Principles of EconomicsLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

After completing this course the student is able
- to interpreteconomic information, news or media
- to explain the fundamental concepts in economics
- to usethe terminology correctly in speech and writing
- to negotiate for financing

Content

- basic concepts and explanatory models of economics
- market structures and the modes of competition
- income and output of nations; macroeconomic data, output determination, fiscal policy, foreign trade
- money and banking, interest rates, aggregate demand and output
- aggregate supply, inflation and unemployment