NBA 5270 - Applied Economic Analysis

Spring. 3 credits.

R. Frank.

This course will emphasize how economic analysis can help firms and individuals make the most of their opportunities. Of special interest to managers, consultants, and policy makers will be the course’s focus on examples that illustrate how faulty economic reasoning leads to inefficient outcomes. The course will also emphasize strategic thinking, and will instruct students in the art of “economic naturalism”– the use of economic reasoning to understand and explain everyday patterns of individual and firm behavior.