ECO 301 BUSINESS ECONOMICS

What functions do firms serve, and where do firms fit in a market economy? We will explore these questions by analyzing two perspectives. The first perspective is that firms are rational agents in markets, maximizing profits subject to the constraints of demand, production, cost and market structure. The second perspective is that a firm is a complex organization that has emerged in response to problems of information, strategy and value maximization. In the first perspective, firms are subordinate to markets. In the second perspective, the firm can often coordinate activity more effectively than markets. How - and when - is this possible?

Credits

4 sh

Future Course Number

ECO 3500

Prerequisite

Economics, International Economics or Statistics majors or minors: ECO 111, STS 212, and MTH 116 or MTH 151; All other majors: ECO 111, ECO 203, and MTH 116 or MTH 151

Course Types

Society; Advanced Studies

Offered

Offered fall, spring and summer.