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Managerial Economics and Business Analysis SpecializationUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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In markets, prices act as rationing devices, encouraging or discouraging production and consumption to find an equilibrium. In this course, you will learn to construct demand curves to capture consumer behavior and supply curves to capture producer behavior. The resulting equilibrium price “rations” the scarce commodity. Additionally, the course examines the ways in which markets are subject government intervention and the impacts of these interventions.
You will be able to: 
• Explain how different market structures result in different resource allocations
• Model the impact of external shocks to a particular market structure and demonstrate the new equilibrium price and quantity after the impact of this external shock has played out
• Evaluate the efficiency of an equilibrium
 • Explain when and why the government might intervene with regulatory authority or antitrust litigation to lessen inefficiencies in some markets
• Describe how information problems can cause inefficient outcomes
• Understand externalities and consider optimal government response to these market failures

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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Larry DeBrock

Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Finance

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign College of Business Department of Business Administration

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Week1

Week 1

2 hours to complete

Course Orientation

2 hours to complete

2 videos (Total 4 min), 6 readings, 1 quiz

4 hours to complete

Module 1: Perfect Competition

4 hours to complete

12 videos (Total 118 min), 2 readings, 3 quizzes

12 videos

1-1.1. Markets and Allocations - Part 111m1-1.2. Markets and Allocations - Part 29m1-1.3. Market Structure - Part 16m1-1.4. Market Structure - Part 210m1-1.5. Market Structure - Part 33m1-1.6. Perfect Competition in Reality - as Told by an Economist10m1-1.7. Firm Supply Curve in a Perfectly Competitive Industry - Part 17m1-1.8. Firm Supply Curve in a Perfectly Competitive Industry - Part 217m1-2.1. Build Short Run Equilibrium Framework10m1-2.2. Long Run Equilibrium - Part 17m1-2.3. Long Run Equilibrium - Part 210m1-2.4. External Shock and Movement to New Equilibrium12m

2 readings

Module 1 Overview10mModule 1 Readings10m

3 practice exercises

Lesson 1-1 Practice Quiz30mLesson 1-2 Practice Quiz30mModule 1 Quiz30m

Week2

Week 2

4 hours to complete

Module 2: Monopoly Markets and Efficiency

Analysts can predict equilibrium outcomes with some degree of certainty. We want to construct a measure of efficiency that will allow us to evaluate the attractiveness of these equilibrium market outcomes. After using this metric to consider the efficiency of the competitive market, we will introduce a different market structure, monopoly, and use our efficiency metric to evaluate the equilibrium resource allocation under monopoly.

4 hours to complete

10 videos (Total 125 min), 2 readings, 3 quizzes

10 videos

2-1.1. Consumer Surplus - Part 19m2-1.2. Consumer Surplus - Part 215m2-1.3. Producer Surplus8m2-1.4. The Benevolent Dictator - Part 114m2-1.5. The Benevolent Dictator - Part 212m2-2.1. Monopoly Equilibrium - Part 115m2-2.2. Monopoly Equilibrium - Part 27m2-2.3. Marginal Revenue Curve in Monopoly8m2-2.4. Social Costs of Monopoly16m2-2.5. Governments Intervene in Monopoly16m

2 readings

Module 2 Overview10mModule 2 Readings10m

3 practice exercises

Lesson 2-1 Practice Quiz30mLesson 2-2 Practice Quiz30mModule 2 Quiz30m

Week3

Week 3

4 hours to complete

Module 3: Oligopoly and Game Theory

4 hours to complete

15 videos (Total 147 min), 2 readings, 3 quizzes

15 videos

3-1.1. Introducing Oligopoly - Part 15m3-1.2. Introducing Oligopoly - Part 27m3-1.3. Collusion - Part 112m3-1.4. Collusion - Part 28m3-1.5. Collusion - Part 313m3-1.6. Efficiency, Social Costs, and Antitrust Enforcement - Part 18m3-1.7. Efficiency, Social Costs, and Antitrust Enforcement - Part 211m3-2.1. Simple Game Theory9m3-2.2. Computer Chess - Part 19m3-2.3. Computer Chess - Part 26m3-2.4. The Prisoner's Dilemma - Part 110m3-2.5. The Prisoner's Dilemma - Part 28m3-2.6. The Prisoner's Dilemma - Part 317m3-2.7. The Nash Equilibrium to a Non-Cooperative Game - Part 17m3-2.8. The Nash Equilibrium to a Non-Cooperative Game - Part 211m

2 readings

Module 3 Overview10mModule 3 Readings10m

3 practice exercises

Lesson 3-1 Practice Quiz30mLesson 3-2 Practice Quiz30mModule 3 Quiz30m

Week4

Week 4

5 hours to complete

Module 4: Market Failures

5 hours to complete

10 videos (Total 78 min), 5 readings, 4 quizzes

10 videos

4-1.1. The Winner's Curse - Part 16m4-1.2. The Winner's Curse - Part 27m4-1.3. Information Asymmetries12m4-1.4. Adverse Selection: Unraveling Insurance Markets6m4-2.1. Positive and Negative Externalities - Part 18m4-2.2. Positive and Negative Externalities - Part 29m4-2.3. Measure the Gains from Positive Externality7m4-2.4. Measure the Costs Caused by Negative Externality - Part 16m4-2.5. Measure the Costs Caused by Negative Externality - Part 29mGies Online Programs3m

5 readings

Module 4 Overview10mModule 4 Readings10mModule 4 Peer Review Explanation10mCongratulations!10mGet Your Course Certificate10m

3 practice exercises

Lesson 4-1 Practice Quiz30mLesson 4-2 Practice Quiz30mModule 4 Quiz30m

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TOP REVIEWS FROM FIRM LEVEL ECONOMICS: MARKETS AND ALLOCATIONS

by EOct 13, 2019

Great course taught by a well-experienced Prof Larry Debrock, assisted by an enviable Prof Vlad, who brought a lot dynamism into the course.

by RRNov 30, 2020

Learnt a great deal about Microeconomics! Prof. DeBrock teaches the class with great insights mixing history with everyday situations and issues. Can't say enough good things about this course!

by DAMay 6, 2020

I found it very interesting and useful. Easy to understand and grade ourselves with flexibility in watching videos. Thank you

by MJApr 24, 2016

Another great course from Professor DeBrock. Intuitive and concise, the two Firm Level Economics courses may have been my favorite to date. Thanks, Professor DeBrock!

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About the Managerial Economics and Business Analysis Specialization

In order to effectively manage and operate a business, managers and leaders need to understand the market characteristics and economic environment in which they operate. In this specialization, you will build a solid understanding of the operation of markets and the macro-economic environment with real-world examples. You will be able to identify firm and country-level economic factors that impact business decisions, develop an analytical framework using statistical tools, and apply economic theory and data in the analysis of business environment and trends to make effective business decisions.

The capstone project involves an in-depth analysis of an actual business situation in which you will examine the global economic environment of a business. The final project will be a business plan that uses statistical tools and economic theory to create a comprehensive analysis of the microeconomic and macroeconomic environment in which the focal company operates. This specialization 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 here.

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