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ENGINEERING TRIPOS PART IB - 2011/2012
PAPER 8 - COMPULSORY SECTION
Introductory Business Economics
(Michaelmas)
Leader: Dr M Kitson
Timing: Weeks 1-8 Michaelmas term
Structure: 8 lectures
AIMS & OBJECTIVES:
The purpose of the Introductory Business Economics course is to introduce students to some basic concepts, categories and tools of economics, both as general background and in preparation for other economics courses in the Engineering Tripos.
SYLLABUS
The course consists of eight lectures.
- Introduction to Economics
- Microeconomics: Demand, Supply and Market Equilibrium
- Microeconomics: Costs and the Firm
- Microeconomics: Market Structure
- Macroeconomics: Introduction
- Macroeconomics: the Components of Aggregate Demand
- Macroeconomic: Policy
- Review
REFERENCES
Please see the Booklist for Part IB Courses for references for this module.
Last updated: August 2011