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Gain an understanding of fundamental microeconomic concepts including scarcity, opportunity cost, and economic models.
Understand the differences between various market structures, such as perfect competition, monopolies, and oligopolies.

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Our primer on economics will help you understand the theory and principles behind the workings of an economy. Microeconomics addresses issues such as how prices are set and marketplaces are organized. The topic also addresses the forces of supply and demand at the heart of an understanding of economics. Macroeconomics brings together the component pieces that help shape the output of an economy and that cause an economy to thrive.

The completion of this specialization is to reflect that the student has completed an education only based module through Coursera. This certificate is for personal use only, it is not to be used for professional promotion, purpose, or as a verification of investment competency. Interactive Brokers LLC has no affiliation with the certificate holder, and does not represent the completion as an endorsement or recommendation of any product, service or investment information or individual.

This is designed to provide a foundational understanding of the key concepts and principles of microeconomics. This course covers topics such as supply and demand, market equilibrium, elasticity, consumer behavior, and production costs, equipping learners with the essential tools to analyze economic decisions at the individual and business level.