Undergraduate CUR-BAN12-2023

Introductory Economics

Strive to understand how economists look at the world, then apply their approach to problems both big and small. Review economic theories, the GDP and the rules of supply and demand. Get a bird’s eye view of the global economic markets.

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Duration

13 weeks

Study method

100% Online

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Prior study

Not required

Start dates

28 Aug 2023

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Subject details

What you'll learn

At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

apply the tools of game theory to model social interactions and explain social dilemmas
evaluate economic outcomes and assess the data from experimental economics
analyse and critically evaluate broader economic issues in the real world using economic theory, data and case studies
demonstrate economic literacy by effectively communicating analyses of economic events

Topics covered

- What is Economics
- Demand and Supply
- Elasticity
- Economic Efficiency
- Behavioural Economics and Asymmetric Information
- Introduction to Macroeconomics: GDP, Unemployment & Inflation
- Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply
- Monetary Policy
- Fiscal Policy
- Exchange Rates
- Review

Entry requirements

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

USA-ECO11-Principles of Economics (No longer available)

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Description

This provides some powerful tools for understanding how economies work. It introduces the concepts and methods of experimental and behavioural economics; models of economic growth, business cycles, and financial crises; and tools to understand and evaluate monetary, fiscal and other economic policies.

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