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ECON104-12S1 (C) Semester One 2012
Introduction to Microeconomics

15 points, 0.1250 EFTS
20 Feb 2012 - 24 Jun 2012 		↓Other occurrences

Description

Scarcity, exchange and trade. Market analysis and policy. Consumer choice theory. Theory of the firm. Imperfect competition. Externalities and public goods.

ECON104 studies microeconomics, which examines theories of how consumers and producers behave and interact in individual markets.  The course covers a general study of the workings of markets and a more in-depth analysis of the two sides - supply (producers) and demand (consumers).  The course also covers issues that do not fit the conventional assumptions of the supply and demand framework.

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Timetable

Lectures
Streams Day Time Where Notes
Stream 01 Monday 12:00pm-1:00pm A1 Lecture Theatre 20 Feb - 1 Apr,
23 Apr - 3 Jun
Thursday 12:00pm-1:00pm C2 Lecture Theatre 20 Feb - 1 Apr,
23 Apr - 3 Jun
Friday 1:00pm-2:00pm A1 Lecture Theatre 20 Feb - 1 Apr,
23 Apr - 3 Jun
or Stream 02 Monday 3:00pm-4:00pm C3 Lecture Theatre 20 Feb - 1 Apr,
23 Apr - 3 Jun
Thursday , Friday 3:00pm-4:00pm A1 Lecture Theatre 20 Feb - 1 Apr,
23 Apr - 3 Jun

Tutorials
Streams Day Time Where Notes
Stream 17 Monday 9:00am-10:00am Kirkwood KH06 101 5 Mar - 1 Apr,
23 Apr - 3 Jun
Stream 18 Wednesday 1:00pm-2:00pm Kirkwood KH05 5 Mar - 1 Apr,
30 Apr - 3 Jun

Course Coordinator

Steve Agnew

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Final Exam 55%
On-line multi choice tests 5%
Progress Test 5%
Term Test 25%
On-line Tutorial Quizzes 10%

Examination and Formal Tests

Exam Wednesday 13 Jun 2012 9:30am-12:30pm  
Test Monday 23 Apr 2012 7:00pm-9:00pm A1 Lecture Theatre , A2 Lecture Theatre , A3 Lecture Theatre , C1 Lecture Theatre , C2 Lecture Theatre , C3 Lecture Theatre

Textbooks

Required Texts

Mankiw, N. Gregory; Principles of Microeconomics; 6th; 2012.

The course text can be purchased as a bundle with the ECON105 text:

Mankiw, N., G. Bandyopadhyay, D. & Wooding, P. (2007).  Principles of Macroeconomics in New Zealand.  Australia:  Thomson Learning.  

This text bundle can be purchased for a combined student discount price that represents very good value and is a significant saving compared to buying both books separately.  The bundle option has the advantage that students can sell one or both texts, though a good micro and macro principles text is a valuable addition to any student's collection especially if you plan to continue in economics, but is still very valuable even if you do not.

Some very readable books which give a very good introduction to the key ideas in economics include:
"New Ideas from Dead Economists" by Todd Buchholz
"The Undercover Economist" by Tim Harford
"Freakonomics" by Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner

Fees

Domestic fee $655.00
International fee $2,888.00


For further information see Department of Economics and Finance.

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