Sean MacDonald’s Profile

Sean MacDonald
Display Name
Sean MacDonald
Title
Professor of Economics
Department
Social Science
Office Location
N624
Academic interests

Environmental Economics, Income Inequality, Economic History of the U.S.

My Courses

TUE_SBS2000 Research Methods, FALL2015 SecD942

TUE_SBS2000 Research Methods, FALL2015 SecD942

An introduction to the research methodologies utilized in the social and behavioral sciences, beginning with the fundamentals of research design, through data collection, analysis, interpretation, and the final reporting of results. Both quantitative and qualitative designs are examined using software to aid in inquiry and analysis.

ECON2505ID ENV ECON, FA2023 OL60

ECON2505ID ENV ECON, FA2023 OL60

This interdisciplinary course examines current environmental issues from a macroeconomic perspective, focusing on both the long and short-term economic viability of various proposals to address current environmental challenges. While the discipline of Economics serves as a central focus, the course draws extensively from the perspectives of Sociology, Psychology, Architectural Technology, Hospitality Management, and Engineering/Environmental Control Technology, among others. Traditional goals of economic efficiency will be examined in the context of the need to expand renewable energy sources, green building design and construction, sustainable agriculture and trade, resource allocation and other efforts to combat climate change on a global scale. It focuses on both the long and short-term economic viability of various proposals to address current environmental challenges drawing upon the inherent interdisciplinary connection to these vital economic issues.

ECON2505ID ENV ECON, FA2023 OL62

ECON2505ID ENV ECON, FA2023 OL62

This interdisciplinary course examines current environmental issues from a macroeconomic perspective, focusing on both the long and short-term economic viability of various proposals to address current environmental challenges. While the discipline of Economics serves as a central focus, the course draws extensively from the perspectives of Sociology, Psychology, Architectural Technology, Hospitality Management, and Engineering/Environmental Control Technology, among others. Traditional goals of economic efficiency will be examined in the context of the need to expand renewable energy sources, green building design and construction, sustainable agriculture and trade, resource allocation and other efforts to combat climate change on a global scale. It focuses on both the long and short-term economic viability of various proposals to address current environmental challenges drawing upon the inherent interdisciplinary connection to these vital economic issues.

ECON1101 MacroEcon, SP2018

ECON1101 MacroEcon, SP2018

Fundamental economic ideas and the operation of the economy on a national scale. Production, distribution and consumption of goods and services, the exchange process, the role of government, the national income and its distribution, GDP, consumption function, savings function, investment spending, the multiplier principle and the influence of government spending on income and output. Analysis of monetary policy, including the banking system and the Federal Reserve System.

ECON1101 Model course, FA2025

ECON1101 Model course, FA2025

This model course is designed for use by faculty teaching ECON 1101 on the OpenLab – it includes a number of resources and sample assignments to help you get started. If you are a faculty member, you can “clone the course” to create a copy for your own use, and customize it in whatever way you wish. For help with cloning and customizing, take a look at the online module, Teaching with the Open Lab https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/teachingwithopenlab/working-with-model-courses/

My Projects

Office of the Provost

Office of the Provost

City Tech’s Source for Academic Affairs Information

L4: Living Lab Learning Library

L4: Living Lab Learning Library

Welcome to L4, a virtual resource exchange of innovative teaching practices. To see all that L4 has to offer, please click on the “Visit Project Site” link.

Interdisciplinary Studies Committee

Interdisciplinary Studies Committee

Spring 2026 Thursday, February 26, 1-2 pm via Zoom Thursday, March 26, 12:30-2:30pm, Academic Complex A-209 The Interdisciplinary Nature of Biotechnology: An emerging career pathway Thursday, April 30, 1-2 pm via Zoom

ECON 1101 Course Hub

ECON 1101 Course Hub

The Model Course/Course Hub Initiative provides professional development support for faculty creating course hubs and supporting materials on the OpenLab. Site header by Flickr user ndrwfgg.

College Research Council

College Research Council

The website for the College Research Council.

My Clubs

PSC CUNY City Tech Chapter

PSC CUNY City Tech Chapter

This is the official website for the PSC CUNY chapter for City Tech aka NYC Tech aka New York City College of Technology.