors

Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.55 GPA, 72.7% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.57 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.64 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

JORDAN VAN RIJN is recorded teaching in Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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DIS 301Classroom Instruction0 / 300

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.55 GPA, 72.7% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.57 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.64 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Fiscal and monetary policy, money system, aggregate supply/demand, and business cycles.
  • Financial instruments, productivity, employment/growth indicators, and financial institutions.
  • International trade and finance, and forecasting methods and models.

Skills

  • Analyze business economics topics including forecasting, business cycles, and fiscal/monetary policy.
  • Compare strengths and weaknesses of macroeconomic theories.
  • Visualize economic data, analyze trends, and apply forecasting methods.
  • Communicate economic ideas through writing and presentations.

Grades

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AAE 719 · Spring 2027

Applied Business Economics

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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