What Economics introductory class should I take first, Macro or Micro?

Answer 1

Flip a coin...obviously by your question you are planning to take BOTH (most people here dont seem to recognize that). Neither is a Pre-req to the other and their is a lot of overlap with the most basic concepts.
I am 1 semester from an economics degree of my own and i personally prefer Micro, but there are many people in the major that like Macro better. In the end there is no definitive order to this (you could even take them at the same time and probably be just fine)

Answer 2

to me..... I think the most important factor is the teacher....and since you can take either one first, find the better teacher. Myspace is a place that has report cards on the TEACHERS skills.... I use it everytime I sign up for classes. If you are goign to a sizable school, the teachers should be on there. if you don't have a Myspace, then you need someone to show you how to get into the "Grade my Professor" area on Myspace.
My reasoning behind this emphasis is simple....... I had a HORRIBLE micro teacher, and I learned Nothing!!!! I'm just glad that micro isn't needed to understand the concepts of Macro-economics.
With all that being said, I think Macro would have been easier in my case, my Macro teacher was very good at explaining the overall picture.... and would've helped me understand my Macro teacher...... however, My school places micro 1st on the rung micro=econ130..... &...... macro=econ131, so you see it sits BEFORE macro.
ok, so it doesn't really really matter.... but I think Macro is a nice overall picture, and I think that everybody else is crazy!!!

Answer 3

I don't know why but in my undergraduate school, I have to take Micro first and then Macro. Macro is the big picture, so it was a lot easier. I don't know..maybe i considered it easy because i learned micro first. But, i think u should take Macro first to get used to the concept, the graphs and such and then you'll easily understand Micro..

Answer 4

Take Macro first. It is better as an introduction to economics as it gives an overview of the big picture. Micro uses many of the concepts from Macro and gets more specific and mathematical.

Answer 5

Take micro first - its best to have an understanding of how economics works at the individual level before you move on to understanding complex global systems. I took micro first, and it truly helped to understand the terms and concepts before you apply it to a larger scale operation. Micro is also easier to understand at first because it tends towards concrete examples, whereas macro is a lot of theory about how the economy as a whole functions. Hope this helps - this is the way I did it, and it worked for me!

Answer 6

I took Micro first and I think it was easier... Micro explains a lot of things that you will study about in Macro - on a larger scale. Good luck!
R

Answer 7

Micro. If you learn it at the individual level, it's easier to related to the big picture when you take Macro.

Answer 8

Micro

Answer 9

Micro. Its concepts are more closely tied to the types of economic decisions that individuals and small businesses make. For someone with no background in economics it gets them into stuff that they can better relate to. Macro economics deals with larger taxation and fiscal and monetary management issues. The kind of stuff governments and banks deal with.

Answer 10

Micro