Introduction to Microeconomics

Introduction to Microeconomics emphasizes the choices of individual economic agents. Topics include scarcity, opportunity costs, comparative advantage, supply, demand, elasticity and tax incidence, international trade, cost theory, price and output determination under various market structures, consumer choice, public choice, externalities and common resources, factor markets and income distribution.

Course Number: ECON-40009
Credit: 4.00 unit(s)

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9/26/2023 - 12/10/2023

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• SECTION ID:

  175795

• CLASS TYPE:

  Online Asynchronous.
  
  This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
  You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.

• INSTRUCTOR:

  Silverman, Joe

  Joe Silverman has over 20 years of business experience before transitioning to teaching. Joe has owned and operated two small businesses, has worked for two government agencies, and worked for two Fortune 500 corporations in various capacities, including operations, finance, marketing and sales. Since 2004, Joe has taught over 200 sections of courses in economics, statistical methods, data analysis and business at two year colleges and 4 year universities in San Diego County. He has also created a statistical methods reader that has been favorably received by students. Joe is fluent in Spanish and has lived and travelled extensively throughout Latin America. Joe also owns 13 acres of land in Costa Rica that he is semi-actively re-foresting. Joe holds a B.S. in Finan...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  REQUIRED

  MindTap for Principles of Economics (with Mankiw e-text) 9th
  by Mankiw, Gregory
  ISBN / ASIN: 9780357133538

  You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

• POLICIES:

  No refunds after: 9/29/2023.
  1st no meeting date: 11/10/2023.
  2nd no meeting date: 11/20/2023.
  3rd no meeting date: 11/21/2023.
  4th no meeting date: 11/22/2023.
  

• NOTE:

• DATE & LOCATION:

  9/26/2023 - 12/10/2023
  extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu
  You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.