This course will examine both micro and macro economic topics within the context of the Canadian economy. Students will focus on gaining a broad understanding of economic theory and its application to contemporary Canadian economic issues including the impact of free trade agreements and the rapid growth of Canada's Indigenous community as a driver of the economy.
Prerequisites
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What you will learn
- Fundamental concepts of Economics
- Scarcity, Trade-Offs and Economic Growth
- The Market, Supply and Demand
- Elasticities, Consumer Behaviour, Externalities, Public Goods and Public Choice
- Production and Costs, Competition
- Monopoly
- Input markets and the Distribution of Income
- Introduction to Macroeconomics, Measuring Economic Performance,
- Economic Growth in the Global Economy
- Aggregate Demand, Aggregate Supply and Equilibrium
- Money and Banking, Bank of Canada and Monetary Policy
- The contribution of Indigenous communities to the Canadian economy
- International Trade and Free Trade Agreements
How to register
This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.
Course schedules
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Contact us
If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.
† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.