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Russia in Recession

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Summary

Instructor:

Fred Avestruz

Email: Fred_Avestruz@baruch.cuny.edu

Course title:

Managerial Economics

Course number:

ECO 9705

TuTh 5:50PM -7:05PM

Room: A - 17 Lex 1520

Course description:

This course offers an introduction to economics for managers, with a strong emphasis on fundamental principles. The course analyzes economic forces relevant to managerial and financial decision making and is designed to develop the students’ ability to apply fundamental economic concepts to business decisions. Economic fundamentals such as demand, supply, cost and profit functions are analyzed. The course also examines the effects of market structure and competition between industry participants as well as the impact of macroeconomic conditions and government policy on business decisions.

The course follows Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Economics curriculum.

Course type:

Core

Credits:

3

Contact hours:

36

Prerequisites:

None

Other Qualifications:

Knowledge of basic algebra.

Access to a computer and the internet and ability to use general productivity software such as Word and Excel.

Notice:

This syllabus is subject to change.

This is not a CFA exam preparation course and, as such, will not review specific CFA exam questions, CFA exam structure, or discuss test taking strategies.


Tentative Course Calendar

Session  #

 Date

Chapter

Topic

1

Aug 28

1&2

Introduction

2

Sept 2

3

Demand and Supply

3

Sept 4

4

Elasticity

4

Sept 9

5

Efficiency and Equity

5

Sept 11

6

Government Actions in Markets

6

Sept 16

7

Global Markets in Action

7

Sept 18

8

Utility and Demand

Sept 23

No Class – Friday Schedule

Sept 25

No Class - Holiday

8

Sept 30

9

Possibilities, Preferences, and Choices

9

Oct 2

10

Organizing Production

10

Oct 7

11

Output and Costs

11

Oct 9

12

Perfect Competition

12

Oct 14

13

Monopoly

13

Oct 16

14

Monopolistic Competition

14

Oct 21

15

Oligopoly

15

Oct 23

Discussion - Microeconomics

16

Oct 28

Mid-term Exam Review

17

Oct 30

Mid-Term Exam

18

Nov 4

21

Measuring GDP and Economic Growth

19

Nov 6

23

Last day to drop with the grade of "W"

Economic Growth

20

Nov 11

24

Finance, Saving, and Investment

21

Nov 13

22 & 25

Money, the Price Level, and Inflation

22

Nov 18

27

Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand

23

Nov 20

28

Expenditure Multipliers: The Keynesian Model

24

Nov 25

29

Inflation, Unemployment, and Business Cycle

Nov 27

No Class - Holiday

25

Dec 2

30

Fiscal Policy

26

Dec 4

31

Monetary Policy

27

Dec 9

26

The Exchange Rate and the Balance of Payments

28

Dec 11

Review

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