Economics 249ME - Topics in Economics: 'Managerial Economics'

This course will introduce students to the field of applied economics in which microeconomic and macroeconomic theory and concepts are applied in real-world planning and decision making in a variety of business organizations having particular yet varying priorities and goals (for example, one question to explore is how do decision makers in a socially responsible Benefit Corporation, a worker-owned cooperative, a more traditional company and a startup apply economic analysis in their pursuit of having a successful enterprise?). Expect some lectures, multiple readings, projects, writing, presentations to class, class discussions.

Prereq: ECON-110.