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All goods and services are subject to scarcity at some level, which requires that society develop some allocation mechanism to determine who gets what. Over recorded history, these allocation rules were usually command based, meaning that the king or the emperor would decide. In contemporary times, most countries have turned to market-based allocation systems. In markets, prices act as rationing devices, encouraging or discouraging production and encouraging or discouraging consumption to find an equilibrium allocation of resources. To understand this process, businesses construct demand curves to capture consumer behavior and consider supply curves to capture producer behavior. The resulting equilibrium price “rations” the scarce commodity. You will be able to: • Describe consumer behavior as captured by the demand curve and producer behavior as captured by the supply curve • Define equilibrium and explain the impact of taxes and price controls on market equilibrium • Explain elasticity of demand • Describe cost theory and how firms optimize given the constraints of their own costs and an exogenously given price This course is part of Gies College of Business’ suite of online programs, including the iMBA and iMSM. Learn more about admission into these programs and explore how your Coursera work can be leveraged if accepted into a degree program at https://degrees.giesbusiness.illinois.edu/idegrees/....

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PP

Jan 13, 2021

Found the content extremely interesting. Mr DeBrock delivered the content in a simple and understandable way. Definitely recommended for any beginners wanting to get into economics.

SH

Aug 12, 2020

Larry is an excellent teacher--clear, concise, and entertaining. This was a refresher course for me (I majored in Econ at Berkeley 40 yrs ago) and reminded me why I chose to study it!

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Mar 2, 2017

A useful elementary course.

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Nov 24, 2020

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May 28, 2019

Good experience of mine

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Oct 23, 2020

very practical lesson.

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May 22, 2016

It is well organized.

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Oct 14, 2020

Thank for knowledge

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Mar 14, 2016

Really good course!

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Oct 9, 2020

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Apr 5, 2021

Wonderful course!

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May 14, 2020

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Apr 17, 2021

Happy learning

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Nov 27, 2020

Great content

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Jul 29, 2020

NICE COURSE

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Jan 2, 2019

Excelent!!!

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Jun 17, 2016

Complex. Bu

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Jul 10, 2022

Intriging

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Nov 6, 2021

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Oct 28, 2020

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Sep 17, 2020

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Mar 8, 2021

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