Universität Wien

040006 EK Principles of Economics (E) (2010W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work

Summary

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Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
Registration information is available for each group.

Groups

Group 1

max. 200 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Friday 01.10. 09:00 - 12:00 AudiMax BWZ
  • Wednesday 27.10. 17:00 - 18:30 AudiMax BWZ
  • Friday 29.10. 12:30 - 15:00 AudiMax BWZ
  • Wednesday 03.11. 11:00 - 14:00 AudiMax BWZ
  • Friday 05.11. 12:30 - 15:00 AudiMax BWZ
  • Monday 08.11. 09:00 - 12:00 AudiMax BWZ
  • Friday 12.11. 12:30 - 15:00 AudiMax BWZ
  • Monday 10.01. 15:00 - 18:00 AudiMax BWZ
  • Wednesday 12.01. 16:00 - 20:00 AudiMax BWZ

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course is an introduction to the principles of economics. The course focuses on the following topics:

Introduction : Ten principles of economics, thinking Like an economist
Main Tools: Interdependence and the gains from trade, the market forces of supply and demand, elasticity
Applications: elasticity and its applications, supply, demand and government policies, consumers, producers and the efficiency of markets, the costs of taxation & international trade
Other Topics: Externalities & Public goods and common resources
Firm Behavior: Costs of production, firms in competitive markets, monopoly and oligopoly

Assessment and permitted materials

Two online tests on the fronter platform:
(Online test 1) 2.11.2010, 19:00 - 22:00
(Online test 2) 8.11.2010, 19:00 - 22:00

Final exam: The date will be announced in the first week of November

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The objective of the course is to introduce the most important tools of economics at an introductory level. It is expected that students are able to develop a sense of the nature of economic questions and the economists' approach to think about them.
There are no prerequisites. The course assumes that you have not studied economics before.
The course also serves as a prerequisite to the intermediate economics courses in the curriculum (introduction to microeconomics and introduction to macroeconomics).

Examination topics

The course material will be presented by the lecturer. An emphasis is given to online exercises on the fronter platform.

Group 2

max. 200 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Friday 01.10. 15:00 - 18:00 AudiMax BWZ
  • Wednesday 27.10. 18:30 - 20:00 AudiMax BWZ
  • Friday 29.10. 15:00 - 18:00 AudiMax BWZ
  • Wednesday 03.11. 17:00 - 18:30 AudiMax BWZ
  • Wednesday 03.11. 18:30 - 19:30 AudiMax BWZ
  • Friday 05.11. 15:00 - 18:00 AudiMax BWZ
  • Monday 08.11. 13:00 - 16:00 AudiMax BWZ
  • Friday 12.11. 15:00 - 18:00 AudiMax BWZ
  • Tuesday 11.01. 16:00 - 19:00 AudiMax BWZ

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course is an introduction to the principles of economics. The course focuses on the following topics:

Introduction : Ten principles of economics, thinking Like an economist
Main Tools: Interdependence and the gains from trade, the market forces of supply and demand, elasticity
Applications: elasticity and its applications, supply, demand and government policies, consumers, producers and the efficiency of markets, the costs of taxation & international trade
Other Topics: Externalities & Public goods and common resources
Firm Behavior: Costs of production, firms in competitive markets, monopoly and oligopoly.

Assessment and permitted materials

Two online tests on the fronter platform:
(Online test 1) 2.11.2010, 19:00 - 22:00
(Online test 2) 8.11.2010, 19:00 - 22:00

Final exam: The date will be announced in the first week of November

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The objective of the course is to introduce the most important tools of economics at an introductory level. It is expected that students are able to develop a sense of the nature of economic questions and the economists' approach to think about them.
There are no prerequisites. The course assumes that you have not studied economics before.
The course also serves as a prerequisite to the intermediate economics courses in the curriculum (introduction to microeconomics and introduction to macroeconomics).

Examination topics

The course material will be presented by the lecturer. An emphasis is given to online exercises on the fronter platform.

Information

Reading list

Economics, N. Gregory Mankiw & Mark P. Taylor, Thomson Learning.

Association in the course directory

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