Fall 2019 - ECON 103 D900

Principles of Microeconomics (4)

Class Number: 2926

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2019: Wed, Fri, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    Surrey

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Dec 10, 2019
    Tue, 8:30–11:30 a.m.
    Surrey

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

The principal elements of theory concerning utility and value, price and costs, factor analysis, productivity, labor organization, competition and monopoly, and the theory of the firm. Students with credit for ECON 200 cannot take ECON 103 for further credit. Quantitative/Breadth-Soc.

COURSE DETAILS:

In this course students will learn the fundamentals of microeconomic theory.  We will examine how individuals make decisions regarding resource allocation, production and consumption.  We will cover subjects such as supply and demand, producer and consumer behavior, competitive markets and monopolies.

Topics: Economic models, supply and demand, producer and consumer surplus, taxes, elasticity, behavior economics, perfect competition, and monopolies.

Grading

  • Tutorials 10%
  • Midterms (2) 40%
  • Final exam 50%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Paul Krugman, Robin Wells, Iris Au, and Jack Parkinson, Microeconomics: Third Canadian Edition, (Looseleaf Student Value Edition with Sapling Plus), Worth Publishers, 2018.

Department Undergraduate Notes:

***NO TUTORIALS DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASSES***

Students requiring accommodations as a result of a disability must contact the Centre for Accessible Learning (CAL) at 778-782-3112 or caladmin@sfu.ca.

Registrar Notes:

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