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Microeconomics Course

Participants act as market participants - consumers, producers, or regulators - making pricing, production, and purchasing decisions that bring core microeconomic concepts to life in our Microeconomics Course.

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Microeconomics Course Overview


The Microeconomics Course is an interactive, decision-based learning experience designed by economists and academic instructors to help participants apply economic theory in a practical, competitive environment.

Participants operate within a simulated market where they face real-time decisions around supply, demand, pricing, production capacity, and regulation. As market conditions evolve, they must respond to shifts in consumer behavior, cost structures, and competitor actions.

This Course replaces abstract graphs with real consequences, enabling participants to experience the push and pull of market forces through direct participation.
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Microeconomics Course Concepts


This course builds a deep, intuitive undrstanding of key microeconomic principles, including:
  • Supply and Demand Dynamics: Equilibrium pricing, elasticity, and shifts in market curves

  • Cost Structures: Fixed vs variable costs, marginal cost, average cost

  • Market Structures: Perfect competition, monopolistic competition, and oligopoly

  • Consumer Behaviour: Utility maximization and price sensitivity

  • Producer Behaviour: Profit maximization, marginal analysis

  • Government Intervention: Taxes, subsidies, price floors/ceilings, and externalities

  • Strategic Behaviour: Pricing responses, capacity planning, and market entry/exit decisions

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Gameflow


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What Participants Do


In this single- or multiplayer course, participants take on the role of producers competing in a product market. Depending on the course round, they may also be cast as consumers or regulators. Participants will:
  • Set prices, choose output levels, and allocate production capacity

  • Analyze market signals, competitor actions, and customer demand trends

  • Adjust strategies based on cost changes, government intervention, or shocks

  • Observe real-time feedback through market equilibrium, profit/loss, and customer share

  • Reflect on trade-offs between pricing power, cost efficiency, and market share

  • Debate or present decisions in response to policy changes or regulatory proposals

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What Participants Learn


Participants gain hands-on understanding of how economic theory operates in dynamic settings. They will learn to:

  • Apply microeconomic models in realistic, evolving markets

  • Anticipate how shifts in supply and demand affect equilibrium outcomes

  • Identify optimal pricing and production strategies under different market structures

  • Understand how regulation and taxation influence firm behavior and consumer outcomes

  • Experience competition, scarcity, and trade-offs firsthand

  • Use economic reasoning to justify decisions and interpret market outcomes

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Why This Microeconomics Course Works


Microeconomics can feel abstract to many participants - this course makes it tangible, dynamic, and memorable.

By shifting from theory to action, the course creates an environment where participants internalize cause-and-effect relationships through experiential learning. Whether they are pricing a product, responding to a subsidy, or analyzing customer responses, participants witness how their economic decisions ripple across a market.

The course also promotes collaboration, debate, and reflective discussion, making it ideal for both in-person and online classrooms.
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Frequently Asked Questions


  • Do participants need prior economics knowledge? No prior coursework is required. The course is beginner-friendly and includes built-in guidance for all economic concepts used.

  • Can the course be used in non-economics courses? Yes. It fits well in general business, policy, or strategy courses looking to introduce economic reasoning and market behavior.

  • How long does the course take? It can run in a 2-hour session or be spread across multiple class periods with changing market conditions and policy interventions.

  • Is it best used individually or in teams? Both formats work well. Teams often enhance peer learning and strategic debate.

  • How is performance assessed? Participants are evaluated on profitability, pricing strategy, economic reasoning, and ability to respond to market and policy shifts.

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Webinar 22 Oct 2025 23:00

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