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Most people make the incorrect assumption that economics is ONLY the study of money. My primary goal in this course is to shatter this belief. During this course, we will be addressing the above questions as well as many more relating to:
-the environment
-love and marriage
-crime
-labor markets
-education
-politics
-sports
-business

My main goal is to show you the way economists think and how to use this analytical system to answer questions related not only to these and other important human issues but to anything you end up doing with your life after this class. After all, as you will quickly find out, I believe that everything is economics!

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Nivel principiante

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Aprox. 27 horas para completar

Inglés (English)

¿Podría tu empresa beneficiarse de la capacitación de los empleados en las habilidades más demandadas?

Prueba Coursera para negocios

Qué aprenderás

Identifying hidden costs of anything

Habilidades que obtendrás

Economics
Critical Thinking
Microeconomics
Economic Analysis

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Nivel principiante

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Aprox. 27 horas para completar

Inglés (English)

¿Podría tu empresa beneficiarse de la capacitación de los empleados en las habilidades más demandadas?

Prueba Coursera para negocios

Instructor

Calificación del instructor

4,78/5 (602 calificaciones)

Dr. José J. Vázquez-Cognet

Clinical Professor

Department of Economics

152.252 alumnos

1 curso

Programa - Qué aprenderás en este curso

Calificación del contenido97%(17,981 calificaciones)

Semana

1

Semana 1

2 horas para completar

Course Orientation

2 horas para completar

1 video (Total 3 minutos), 4 lecturas, 1 cuestionario

3 horas para completar

Introduction and Basic Principles

Welcome to your first week in Microeconomics Principles! As you will quickly see, the things you learn in this class will probably help you see the world in a different way. Economics is not just about money, as you may have incorrectly assumed. On the contrary, as you will learn in this lesson, economics is about how society distributes scarce resources. And, since almost anything in the world is a scarce resource, from fossil fuels to suitable romantic partners, we can apply the rules of economics to pretty much anything.

