# ECON 212 — Elementary Macroeconomics Theory (AUB) > ECON 212 Elementary Macroeconomics Theory at American University of Beirut. 17 student reviews · 28 shared files. Source: https://studiety.com/aub/course/565 Retrieved: 2026-08-04 ## Facts - Course code: ECON 212 - Title: Elementary Macroeconomics Theory - University: American University of Beirut (AUB) - Subject: Economics - Department: Economics - Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Sciences - Credits: 3 - Counts toward General Education: Societies and Individuals - Professors on record (8): Balsam Halawi, Casto Martin Montero Kuscevic, Dana Hamdan, Iyad El-Khalil, Malak Makki, Nadine Yamout, Raja Sabra, Usamah Husni Ramadan ## Catalogue description General principles of macroeconomics; aggregate supply and demand framework is used to analyze overall movements in prices and national output, inflation and unemployment, and monetary and fiscal policies. ## Quick answers ### What is ECON 212 at AUB? ECON 212 Elementary Macroeconomics Theory is a 3-credit course at American University of Beirut (AUB), in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. General principles of macroeconomics; aggregate supply and demand framework is used to analyze overall movements in prices and national output, inflation and unemployment, and monetary and fiscal policies. ### How many credits is ECON 212? ECON 212 Elementary Macroeconomics Theory is worth 3 credits at AUB. ### Is ECON 212 hard? 17 AUB students have written about ECON 212 on Studiety. No one has left a star rating yet, so read what they wrote rather than an average. ### Who teaches ECON 212 at AUB? Studiety has 8 professors on record for ECON 212: Balsam Halawi, Casto Martin Montero Kuscevic, Dana Hamdan, Iyad El-Khalil, Malak Makki, Nadine Yamout, Raja Sabra, Usamah Husni Ramadan. Sections change every term, so check the registrar for who is teaching now. ### Are there past papers for ECON 212? Yes — 28 files for ECON 212 have been shared by AUB students on Studiety, including exams, quizzes, syllabi and notes. They are free to download with a student account. ## What to expect - Has Midterm - Has Final - Has Cumulative Final - Has Attendance - Has Participation - Has Recitation - Original Book Necessary ## Books - Principles of Economics, by Case & Fair,12th edition. ## Shared course material 28 files shared by students. Free to download after signing up. - Finals: 19 (most recent from 2013) - Syllabi: 3 (most recent from 2019) - Exams & quizzes: 2 - Midterms: 2 (most recent from 2010) - Notes: 1 - Test Bank: 1 ## Student reviews 17 of 17 reviews, written by students who took the course. - **2022-07** — I love this course its material is so interesting and it made me love Econ tbh. the material is easy and its all logical and doesn't require that much studying. If u understand the material from Malak you're fine. - **2020-04** — Good instructor. Easy material can achieve high 80s - **2020-04** — Great instructor and interesting topic - **2020-04** — Amazing teacher. The course content is interesting - **2020-04** — Easy course. 90s are achievable - **2020-04** — The instructor is really good and you can get a relatively easy 90 with her - **2020-04** — The course is relatively easy - **2019-08** — Very strict and tough but great at explaining. You'll understand the course with him - **2019-08** — joelle perfect explanation and she prepares u REALLY well for the midterm - **2019-08** — martin is not a bad decision. Joelle writes her notes on the board, she has the same slides thou changed a bit: the course is interesting but not as econ 211 ( test banks ..) : they post a practice on moodle ahead of the midterm. So you either got to choose between pure slides ( martin: who is a nice guy btw and u understnad 3adeh ) or slides+notes ( joelle ) - **2019-08** — casto is really really good in explaining and always relates concepts to real life examples but gives no raise - **2019-08** — he's great! Exams are multiple choice questions, he doesn't give any homework but it's better to study daily! - **2019-08** — Darius is so boring, his accent isn't easy to understand, i say go for castro. Though the book and testbanks are more than enough - **2019-08** — his explanation was great compared to usama but there's no raise. Exams are vvv similar to banks. If you understand well and attend the recitations you'll be fine. Try to take the recitation with Nora El Baba if she still gives it. - **2019-08** — Strictness aside, he knows the material very well and can break down theory into practicality so you can understand it better. Concerning grading, it’s computerized so there’s no subjective marking that goes into your exam grade. What others are mentioning is concerning end of year raises, which he does not do under any circumstances. So he’s a great lecturer but he does not negotiate grades. Also when I took it the exams were common so Im not sure if taking it with another prof will result in easier exams - **2019-08** — He is very strict like he would kick you from the lecture if you talk to your friend one word or use your phone. But explaining he was okay. - **2019-08** — Great explanation bas as exams w as a course in fall it's very tough ma3o his exams are tricky w you won't be able to get high w no raises ## See also - [All Economics courses at AUB](https://studiety.com/aub/subject/economics.md) - [Every AUB subject](https://studiety.com/aub/subjects.md) --- From Studiety (https://studiety.com/), an independent, student-run course guide. Not affiliated with or endorsed by any university. 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