Course Description
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Course Name
Introductory Microeconomics
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Host University
University of Stirling
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Location
Stirling, Scotland
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Area of Study
Economics
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Course Level Recommendations
Lower
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SCQF Credits
20 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits5
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units7
Hours & Credits
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Overview
The economic problem of scarcity; the concept of opportunity cost; the production possibility frontier; howprices are determined by supply and demand; the concept of market equilibrium; the causes and effects ofchanges in supply and demand; the elasticities of supply and demand; government intervention in markets;the different categories of costs; the short-run pricing and output decisions of firms in perfect competition,monopolistic competition and monopoly; labour markets and the reasons why wage rates vary for differenttypes of occupation; the distribution of income; the theory of comparative advantage.
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