<p>Which one of these is better (as you define it)? I settled on macroeconomics over psychology, but reconsidered micro and now can't decide between the two economics. Both seem equally interesting, so it isn't an easy decision to make.</p>
<p>If you're interested by international stuff, macro definitely is the choice for you. But if stuff that's a bit closer to behavior is what you find interesting, take micro. :] Order doesn't matter.</p>
<p>micro is all about the word "marginal" haha!
i haven't taken macro, only micro
but my friend who took both said that macro is a lot more general.. you talk about gdp and all that.. micro is more specific and like asdfgjk1 said, related to consumer behavior and whatnot.. soo i guess macro for greater global trends, micro for businesses/firms and how they work!</p>
<p>more graphing in micro than macro i think (?)
at our school micro was way better cuz the teacher was awesome.. but yeah, that's irrelevant =P</p>
<p>oh god yes.
the i have both right now one before and one after lunch
it really depends on the type of person you are</p>
<p>Micro has a lot more to do with individual choice and small markets.</p>
<p>Macro is more about the general economy and will include a lot about economic policy and the role of government. If you're interested in economics because of the current situation in the world, macro is definitely the one you want to take. There are a lot of graphs in macro (supply and demand, interest rates, production possibilities frontier, etc.).</p>
<p>Okay, we settled on macroeconomics. It sounds like we made the correct decision. Thanks to everyone for the input. I wasn't interested in economics because of the current situation, but I find that aspect of economic policy much more interesting than the topics covered in microeconomics.</p>
<p>I prefer micro to macro, but macro is an excellent introduction to micro</p>
<p>Actually, in most colleges micro is taught before macro. Also, it's wrong to say that only macro deals with "international stuff". Actually, both micro and macro deal with international stuff. Micro deals with International Trade whereas Macro is about international finance. Micro is better because you get to learn about game theory and imperfect competition. With macro it's all about exchange rates and fiscal/monetary policy.</p>
<p>Does macro also do more study on economic theories and thought? (Keynes, Smith, Marx, etc)</p>
<p>I'm fairly certain it does. Stuff like monetary policy deals a lot with Keynes</p>
<p>Yeah macro has a lot more gray areas and debate embedded in the field, while micro (at least before Ph.D level) is pretty black and white in terms of the ideas and theories since basically all the relationships you'll be learning can be proven mathamatically.</p>