Economics (HBA)
Economics is a social science that encompasses a particular range of human behaviour and has a strong influence on the structure, well-being, and development of a society. Undergraduate training in Economics is intended to familiarize students with the discipline of economic thinking, and to equip them for intelligent appraisal of contemporary economic problems.
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Sample Courses
A rigorous mathematical treatment of the basic tools of economic analysis regarding consumer and producer theory.
The course first explores the central ideas that have dominated controversies in the method and history of science in this century.
The course studies firms’ pricing decisions drawing on tools from economic theory. The analysis is supplemented by real world examples.
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