PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS

This course is designed to exposed to the economic way of thinking and learn about the functioning of a modern market economy. The early part of the course focuses on microeconomic analysis including the behaviour of consumers and firms. Students will analyze markets for goods and services and policy choices that affect these markets. The later part of the course moves on to macroeconomic concepts such as national production, employment, inflation and interest rates. The students then discuss the role of government regulation, monetary policy, fiscal policy and international trade.