ECON 001 - Principles of Microeconomics

    Recent Professors
    Yilan Luo, Bayavuge Sekiyoba, Kofi Yankey
    Recent Semesters
    Summer 2026
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    3
    Summer 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4B · CSU GE Area D2
    Description
    This course is an introduction to the field of microeconomics, which focuses on the behavior of individual economic agents including consumers, business firms, and the government when confronted with scarcity. The course also examines contemporary social issues such as income distribution and poverty as well as global issues such as outsourcing and protectionism. Topics include supply and demand, elasticity, forms of business organizations, theory of production and cost, pricing and output decision in various market structures, market failure and the role of government, labor management relations, and international trade. (GE Areas � IGETC 4B; CSU GE: D2)