MBA 521 Economic Policy and the Global Environment
An application of microeconomic theory to management decisions. A review of traditional neoclassical production and cost theory is used as a platform to delve into modern business economics. The focus is on how firms fit in the analysis of market activity, how economists see the problem of organizing economic activity, understanding when markets solve that problem and why sometimes they do not. The course ends with an examination of the impact of macroeconomic policies (fiscal and others) on business decisions, and the importance and impact of these decisions on businesses when viewed from a global economic perspective.