ECON 480 - The Digital Economy

Institution:

University of Southern Indiana

Subject:

Economics

Description:

This course will introduce students to economic principles relevant to the new digital economy brought about by the use of information technologies. The course will survey alternate views and new ideas of economists and other new economy experts. Concepts from micro and macroeconomics such as production, supply and demand, opportunity cost, returns to scale, elasticity, pricing, GDP, exports and imports, and comparative advantage will be important to understanding concepts such as the “weightless” economy, zero costpricing, and differential pricing. The course also will use materials from the literature on entrepreneurship and international economics and development economics. Prereq: ECON 208 and ECON 209. F

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.usi.edu

Phone Number:

(812) 464-8600

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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