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Principles of Microeconomics (ECON 1201)

Page states the course covers the economic forces driving business decisions, market behavior and global trade.

$25 one-time223 lessonsRuntime 22:49:57Self-pacedCertificate of completion

Outline

35 sections

  1. 01Course Intro & Syllabus
  2. 02Section 1: Course Overview and Economic Learning Tools
  3. 03Section 2: Learning Assessment and Academic Integrity
  4. 04Section 3: Introduction to Economics and Economic Systems
  5. 05Section 4: Choice in a World of Scarcity and Budget Constraints
  6. 06Section 5: The Production Possibilities Frontier and Social Choices
  7. 07Section 6: Demand, Supply, and Equilibrium in Markets
  8. 08Section 7: Shifts in Demand and Supply
  9. 09Section 8: Price Controls and Market Efficiency
  10. 10Section 9: Demand and Supply at Work in Labor Markets
  11. 11Section 10: Demand and Supply in Financial Markets
  12. 12Section 11: Price Elasticity of Demand and Price Elasticity of Supply
  13. 13Section 12: Elasticity and Pricing
  14. 14Section 13: Consumer Choices and Behavioral Economics
  15. 15Section 14: Production and Costs in the Short Run
  16. 16Section 15: Production and Costs in the Long Run
  17. 17Midterm Exam
  18. 18Section 16: Perfect Competition and Output Decisions
  19. 19Section 17: Entry, Exit, and Efficiency in Perfectly Competitive Markets
  20. 20Section 18: Monopoly and Barriers to Entry
  21. 21Section 19: Monopolistic Competition
  22. 22Section 20: Oligopoly
  23. 23Section 21: Monopoly, Antitrust Policy, and Regulating Natural Monopolies
  24. 24Section 22: The Economics of Pollution and Market-Oriented Environmental Tools
  25. 25Section 23: The Benefits and Costs of Environmental Laws
  26. 26Section 24: Positive Externalities and Public Goods
  27. 27Section 25: Imperfectly Competitive Labor Markets and Unions
  28. 28Section 26: Employment Discrimination and Immigration
  29. 29Section 27: Poverty and Economic Inequality
  30. 30Section 28: Information, Risk, and Insurance
  31. 31Section 29: Financial Markets and Public Economy
  32. 32Section 30: Absolute and Comparative Advantage
  33. 33Section 31: Intra-Industry Trade and Splitting the Value Chain
  34. 34Section 32: Globalization, Protectionism, and Trade Policy Tradeoffs
  35. 35Final Exam

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Course
Principles of Microeconomics (ECON 1201)
Course code
ECON 1201
Track
Business & management
Price
$25 $59
Lessons
223
Total runtime
22:49:57
Delivery
100% online, self-paced
Language
English
On completion
Certificate of completion — a non-degree credential

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