Political Economy

Syllabus       Presentations

Lecture 1: Ideas of Marx and Lenin

Lecture 2: Economics Systems and the Role of Government

Lecture 3: Government Regulations and Parkinson’s Law

Lecture 4: Demand, Supply, and the Market Process

Lecture 5: Government Price Controls and Black Markets

Lecture 6: Government Tariffs, Quotas, and Other Trade Restriction

Midterm Examination I

Lecture 7: Production Cost Functions

Lecture 8: Competitive Markets

Lecture 9: Regulating Monopolies

Lecture 10: Public Enterprises

Lecture 11: Deregulation

Lecture 12: Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

Lecture 13: Fiscal Policy

Lecture 14: Monetary Policy

Lecture 15: Regulation of Natural Resources

Lecture 16: Environmental Regulations

Midterm Examination II

Final Examination ( Essay or Multiple Choice)