Introduction
The course, which is an introductory economics course on master level, provides the students with the main concepts and models used in modern micro- and macroeconomic analysis.
Excerpt from course description
Economics for Finance
- English
- GRA 6516
- 6 Credits
Course content
Microeconomics
- Utility Maximization
- Demand Function and Substitution Effects
- Market Demand, Market Equilibrium, and Uncertainty
- Firm Behavior and Supply Function
- Firm Supply and Industry Equilibrium
- Imperfect Competition
Macroeconomics
- General Equilibrium with Production
- Fiscal Policy and the Role of Money
- The Neoclassical Model
- The New Keynesian Model: IS Curve and Policy
- IS-LM and the Role of Monetary Policy
- Open Economy Models
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