ECO_1F001_EP - Introduction to Economics (2024-2025)

Introduction to Economics (ECO101) provides students with the foundational concepts of economics. The course begins with the investigation of the individual behavior of households and firms. Subsequently, students review and develop a thorough understanding of the concepts of supply and demand, before investigating how markets function. The course also covers imperfect competition and other macherket failures, as well as macroeconomic aggregates and the role of the central bank.

to Economics (ECO101) provides students with the foundational concepts of economics. The course begins with the investigation of the individual behavior of households and firms. Subsequently, students review and develop a thorough understanding of the concepts of supply and demand, before investigating how markets function. The course also covers imperfect competition and other macherket failures, as well as macroeconomic aggregates and the role of the central bank.

ECO_1S000_EP - Maths in Practice: Mathematical Tools for Economics (2024-2025)

This course offers an introduction to mathematical tools used in Economics. It will present students with key concepts and results that will be useful in Economics courses in the Math/Econ double major, starting with ECO102. 
Some tools will help students understand econometric methods used in empirical work. After a refresher on linear algebra and probability theory, students will go through some important results in statistics (estimators, confidence intervals and inference, hypothesis testing…). They will also receive a short introduction to the R statistical software.
Other tools will help students in their study of economic models. After being reminded of some results on differentiation and calculus, students will be introduced to typical optimization problems faced by economists. They will learn results and techniques that will help them solve unconstrained and constrained static optimization problems.
The approach will be hands-on and problem-based, with applications from various areas in Economics.

ECO_1S002_EP - Topics in Economics (2024-2025)

Topics in Economics (ECO102) provides an overview of how the concepts in economic analysis are applied through the real-life examples of scientific research in economics. Students will learn how theoretical and empirical methods in economics are  employed in the analysis of diverse subjects, such as economic growth, environmental regulation, public policy, networks, firms’ behaviors, etc. Topics are chosen from the themes in the frontier of economic research