BAM 21600 - Survey of Economics

Institution:

Alaska Pacific University

Subject:

Description:

The study of individual decision making (households, firms, and other organizations) and how markets mediate and aggregate such decisions. Issues addressed will include the determination of prices, incomes, and methods of production. Particular attention will be focused on "market failures" where individual self-interested decisions can lead to perverse results (e.g., pollution, congestion, under-provision of socially desirable goods). The consequences of government policies will be explored. Satisfies the Social/Behavioral Science GUR.

Credits:

4.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.alaskapacific.edu

Phone Number:

(907) 561-1266

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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