Amongst other things, students should come away with an understanding of the fundamental forces driving decision-making on the part of firms and consumers.

The overriding objective of this course is to enlighten students about the real world: how markets function, how consumers and businesses tend to behave, and how governments can improve or worsen market outcomes. The course should thus help students to understand the economic and business environment in which we all live, teach them how to make better economic decisions, and provide them with the basic knowledge to engage in public debate about the role of government policies and regulations.