UNSW Handbook Course - Microeconomics 1

Microeconomics 1 - ECON1101


	Faculty: Faculty of Commerce and Economics
	School: School of Economics
	Contact: Caisley,Nadine Lee-Anne
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Session Offered: See Class Timetable
	Fee Band: 2 (more info)

Description

Introduces economics as a social science: scarcity, resource allocation and opportunity cost; an introductory analysis of consumer behaviour; the economics of firms and markets; production and costs; the classification and analysis of markets; efficiency concepts and market failure; the gains from international trade and the impact of trade restrictions; economic growth and structural change.

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