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Intermediate Microeconomics |
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INTER MICROECO |
| CLASS CODE: |
ECON 380 |
CREDITS:
3
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| DIVISION: |
BUSINESS & COMMUNICATION |
| DEPARTMENT: |
ECONOMICS |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: |
This course does not fulfill a General Education requirement. |
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| DESCRIPTION: |
Intemediate microeconomic theory emphasizing theories of the firm and consumer behavior. |
| TAUGHT: |
Fall 2004, Summer 2005, Winter 2006 |
| CONTENT AND TOPICS: |
- Producer, consumer and equilibrium theories
- Imperfect and perfect competition
- Imperfect information and uncertainty
- Mathematical techniques of unconstrained
- Constrained optimization
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| GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: |
- Develop sound economic reasoning and critical thinking skills that can be applied in personal and business decisions.
- Understanding of the theories of consumer choice; firm behavior; market structure; factor markets; income distribution; economic efficiency and equilibrium; market failures and the role of government intervention.
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| REQUIREMENTS: |
Exams, quizzes, homework, computer exercises, and papers. |
| PREREQUISITES: |
Economics 111, 112, Math 119 |
| OTHER: |
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| EFFECTIVE DATE: |
January 2004 |