2009 Course Handbook
ECON111: Microeconomic Principles
This is an introductory level unit in microeconomics. The unit is concerned with explaining how economic agents respond to incentives, and how prices by transmitting information facilitate decision making. Topics covered include: consumer choice and demand analysis; the firm and its production and costs; market structures from perfect competition to monopoly; factor markets; income distribution, poverty and discrimination; welfare economics; and market failure and microeconomic reform.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 3 |
| When Offered: |
D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year
E2 - Evening; Offered in the second half-year Summer Session - Offered in January-February as part of Summer School program. |
| Staff Contact: | Dr Michael Dobbie |
| Prerequisites: | (Admission to BAppFin or BBA or BCom or BEc or GDipEd) or GPA of 2.0 with 12cp |
| Corequisites: | |
| NCCWs: | ECON101 |
| Unit Designations: | -- |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Department of Economics |
Timetable Information
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