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    Learner Reviews & Feedback for Microeconomics: The Power of Markets by University of Pennsylvania

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    About the Course

    We make economics decisions every day: what to buy, whether to work or play, what to study. We respond to markets all the time: prices
    influence our decisions, markets signal where to put effort, they direct firms to produce certain goods over others. Economics is all around us.
    This course is an introduction to the microeconomic theory of markets: why we have them, how they work, what they accomplish. We will start
    with the concept of scarcity and how specialization according to comparative advantage helps us achieve more than we could alone. Next we
    model a marked using the tools of Supply and Demand and learn what well working markets accomplish and what their limit ...
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    May 24, 2021

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    A very good introduction to microeconomics course, the professor was great. She explained all the concepts with ease. I would urge everyone who wants to get started with economics to try this course.

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    Jan 21, 2021

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    It’s been my 4th and favorite course on coursera one so far! Very short interesting videos with great explanation and great visual demonstration by having a transperent board in front of the teacher!

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    Jan 19, 2020

    Excellent course on the principles of markets and the effects of taxes and subsidies. Really enjoyed it and learned a lot. You definitely start to see the world around you in a different way.

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    May 27, 2023

    Great course !! The lecturer is able to convey terminologies clearly in a short time . Its clear my understanding on Economics, Microeconomics, Economic Analysis, Market (Economics).

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    May 17, 2020

    The information I gained during this course will surely help me in becoming a better economist in the future and I found all the concepts quite easy as they were explained very well.

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    Apr 6, 2020

    From this course I have received an in depth knowledge about basic concepts of microeconomics and have thoroughly enjoyed the course. I will use these concepts in my further studies.

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    Dec 23, 2019

    Marvelous course design. I like the videos, homework, recommended textbook and extra reading materials. Would be even better if there are more engagement in the discussion session.

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    Apr 7, 2020

    The course was well structured and well delivered.The way each topic was delivered by the instructor, helped beginners like me to get a good understanding of the basics.ThankYou!

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    Feb 7, 2021

    This course was very informative. It was great how the professor approached the topics by utilizing a building framework to make the topics easily digestible. Highly recommend!

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    Sep 4, 2019

    I had never had a very clear explanation of the basic functions of microeconomics so clear and objective, I am very happy with the course, and with the teacher.

    Jorge Cervantes

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    Jan 14, 2017

    I really enjoyed the clarity with which the concepts were taught. I loved the examples and I thought they were very helpful and made the concepts so much easier to understand.

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    Jun 12, 2019

    The course very complete and very well structured. The teacher explains things with very clear examples.

    An excellent course to reinforce the foundations of microeconomics.

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    By Khalel I K

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    Jun 11, 2020

    an amazing course and amazing lecturer professor Rebecca Stein

    , I have learned a lot in this course and thanks a lot for the University of Penn and professor Rebecca Stein

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    Apr 10, 2016

    Thanks for the professional details of this course. And I think the numerical examples provided by Professor Rebecca give me good understanding about the power of markets.

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    May 4, 2016

    Nice, short and interesting videos. The assignments are not too difficult or too easy. You can see, that Mrs Stein put a lot of effort into the videos and explanations.

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    By Yumao G

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    Mar 3, 2016

    Nice lecture and quizzes. Easy to follow and very encouraging for those who is new to coursera or has failed to finish online courses within deadline before (like me).

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    By Dele F

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    Feb 28, 2021

    This course did an amazing job of succinctly explaining concepts such as consumer surplus, tax incidence, and dead weight loss with verbal and numerical examples!

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    By Giorgos T

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    Jun 4, 2020

    Great course! I didn't have a background in Economics or anything related, but the professor is able to explain the concepts in a very simple and clear way!

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    Oct 15, 2022

    A very good course.Teaching methods are at a very high level.There is a very good level of evaluation methodology.The lecture does a good job of teaching.

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    Apr 6, 2016

    Excellent course to get an initial understanding of Micro economics. This course is really well structured and taught excellently by Rebecca and her team.

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    By Vishnu V R

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    Feb 25, 2016

    Thanks for your efforts to make this course. I had zero knowledge on economics before and I learned a lot in this course within a short period of time.

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    By Vedant L

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    Jun 2, 2021

    EXCELLENT!Although I had an understanding of some of the concepts from my high school classes, it definitely helped me think more critically.Loved it!

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    By Yernur

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    Apr 18, 2020

    I honestly liked this course. Everything is explained great and I am particularly amazed by the examples. Also, liked the way Dr. Stein lectured

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    By Dibyendu L

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    Jul 25, 2022

    The faculty is awesome! But when in doubt, I was confused how to clear it.

    But I have no doubt that I learned a lot from this course. Thanks

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    May 24, 2020

    The course was delivered in an excellent manner. Concepts were made very clear without bogging you down too much with the arithmetic of it.

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    Aug 7, 2017

    Loved it! The concepts was so simple that I found this once-intimidating topic very enjoyable and I am ready to learn more on the same.

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    Feb 1, 2017

    Excellent course, even for beginners. The course is very interesting and engaging and the concepts are explained quite comprehensively.

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