ECONOMIC ANALYSIS FOR MANAGEMENT (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.

Code: 
EC5063
Name: 
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS FOR MANAGEMENT
Discipline: 
EC (Economics)
Type: 
Regular
Level: 
Graduate
Credits: 
2
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Pre-requisites: 
College Level=New Student - Grad OR College Level=Graduate OR College Level=Graduate - Continuing
Co-requisites: 
None

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. 

Offering(s)

Term Code Name
Spring 2024 EC5063 ECONOMIC ANALYSIS FOR MANAGEMENT

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