3 horas para completar

6 videos (Total 52 minutos), 1 lectura, 1 cuestionario

Semana

2

Semana 2

4 horas para completar

Supply and Demand

4 horas para completar

17 videos (Total 122 minutos), 1 lectura, 1 cuestionario

17 videos

1.1. What is a Market?1m

1.2. The Market for Romantic Relationships7m

2.1. The Determinants of Demand4m

2.2. The Demand Function, Schedule, and Curve7m

2.3. Introducing Comparative Statistics: Changes in the Price4m

2.4. A Change in Demand, Part 113m

2.5. A Change in Demand, Part 210m

3.1. The Determinants of Supply4m

3.2. The Supply Equation, Schedule, and Curve7m

3.3. Price of an Input Changes5m

3.4. A Change in Technology4m

4.1. Supply Surplus, Supply Shortage, and Equilibrium Price12m

5.1. Changes in Demand: Price of Related Goods10m

5.2. Changes in Demand: Consumer Preferences4m

5.3. A Change in Supply7m

5.4. Simultaneous Change in Supply and Demand6m

6.1. Demand and Supply Conclusion8m

1 lectura

Week 2 Overview15m

1 ejercicio de práctica

Week 2 Quiz30m

Semana

3

Semana 3

3 horas para completar

Market Efficiency and Government Policies

3 horas para completar

10 videos (Total 67 minutos), 1 lectura, 1 cuestionario

10 videos

1.1. Do We Need Silly Products?8m

2.1. What is Consumer Surplus?8m

2.2. Consumer Surplus and the Demand Curve3m

3.1. What is Producer Surplus?3m

3.2. Producer Surplus and the Supply Curve3m

4.1. Total Surplus: The Graphical Argument for Free Markets9m

5.1. Price Ceilings8m

5.2. Price Floors11m

6.1. Could We Reduce the Shortage of Human Organs?7m

6.2. Application: Playoff Tickets and Scalping Laws3m

1 lectura

Week 3 Overview15m

1 ejercicio de práctica

Week 3 Quiz30m

Semana

4

Semana 4

3 horas para completar

Elasticities

3 horas para completar

14 videos (Total 89 minutos), 1 lectura, 1 cuestionario

14 videos

1.1. Introduction to Elasticity4m

2.1. Definition and Classifying Price Elasticities of Demand10m

2.2. Price Elasticity of Demand and Revenue4m

2.3. Determinants of Price Elasticity of Demand10m

2.4. Price Elasticities of Demand and the Linear Demand Curve5m

3.1. Income Elasticity of Demand5m

3.2. Cross-Price Elasticity of Demand8m

4.1. Definition of Price Elasticity of Supply2m

4.2. Determinants of Price Elasticity of Supply2m

5.1. Introduction to Per-Unit Taxes4m

5.2. The Distributional Effects of Tax13m

5.3. Taxes and Surplus4m

6.1. Should Black Dog Increase the Price of Their Sandwiches?2m

6.2. Other Applications of Price Elasticity8m

1 lectura

Week 4 Overview15m

1 ejercicio de práctica

Week 4 Quiz30m

Semana

5

Semana 5

3 horas para completar

Production and Costs

Welcome to your fifth week! This module we will begin covering the theory of the firm, which will take us basically three modules to finish. Economists call this section of the course, "The Economics of the Lemonade Stand." And that title makes perfect sense, since the concepts we cover can be used by anyone, from someone owning a lemonade stand, to a car manufacturing company, to a hair salon, to a burrito stand, etc.

3 horas para completar

9 videos (Total 64 minutos), 1 lectura, 1 cuestionario

Semana

6

Semana 6

3 horas para completar

Competitive Output

3 horas para completar

10 videos (Total 75 minutos), 1 lectura, 1 cuestionario

10 videos

1.1. Introduction to Competitive Output2m

2.1. The Maximizing Profit Assumption3m

2.2. The Profit Equation7m

2.3. The Profit Maximizing Rule10m

3.1. Perfect Competition6m

4.1. The Short-run Decision8m

4.2. Long-run Competitive Output11m

4.3. Using the Long-run Equilibrium Model10m

4.4. The Long-run Supply Curve11m

5.1. Conclusion to Competitive Output3m

1 lectura

Week 6 Overview15m

1 ejercicio de práctica

Week 6 Quiz30m

Semana

7

Semana 7

3 horas para completar

Firms with Market Power

So, why is it that when you fly the person sitting next to you in the plane probably paid a different price for the ticket than what you paid for it? And why does Starbucks charge so much for its coffee even though you can buy coffee at Dunkin’ Donuts for almost half of that price? This module we are finishing our discussion of the firm by focusing on cases that should be more familiar to you than the perfect competition examples we have been using.

3 horas para completar

10 videos (Total 79 minutos), 1 lectura, 1 cuestionario

10 videos

1.1. Pricing with Market Power: An Introduction3m

2.1. Market Structures With Pricing Power7m

2.2. Sources of Market Power12m

3.1. When Marginal Revenue is Less than Price9m

3.2. Marginal Revenue and the Price Elasticity of Demand6m

4.1. Perfect Price Discrimination9m

4.2. Imperfect Price Discrimination10m

4.3. Other Pricing Strategies8m

5.1. The Social Cost of Market Power7m

6.1. Pricing with Market Power: Conclusion4m

1 lectura

Week 7 Overview15m

1 ejercicio de práctica

Week 7 Quiz30m

Semana

8

Semana 8

4 horas para completar

Public Goods, Common Resources, and Externalities

4 horas para completar

13 videos (Total 96 minutos), 1 lectura, 1 cuestionario

13 videos

1.1. Introduction to Public Goods, Common Resources, and Externalities3m

2.1. How to Classify Goods10m

2.2. What Type of Good is This?5m

3.1. The Public Goods Game13m

3.2. Public Goods4m

3.3. Solving the Free Rider8m

4.1. The Tragedy of the Commons8m

4.2. How to Deal with the Tragedy of the Commons4m

5.1. Negative Externalities10m

5.2. Positive Externalities5m

5.3. Private Solutions8m

5.4. Governmental Solutions10m

6.1. Conclusion to Public Goods, Common Resources, and Externalities4m

1 lectura

Week 8 Overview15m

1 ejercicio de práctica

Week 8 Quiz30m

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Principales reseñas sobre MICROECONOMICS PRINCIPLES

por SK22 de feb. de 2021

this course helps to understand the how to apply basic principles about profit and loss in buying any product in market and how it related to society explained briefly by the professor.

por GS13 de feb. de 2021

This course provided me various learning insights which are so much helpful .This provided me some real life examples by which we can understand this better.this is nicely designed course.

por FK15 de jul. de 2017

Great way to explain economics, especially for students with english as a second language. Thanks for dividing the videos into smaller parts making me able to plan my schedule in great flexibility.

por OR19 de ene. de 2022

It was really insightful and really introduced me to economics. Although some policies might not be as applicable in the country I am in, it still taught me how the market works

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