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ECON 1450 A (CRN: 15309)

Economics: Principles of Microeconomics

3 Credit Hours—Seats Available!

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About ECON 1450 A

Study of individual economic units with particular emphasis on market interactions among firms and households.

Notes

Open to degree and PACE students

Section Description

The course examines how individuals, firms, and governments make decisions under conditions of scarcity and how these decisions shape the allocation of resources in markets. Students learn core concepts such as supply and demand, opportunity cost, elasticity, consumer choice, production and cost, market structures (perfect competition, monopoly, oligopoly), and market failures. The course emphasizes how prices act as signals and incentives, guiding efficient outcomes—or inefficiencies when markets fail—and provides the foundation for understanding real-world economic behavior and policy.

Evaluation

Weekly homework assignments and three exams

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