Intermediate Microeconomics (6382.4)

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Intermediate Microeconomics
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EFTSL Credit points Faculty
0.125 3 Faculty Of Business, Government & Law
Discipline Study level HECS Bands
Canberra School Of Politics, Economics And Society Level 2 - Undergraduate Intermediate Unit Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021)
Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan Social Work_Exclude 0905)
Band 5 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)
This unit will focus on the development and application of microeconomic principles. The theoretical component will consolidate and extend the material presented in first year, covering the areas of consumer and producer behaviour in competitive and non-competitive environments, market failure and the role of government; industry structure, conduct and performance.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Explain the basic assumptions underlying the model of consumer behaviour;
2. Analyse how consumers make an optimal choice given the budget constraint they face;
3. Distinguish between different production functions and evaluate the optimal combination of inputs for firms given the technology of production and input cost;
4. Evaluate the strategic decision making by different economic agents using game theory; and
5. Understand how asymmetric information in a market affects efficiency.



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Prerequisites

6355 Introduction to Economics OR 9518 Foundations of Microeconomics

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

9538 Intermediate Microeconomics

Equivalent units

9538 Intermediate Microeconomics

Assumed knowledge

None.
Year Location Teaching period Teaching start date Delivery mode Unit convener
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Required texts

Required text: Pindyck R. and Rubinfeld, D. (2017) Microeconomics 9th ed., Prentice Hall, New Jersey. (This is available for purchase at the co-op bookshop).

 

Additional references

Frank, Robert H. (2008) Microeconomics and Behaviour, 7th ed. McGraw-Hill/Irwin.

Borland, Jeff (2012) Microeconomics: Case Studies and Applications, Cengage Learning, South Melbourne. 

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Participation requirements

Please be advised that this unit is a difficult unit with lots of mathematical application of economic concepts. Non-attendance of lectures and tutorials will result in students struggling with the material.  

Required IT skills

None

Work placement, internships or practicums

None