Principles of Economics

Course Objectives:

The objectives of the principles of economics are to gain an understanding of fundamental economic problems; to create understanding about current economic issues and their remedies; to develop preliminary knowledge of economic concepts for understanding national and international economy; to provide mastermind students to save the country from external shocks who already have a sound economic back ground.

 

Course Description:

This course studies the principles of economics. The course starts with introducing the meaning, importance basic concepts in economics and principles of economics, students will be able to:

  • Explain the ideas of economics given by Adam Smith, Marshall and Lionel Robbins;
  • differentiate between microeconomics and macroeconomics;
  • define the concept of descriptive, theoretical and policy economics;
  • differentiate between individual and market demand;
  • explain the assumptions behind the law of demand;
  • differentiate between supply and stock;
  • analyze the practical importance/application of the law of supply;
  • Elasticity of Supply
  • Utility
  • explain the law of equi-marginal utility with the use of schedule and graph;
  • Cost and revenues of firm
  • ……