ECONOMIC ANALYSIS FOR MANAGEMENT in Spring 2024 (EC5063)

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The course will introduce economists' basic concepts and analytical frameworks to study behavior and decision-making. Students will learn how to employ these concepts to analyze organizational, social, and environmental real-world problems from an economics perspective. We will explore some limitations inherent in economic analysis addressing 21st-century challenges such as anthropogenic climate change and social responsibility. The prerequisites of the course are a graduate standing.

Course Master: 
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS FOR MANAGEMENT (EC5063)
Term: 
Spring 2024
Discipline: 
EC (Economics)
Credits: 
2 credits
Type: 
Regular
Level: 
Graduate
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Exam Date: 
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 - 12:30
Pre-requisites: 
College Level=New Student - Grad OR College Level=Graduate OR College Level=Graduate - Continuing
Co-requisites: 
None

Professor(s)

Learning Outcomes

  1. Demonstrate an awareness of how economists, management, and managers understand and apply foundational concepts such as rational choice, opportunity cost, efficiency, and equilibrium. 
  2. Demonstrate an understanding of these concepts to formulate economic interpretations of organizational, social and environmental issues. 
  3. Reflect critically on the potential and limitations of economic analysis when applied to complex organizational, social and environmental phenomena. 
  4. Apply the conceptual and analytical framework acquired in the course to interpret contemporary real-world problems and formulate policy recommendations. 

Syllabus

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Schedule

Start Date: 
Monday, January 15, 2024
End Date: 
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
DayStart TimeEnd TimeRoom
Wednesday
13:45
15:05
C-101