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Microeconomics
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Program
Barcelona, Spain
Dates: 1/11/17 - 4/29/17
Microeconomics
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: CEA CAPA Barcelona Center
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Economics
Instruction in: English
Course Code: ECN201
Transcript Source: TBD
Course Details: Level 200
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 45
Prerequisites: College Algebra
DESCRIPTION
The course provides you with a general introduction to the concepts, phenomena, theories and models encountered in microeconomics. Through a sequence of readings, class discussions, quizzes, and issue papers the objective is to develop an awareness of the most recurrent microeconomic manifestations encountered today, and to enable you to identify, explain and discuss many of the features of markets, business decisions and the forces that drive consumption and production.
Topics covered include scarcity and choice dilemmas, determination of prices and quantities in individual markets, market interdependence, market structure, market failures, and government policies in the microeconomic field. Constant examples will be taken from present events in order to facilitate the critical analysis of their likely impact on your life as well as on society at large.
Topics covered include scarcity and choice dilemmas, determination of prices and quantities in individual markets, market interdependence, market structure, market failures, and government policies in the microeconomic field. Constant examples will be taken from present events in order to facilitate the critical analysis of their likely impact on your life as well as on society at large.