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Applied Microeconomics

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
We 5:30p.m. – 8:15p.m.		 Wheatley-Peters W05-0041 3 $2657 (guest students)
Date
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
Time
We 5:30p.m. – 8:15p.m.
Location
Wheatley-Peters W05-0041
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2657 (guest students)

Description

This course introduces students to the theory of consumer behavior and the firm, market and multi-market equilibrium and stability, and varieties of imperfect competition at the graduate level. Coverage includes theories of consumer and producer behavior in the context of a variety of real world problems. Applied examples will be drawn from fields including: information economics, environmental economics, economics of regulation, industrial organization, law and economics, natural resource economics, public finance, labor economics, and regional and urban economics. For each sub-discipline covered, the most important economic model will be discussed and a review of the major research studies, techniques, and empirical evidence will be undertaken.

Prerequisites

Matriculated in Applied Economics

Guest registration opens August 18

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

9/2/2025 - 12/12/2025

Location

Wheatley-Peters W05-0041

Enrolled / Capacity

15 / 15

Status

Closed

Instructor

Jonathan Cogliano

Tuition*

$2657 (guest students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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