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Linear Algebra: Jacobian and Hessian matrices Quadratic Forms and Applications to Optimization in Economics: Cost minimization Profit maximization Utility maximization Comparative statics Boundary Solutions: Kuhn–Tucker...

Linear Algebra: Detailed treatment of vectors and matrices Rank of a matrix Trace Eigenvalues and eigenvectors Linear Programming Input–Output Analysis Game Theory (Introduction) Differential and...

Basic sampling and surveys Types of simple random sampling Expectation and variance of sample mean Estimation of population variance Normal approximation to sampling distribution Stratified...

Probability theory and probability distributions Probability sampling using tables of random numbers Probability tree diagrams Applications of probability theory to economics Basic probability theorems Types...

Trial balance and adjustments Preparation of financial statements of business concerns Adjusting and closing the accounts Accounting for and controlling cash Bank reconciliation Inventories and...

Money: Definition, functions, and characteristics Evolution of money The barter system Classification of money and near money Monetary theories: Quantity theory of money Fisher’s cash...

Building the core macroeconomic model: The commodity market The money market The labour market The classical, Keynesian, and monetarist systems Economic stabilization policies: Monetary policy...

Introduction to macroeconomics Goals of macroeconomic analysis National income accounting Alternative approaches to Gross National Product (GNP) estimation GNP and related macroeconomic aggregates Conceptual problems...

Production theory Cost theory and cost curves Pricing of production factors Pricing and output decisions under: Perfect competition Monopoly Oligopoly Monopolistic competition Duopoly Duopsony Monopsony...

Introduction to microeconomics Problem of scarce resources Allocation of resources in product and factor markets — with applications to Nigeria and other economies Supply and...

Elementary Sampling Theory Random samples and random numbers Sampling with and without replacement Sampling distributions Distribution of means and distribution of proportions Central Limit Theorem...

Meaning and scope of statistics Statistical methods and their purposes Data: Primary and secondary data Data frequency Rounding of data Population and sample (including inductive...