Pearson

Principles of Microeconomics Specialization

Pearson

Principles of Microeconomics Specialization

Microeconomics Principles And Market Analysis.

Analyze Markets, Consumer Behavior, And Economic Decision Making

Pearson

Instructor: Pearson

Access provided by Veterans Transition Support

Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
Beginner level

Recommended experience

4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
Beginner level

Recommended experience

4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Apply the economic way of thinking to analyze how scarcity influences the decisions of individuals, firms, and markets.

  • Evaluate how market structures and government policies impact market efficiency, resource allocation, and fairness.

Details to know

Shareable certificate

Add to your LinkedIn profile

Taught in English
Recently updated!

July 2026

See how employees at top companies are mastering in-demand skills

 logos of Petrobras, TATA, Danone, Capgemini, P&G and L'Oreal

Advance your subject-matter expertise

  • Learn in-demand skills from university and industry experts
  • Master a subject or tool with hands-on projects
  • Develop a deep understanding of key concepts
  • Earn a career certificate from Pearson

Specialization - 8 course series

Introduction to Economic Concepts

Introduction to Economic Concepts

Course 1, 5 hours

What you'll learn

  • Explain the fundamental questions and core principles that define the economic way of thinking.

  • Apply principles of scarcity, opportunity cost, and trade to analyze economic decision-making and the potential for growth.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Resource Allocation
Category: Economics
Category: Entrepreneurship
Category: Economic Development
Category: Economics, Policy, and Social Studies
Category: Production Process
Category: Operational Efficiency
Category: Resource Utilization
Supply and Demand

Supply and Demand

Course 2, 4 hours

What you'll learn

  • Analyze how supply and demand interact to determine market equilibrium.

  • Apply elasticity concepts to evaluate the responsiveness of supply and demand to market changes.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Supply And Demand
Category: Production Process
Category: Consumer Behaviour
Category: Economics
Category: Revenue Management
Category: Market Dynamics
Category: Market Analysis
Category: Demand Planning
Economic Efficiency and Its Obstacles

Economic Efficiency and Its Obstacles

Course 3, 5 hours

What you'll learn

  • Evaluate the efficiency and fairness of market outcomes and different methods for allocating scarce resources.

  • Analyze the effects of government interventions, such as taxes and price controls, on market efficiency and equity.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Economics
Category: Resource Allocation
Category: Market Analysis
Category: Market Dynamics
Category: Social Justice
Category: Payroll Tax
Category: Supply And Demand
Category: Tax Laws
Category: Policy Analysis
Category: Tax
Category: Economics, Policy, and Social Studies
Category: Sales Tax
International Trade, Public Goods, and Externalities

International Trade, Public Goods, and Externalities

Course 4, 5 hours

What you'll learn

  • Analyze the economic impact of global trade and the effects of trade restrictions on market participants.

  • Evaluate market failures, including public goods and externalities, and the role of government in promoting efficient outcomes.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Resource Management
Category: Socioeconomics
Category: Tax
Category: Natural Resource Management
Category: Public Policies
Category: Environmental Resource Management
Category: Supply And Demand
Category: Economics, Policy, and Social Studies
Category: Environment and Resource Management
Category: Environmental Issue
Category: Economics
Category: Environmental Policy
Category: Market Analysis
Category: International Relations
Category: Market Dynamics
Category: Policy Analysis
Category: Cost Benefit Analysis
Category: Resource Allocation
Category: Social Impact
Consumer Choice

Consumer Choice

Course 5, 4 hours

What you'll learn

  • Analyze consumer choices and demand by applying marginal utility theory and indifference curves.

  • Evaluate a firm's short-run and long-run costs to explain its production and profit-maximizing decisions.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Supply And Demand
Category: Operating Cost
Category: Economics
Category: Operational Efficiency
Category: Business Economics
Category: Consumer Behaviour
Category: Revenue Management
Category: Resource Allocation
Category: Profit and Loss (P&L) Management
Category: Cost Accounting
Category: Production Process
Perfect Competition & Monopoly

Perfect Competition & Monopoly

Course 6, 4 hours

What you'll learn

  • Analyze how price, output, and profit are determined in perfectly competitive markets in the short and long run.

  • Evaluate a monopoly's pricing strategies, output decisions, and the impacts of regulation and price discrimination.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Supply And Demand
Category: Operational Efficiency
Category: Market Analysis
Category: Competitive Analysis
Category: Business Strategy
Category: Economics
Category: Business Economics
Category: Regulatory Compliance
Category: Cost Benefit Analysis
Category: Market Dynamics
Category: Policy Analysis
Category: Operating Cost
Category: Revenue Management
Category: Decision Making
Category: Financial Regulation
Category: Profit and Loss (P&L) Management
Monopolistic Competition & Oligopoly

Monopolistic Competition & Oligopoly

Course 7, 4 hours

What you'll learn

  • Analyze the profit-maximizing decisions and strategic interactions of firms in monopolistic competition and oligopoly.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Strategic Thinking
Category: Competitive Analysis
Category: Strategic Decision-Making
Category: Market Analysis
Category: Consumer Behaviour
Category: Business Strategy
Category: Marketing
Category: Economics
Category: Market Dynamics
Category: Advertising
Category: Business Economics
Category: Supply And Demand
Category: Branding
Category: Game Theory
The Labor Market & Inequality

The Labor Market & Inequality

Course 8, 4 hours

What you'll learn

  • Analyze how supply and demand in factor markets determine resource prices and employment levels.

  • Evaluate the causes of economic inequality and the government policies used to redistribute income.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Socioeconomics
Category: Market Dynamics
Category: Training Programs
Category: Compensation Management
Category: Economics
Category: Return On Investment
Category: Public Policies
Category: Economics, Policy, and Social Studies
Category: Compensation Analysis
Category: Supply And Demand
Category: Workforce Development
Category: Financial Policy
Category: Social Justice
Category: Policy Analysis
Category: Labor Relations

Earn a career certificate

Add this credential to your LinkedIn profile, resume, or CV. Share it on social media and in your performance review.

Instructor

Pearson
Pearson
152 Courses1,847 learners

Offered by

Pearson

Why people choose Coursera for their career

Felipe M.

Learner since 2018
"To be able to take courses at my own pace and rhythm has been an amazing experience. I can learn whenever it fits my schedule and mood."

Jennifer J.

Learner since 2020
"I directly applied the concepts and skills I learned from my courses to an exciting new project at work."

Larry W.

Learner since 2021
"When I need courses on topics that my university doesn't offer, Coursera is one of the best places to go."

Chaitanya A.

"Learning isn't just about being better at your job: it's so much more than that. Coursera allows me to learn without limits."