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Overview

The first part of the course deals with individual decision making and basic game theory. Fundamental topics covered include utility maximisation, expenditure minimisation, duality, welfare changes, and decision making under uncertainty. Producer theory and market equilibrium may also be discussed, along with an introduction to basic game theory which is … For more content click the Read More button below. The second part of the course builds on the first by exploring economic environments with asymmetric information (asymmetric information, signalling and screening), as well as other topics in contract theory such as principal-agent problems and incomplete contracts.

Conditions for Enrolment

Pre-requisite: ECON6004 OR (co-requisite: ECON6004 and in program 8412)

Course Outline

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ECON6001 Course Outline

Fees

TypeAmount
Commonwealth Supported Students (if applicable)$1395
Domestic Students$4410
International Students$6030

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