Course Description
Scarcity, production possibilities, and opportunity cost. Supply and demand analysis, free markets, the price system, and government policy. Microeconomic analysis of business decisions in competitive and noncompetitive markets. Labor markets, capital, and natural resource markets, and externalities. Market breakdown, income redistribution, and role of government. Free trade, tariffs, and gains from international trade. Credit will not be given for both EC 201 and either ARE 201 or EC 205.
Fall 2025
Meeting Patterns
Classes Start:
August 18, 2025
Classes End:
December 2, 2025
Location:
00113 Ricks Hall
Class Days:
M W
Class Start Time:
1:30pm
Class End Time:
2:45pm
Class Type:
Lecture
Credits:
3.00
Restrictions:
Credit is not allowed for both EC 201 and EC 205 or ARE 201.