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About the Course

We make economics decisions every day: what to buy, whether to work or play, what to study. We respond to markets all the time: prices influence our decisions, markets signal where to put effort, they direct firms to produce certain goods over others. Economics is all around us. This course is an introduction to the microeconomic theory of markets: why we have them, how they work, what they accomplish. We will start with the concept of scarcity and how specialization according to comparative advantage helps us achieve more than we could alone. Next we model a marked using the tools of Supply and Demand and learn what well working markets accomplish and what their limit are. We end by exploring the impact of government intervention on perfect markets. Examples are taken from everyday life, from goods and services that we all purchase and use. We will apply the theory to current events and policy debates through weekly exercises. These will empower you to be an educated, critical thinker who can understand, analyze and evaluate market outcomes....

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May 24, 2021

A very good introduction to microeconomics course, the professor was great. She explained all the concepts with ease. I would urge everyone who wants to get started with economics to try this course.

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Jan 21, 2021

It’s been my 4th and favorite course on coursera one so far! Very short interesting videos with great explanation and great visual demonstration by having a transperent board in front of the teacher!

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By Hemanth K

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Jun 14, 2020

VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE COURSE

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Aug 12, 2019

Great level of knowledge!

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Aug 20, 2023

It was great experience.

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Feb 23, 2023

Very clear explanation

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Feb 8, 2016

Excellent course. :)

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Sep 25, 2024

very useful courses

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Jun 4, 2024

So good, thank you!

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Dec 2, 2021

I love this course!

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Oct 29, 2017

it was very helpful

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Mar 9, 2017

Excellent Course...

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Feb 21, 2025

An excellent cours

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Sep 15, 2024

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Sep 2, 2021

Beautiful course!

By Ravi V

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Jun 23, 2022

Its a good course

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Sep 25, 2021

great explanation

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Jun 24, 2020

Excellent Course!

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Oct 29, 2024

Excellent course

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Aug 28, 2021

Wonderful Course

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Jul 11, 2021

very nice course

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Dec 24, 2017

excellent course

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Aug 23, 2017

very interesting

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Nov 6, 2023

Все будо чудово

By Begli S

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Nov 17, 2021

the best course

By Ramesh M

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Apr 17, 2020

Awesome teacher

By Kailas S K

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Feb 17, 2019

Very productive