Pre-First Year Program in MATH/WRIT/ECON/MGMTCOMM

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This course will be an introduction to the semester-long integrated economics course consisting of two parts— microeconomics and macroeconomics—that Wharton students will take during the Fall semester of their first year. The PFP course, which will consist of lectures, assignments and two exams, will focus on selective topics from microeconomics as well as macroeconomics. In the microeconomics part, the PFP course will focus on an analysis of consumer behavior (specifically, utility analysis, indifference curves framework, demand elasticity), cost structure of firms and their pricing, and output behavior under perfect competition. The course will also include Management Communication, Math, and Writing.