Economics I course : introduction to microeconomics
From 33.33 C$ /h
The Economics 1 course will start with a presentation of the demand and supply economic model in order to provide an analysis of the mechanisms and inner workings of competitive markets (price determination, equilibrium quantity, etc.). It will also be the occasion to investigate the impact on the competitive equilibrium of some public policies such as price control and indirect taxation.
The course will then determine why, and under which conditions, free trade can be viewed as an efficient way to coordinate the actions of specialized economic agents. Through a careful examination of the (utopic) necessary conditions a market must fulfil so as to be considered perfectly competitive, it will be brought to the students' attention that those conditions are seldom (if ever) respected: the course will then provide an overview of several market failures, as well as study in detail several types of imperfect competition.
Finally, the question of the possibility (and the necessity) of public intervention in a market economy will remain a central focus throughout the course.
Part I: Introduction
Chapter 1: "To think like an economist" - basic concepts (Mankiw, chapitres 1 et 2)
Part II: Supply and demand - how markets work
Chapter 3: The market forces of supply and demand (Mankiw, ch. 4, ch. 5)
Chapter 4: Consumers, producers and the efficiency of markets (Mankiw, ch. 7, 8)
Chapter 5: Supply, demand and government policies (Mankiw, ch. 6)
Part III: Market failures under perfect competition
Chapter 6: Externalities (Mankiw, ch.10)
Chapter 7: Public goods and common resources (Mankiw ch. 11)
Part IV: Firm behavior in competitive markets
Chapter 8: The costs of production (Mankiw, ch. 13)
Chapter 9: Firms in competitive markets (Mankiw, ch. 14)
Part V: Imperfect competition
Chapter 10: The monopoly and other examples of imperfect compeition (Mankiw ch. 10, 11)
The course will then determine why, and under which conditions, free trade can be viewed as an efficient way to coordinate the actions of specialized economic agents. Through a careful examination of the (utopic) necessary conditions a market must fulfil so as to be considered perfectly competitive, it will be brought to the students' attention that those conditions are seldom (if ever) respected: the course will then provide an overview of several market failures, as well as study in detail several types of imperfect competition.
Finally, the question of the possibility (and the necessity) of public intervention in a market economy will remain a central focus throughout the course.
Part I: Introduction
Chapter 1: "To think like an economist" - basic concepts (Mankiw, chapitres 1 et 2)
Part II: Supply and demand - how markets work
Chapter 3: The market forces of supply and demand (Mankiw, ch. 4, ch. 5)
Chapter 4: Consumers, producers and the efficiency of markets (Mankiw, ch. 7, 8)
Chapter 5: Supply, demand and government policies (Mankiw, ch. 6)
Part III: Market failures under perfect competition
Chapter 6: Externalities (Mankiw, ch.10)
Chapter 7: Public goods and common resources (Mankiw ch. 11)
Part IV: Firm behavior in competitive markets
Chapter 8: The costs of production (Mankiw, ch. 13)
Chapter 9: Firms in competitive markets (Mankiw, ch. 14)
Part V: Imperfect competition
Chapter 10: The monopoly and other examples of imperfect compeition (Mankiw ch. 10, 11)
Location
At student's location :
- Around Ixelles-Elsene, Belgium
Online from Belgium
Age
Teenagers (13-17 years old)
Adults (18-64 years old)
Seniors (65+ years old)
Student level
Beginner
Intermediate
Duration
60 minutes
The class is taught in
English
French
Skills
Availability of a typical week
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General chemistry:
in this part we'll discuss :
- the atoms and energy levels
- acid and bases
- batteries and oxydoreduction
- Photochemistry in the medical field( intro part)
- thermodynamic
- Kinetics in reactions
Organic chemistry :
in this part of the course we'll discuss:
- introduction to organic chemistry
- aromatic reactions
-alkane reactions
-alkene reactions
-alkyne reactions
- alcohol, ethers and esters reactions
- carboxylic acids and derivates
- halogeno alkane reactions such as sn1 sn2
in this part we'll discuss :
- the atoms and energy levels
- acid and bases
- batteries and oxydoreduction
- Photochemistry in the medical field( intro part)
- thermodynamic
- Kinetics in reactions
Organic chemistry :
in this part of the course we'll discuss:
- introduction to organic chemistry
- aromatic reactions
-alkane reactions
-alkene reactions
-alkyne reactions
- alcohol, ethers and esters reactions
- carboxylic acids and derivates
- halogeno alkane reactions such as sn1 sn2
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