After completing this course you should- understand demand and supply curves and be able to apply them to economic problems- be aware of the potentials and risks of governmental intervention in price formation- know the benefits and limitations of competition and understand different aspects of competition policy- understand the role of governmentally imposed regulations which enable and restrict corporate activity
Introduction to the principles of economicsProduction possibility frontier, tradeMarkets with perfect competition, supply and demandPrice- and income elasticityConsumer- and producer rentHousing market, labour market, agricultural commodity market, taxesConsumer decision and demandTheory of productionCost of productionPerfect competitionMonopoly, price discriminationExternalitiesPublic goods and common resourcesIntroduction to game theory
Not necessary