Course Description
Basic Economics I, ECON 20A
The fundamentals of microeconomics. The behavior of firms and consumers: markets, supply/demand, utility maximization, resource allocation, and efficiency.
Key Information
Credit: 4 quarter units /
2.67 semester units credit
UC Irvine, Economics
Course Credit:
Upon successful completion, all online courses offered through cross-enrollment provide UC unit credit. Some courses are approved for GE, major preparation and/or, major credit or can be used as a substitute for a course at your campus.If "unit credit" is listed by your campus, consult your department, academic adviser or Student Affairs division to inquire about the petition process for more than unit credit for the course.
UC Berkeley:
Unit Credit
UC Davis:
Course Equivalence: UCD ECN 001A
General Education: ACGH, QL, SS.
UC Irvine:
General Education: III - Social and Behavioral Sciences
UC Los Angeles:
Unit Credit
UC Merced:
Unit Credit (see your Academic Advisor)
UC Riverside:
General Education: ECON Elective Units
UC San Diego:
General Education: Revelle - one course towards Social Science; Sixth - 1 course towards Social Analysis; Muir: 1 course in Social Sciences theme in "Government and Economics"; TMC 1 course toward lower division disciplinary breadth if noncontiguous to major ; Seventh - 1 course towards Alternatives - Social Science; Warren - May be counted depending on major/PofC/Area Study
UC San Francisco:
Unit Credit
UC Santa Barbara:
Course Equivalence: UCSB ECON 1
General Education: Area D - Social Science
UC Santa Cruz:
Course Equivalence: Econ 1
General Education: PE-H
Course Fees
None
Course Creator
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William Branch
William Branch is a Professor of Economics at the University of California, Irvine. He is also a Research Affiliate of CESifo, the International Network on Expectational Coordination, the Institute of Mathematical Behavioral Sciences, and the Center for Economic and Public Policy. He is an Associate Editor at the Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control and a Co-Editor of Economic Inquiry specializing in learning and DSGE models.
William Branch's research focuses on adaptive learning and model misspecification in macroeconomic models. He has applied his research to address issues in monetary policy, monetary theory, asset pricing, stock market bubbles and crashes, house prices, unemployment, business cycle dynamics, and macroeconomic forecasting. William Branch is a Professor of Economics at the University of California, Irvine. He is also a Research Affiliate of CESifo, the International Network on Expectational Coordination, the Institute of Mathematical Behavioral Sciences, and the Center for Economic and Public Policy. He is an Associate Editor at the Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control and a Co-Editor of Economic Inquiry ...
William Branch's research focuses on adaptive learning and model misspecification in macroeconomic models. He has applied his research to address issues in monetary policy, monetary theory, asset pricing, stock market bubbles and crashes, house prices, unemployment, business cycle dynamics, and macroeconomic forecasting. William Branch is a Professor of Economics at the University of California, Irvine. He is also a Research Affiliate of CESifo, the International Network on Expectational Coordination, the Institute of Mathematical Behavioral Sciences, and the Center for Economic and Public Policy. He is an Associate Editor at the Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control and a Co-Editor of Economic Inquiry ...
![](https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/searchable-database/faculty-photos/William-Branch-01272016091656.jpg)
William Branch is a Professor of Economics at the University of California, Irvine. He is also a Research Affiliate of CESifo, the International Network on Expectational Coordination, the Institute of Mathematical Behavioral Sciences, and the Center for Economic and Public Policy. He is an Associate Editor at the Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control and a Co-Editor of Economic Inquiry specializing in learning and DSGE models.
William Branch's research focuses on adaptive learning and model misspecification in macroeconomic models. He has applied his research to address issues in monetary policy, monetary theory, asset pricing, stock market bubbles and crashes, house prices, unemployment, business cycle dynamics, and macroeconomic forecasting.
William Branch's research focuses on adaptive learning and model misspecification in macroeconomic models. He has applied his research to address issues in monetary policy, monetary theory, asset pricing, stock market bubbles and crashes, house prices, unemployment, business cycle dynamics, and macroeconomic forecasting.
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