Social and Political Studies AB: Economics

Education facts

Code: 2NE444

The course starts with a survey of the basic economic questions. How do we economise on scarce resources? How does the interaction between consumers and producers determine price, production and consumption in a market? Then, there is an analysis of price formation in the market forms of monopoly, monopolistic competition and oligopoly. Economic efficiency is defined and different obstacles to efficiency such as pollution and insufficient competition are examined. Furthermore, different economic-political measures in a market economy are discussed. After having discussed the individual markets, the course deals with the economy as a whole, i.e. macroeconomics. This part is mainly devoted to introducing and defining central macroeconomic concepts and relations such as: the national accounts, unemployment and inflation, economic growth, financial markets and purchasing power parity and exchange rates.

Entry requirements

Grundläggande behörighet + Matematik 2a eller 2b eller 2c, Samhällskunskap 1b eller 1a1+1a2. Eller: Matematik nivå 2a eller nivå 2b eller nivå 2c, Samhällskunskap nivå 1b eller nivå 1a2

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Social and Political Studies AB: Economics

  Uppsala University

  Uppsala

  Start date: 18 January 2027

  End date: 24 March 2027

  Pace of study: 100 %