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13506 (v.3) Economics (Markets) 503


 

Area:

School of Economics and Finance

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Utility and preference, consumer choice, applications and extensions of consumer choice theory, production and cost, the firm and the industry, market structures, game theory, factor markets and distribution of income, market failure, asymmetric information, externalities and public goods.
 

Unit Outcomes:

On completion of this unit students will have gained an understanding of the microeconomic foundations and workings of a modern market economy and have the ability to apply microeconomic theory to problems related to managerial and public-policy decisionmaking.

Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases.

Unit References:

no prescribed references.

Unit Texts:

Pindyck R.S., (2001), Microeconomics, 5th ed., Prentice Hall International.
 

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Assignment 20%, Examination 50%, Presentation 10%, Test 20%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Field of Education:

 91901 Economics

HECS Band (if applicable):

2  

Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information:

 Supplemental  

Result Type:

 Grade/Mark


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2004Bentley CampusSemester 1Y Y
2004Bentley CampusSemester 2Y  
2004Bentley CampusSummer PeriodY  

Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

 
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