ECON208-24S1 (C) Semester One 2024

Intermediate Microeconomics - Firms and Markets

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 19 February 2024
End Date: Sunday, 23 June 2024
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 3 March 2024
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 12 May 2024

Description

ECON208 is one of two intermediate microeconomics courses which build on the concepts learned in ECON104. The initial topic is analysing the decision making of perfectly competitive businesses. Specifically, how production processes and the price of inputs influence the output decisions of businesses. All other topics look at what happens when perfect competition fails to hold. The focus is on people and businesses acting strategically and what happens when businesses exploit market power.

Prerequisites

Timetable 2024

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 09:00 - 10:00 A2 Lecture Theatre
19 Feb - 31 Mar
22 Apr - 2 Jun
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 10:00 - 11:00 C2 Lecture Theatre
19 Feb - 31 Mar
29 Apr - 2 Jun
Lecture C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 10:00 - 11:00 A2 Lecture Theatre
19 Feb - 31 Mar
22 Apr - 2 Jun
Drop in Class A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 10:00 - 11:00 Rata 129 Tutorial Room
26 Feb - 31 Mar
22 Apr - 2 Jun
02 Thursday 12:00 - 13:00 Jack Erskine 235
26 Feb - 31 Mar
29 Apr - 2 Jun
03 Tuesday 12:00 - 13:00 Jane Soons 603
26 Feb - 31 Mar
22 Apr - 2 Jun
04 Monday 15:00 - 16:00 Psychology - Sociology 251
26 Feb - 31 Mar
22 Apr - 2 Jun
05 Thursday 13:00 - 14:00 E13
26 Feb - 31 Mar
29 Apr - 2 Jun

Examinations, Quizzes and Formal Tests

Test A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 19:00 - 21:00 E8 Lecture Theatre
25 Mar - 31 Mar
02 Wednesday 19:00 - 21:00 Rata 222 & 223 Drawing Office
25 Mar - 31 Mar

Course Coordinator

Philip Gunby

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Problem sets 15%
Essay 25%
Final exam 35%
Test 25%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $893.00

International fee $4,200.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Department of Economics and Finance .

All ECON208 Occurrences

  • ECON208-24S1 (C) Semester One 2024