Class Introduction to Economy

Introduce the basic concepts and tools essential to understanding economic science.

Fundamentals of Mathematics
The Fundamentals of Economics
market forces
consumer theory
producer theory
Public goods, common resources and externalities
The production decisions of companies
market structures
Income inequalities and poverty
National Accounts
production and growth
Unemployment and the labor market
savings and investment
single currency zone
Future of the European Union

Monitoring of the world economic reality, through weekly commentary on the main global economic news, to be held at the beginning of each class.

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