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I had Macro and Micro Economics in college, but I must have slept through the Macro Dynamics class, or been at the bars, as I don't recall that course.
Hehe. You were taking the silly thing, and didn't even realize it.
Macro Economics - The study of the "big picture" - getting up, going to work (or school), using paycheck to party.
Micro Economics - The study of the "little details" like international trade, monetary policy, banking, etc. that allows the macro thingy to work. - the stock market WAS after all, invented by a bunch of guys that just wanted a bigger paycheck to party with.