Which economics first?

[Luckymama]

Macro or micro? And why?

 

I've never studied any economics. Dd's potential major requires intro for both; some schools require 2-3 more advanced courses.

 

Planning for next year as I can see the end of the AP/DE-final tunnel in the distance :D

[wapiti]

Many schools may say it doesn't matter and it probably doesn't.  But you asked, so here's my two cents...  We took intro micro first semester and intro macro second semester freshman year, then micro theory and macro theory the following year.  IMO intro to micro is better first, before intro macro.  The concepts covered in micro are utterly foundational to all of economics.  Micro is not hard (indifference curves!); I just think it's helpful to have micro for perspective on the realm of opinions about macro.  For example, when I see discussions in the news about macro-related policy decisions, I often marvel that they don't make sense from a micro perspective.  (ETA, disclaimer:  I just realized this fall will be 30 yrs since I took the intro micro course, so YMMV :))

Edited May 9, 2016 by wapiti

[Julie of KY]

I'm no expert and I've read that it doesn't matter, but if you go through PA Homeschoolers you end up taking Macroeconomics in the fall with Micro in the spring.

 

[raptor_dad]

Micro then macro. Micro is mostly common sense. It is easier to get the graphings and curves right for intuitive stuff like supply and demand before puzzling through less intuitive stuff like monetary policy and exchange rates.