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IEN634 Introductory Macroeconomics 7.5 ECTS credits | |
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TIMEPERIOD: Q2, Q3, Q4 LANGUAGE:Swedish EXAMINER Bo Jonsson Univ adj PREREQUISITES General eligibility with at least grade 3 from a 3 year upper secondary school course program or corresponding. COURSE AIM The aim of the course is to provide basic knowledge about the way national economy works, as well as the ability to apply economic theory on current problems. It will also give the ability to critically examine and analyze economic condions and development trends. CONTENTS The course starts by identifying the factors that determine supply and demand in induvidual markets, and how prices are set. further, individual markets for goods and services, as well as the market for factors of production are studied. Different market structures and the role of competition are also dealt with. Finally, the course introduces welfare theory and the concept of market failures. TEACHING EXAMINATION Written exam. COURSE GRADE SCALE: ITEMS/CREDITS | |
| Written exam | 7.50ECTS |
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COURSE LITERATURE Sloman, John; Economics. Prentice Hall, latest edition. Sloman, John & Sutcliffe, Mark; Economics, Student Workbook and Reader. Prentice Hall, latest edition. Further coursematerial might be added. Further information: International Office |
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