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This is a course in economic theory. While the focuses of the discipline are theory and analytical constructs, I will refer to many applied examples during the term, both as a way of explaining the economic intuition and as a way of helping you see the usefulness of economic theory. The greatest challenge in this course is getting you to think like economists, that is, getting you to naturally approach problems in the context of some economic model, and to use the model's predictions to understand the problem. The course is available only to international students at the Technical University - Varna. For syllabus click here.

The goal of this course is to develop an appreciation of the value of economic reasoning in solving business problems and to develop the fundamental economic analytical skills required in managerial decision making. It also gives students a systematic understanding of the difficulties and issues that occur in contracting environments: supply agreements, employment contracts, outsourcing arrangements, mergers and acquisitions, and the degree of vertical integration. The course is available only to international students at the Technical University - Varna.

The course is designed for part-time non-degree education of shipbrokers at the Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Varna, Bulgaria. The basic aim of the course is to give a fundamental understanding of the economic theory of shipping and international trade, to develop analytical skills and to relate theory with empirical evidence.