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Microeconomics: The Consumer
time1.5-3hrs
timebeginner level
This free online microeconomics course focuses on the consumer. The consumer plays an important role in the structure of the economy and in this course you will learn how everything, from age to education, affects the price one pays or the wages one earns. Grapple with price discrimination, labour markets, wages and labour unions, taxation and government provisions, public good, the Tragedy of the Commons problem, and more.
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Microeconomics: The Consumer
Study the crucial role consumers play in the structure of the economy with the help of this free microeconomics course.
This free online microeconomics course focuses on the consumer. The consumer plays an important role in the structure of the economy and in this course you will learn how everything, from age to education, affects the price one pays or the wages one earns. Grapple with price discrimination, labour markets, wages and labour unions, taxation and government provisions, public good, the Tragedy of the Commons problem, and more.
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Module 1
6 Lessons
Module 1: Price Discrimination
In this module, you will be introduced to the concept of price discrimination. Take part in a discussion whether or not price discrimination is good for society, depending on the output. Then, learn about tying and bundling. Decide whether these processes are forms of price discrimination and whether they are good or bad for social welfare.
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1.Learning Outcomes
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2.Introduction to Price Discrimination
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3.The Social Welfare of Price Discrimination
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4.Tying
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5.Bundling
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6.Lesson Summary
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Module 2
8 Lessons
Module 2: Labor Markets
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Module 3
6 Lessons
Module 3: Public Good and the Tragedy of the Commons
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Module 4
7 Lessons
Module 4: Asymmetric Information
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Module 5
6 Lessons
Module 5: Consumer Choice
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Module 6
1 Lessons
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