ECON 201 Introduction to Macroeconomics. 3 hours. Basic concepts of economics including the market mechanism, national income accounting and determination, stabilization policies and the problems of economic growth and development. If a student intends to take both ECON 200 Introductio nto Microeconomics and ECON 201 Introduction to Macroeconomics, then it is recommended, but not required, that the student take ECON 200 Introduction to Microeconomics before ECON 201 Introduction to Macroeconomics. Prerequisite: sophomore standing.