ECON208-23S1 (C) Semester One 2023

Intermediate Microeconomics - Firms and Markets

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 20 February 2023
End Date: Sunday, 25 June 2023
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 5 March 2023
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 14 May 2023

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 2023

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 12:00 - 13:00 K1 Lecture Theatre
20 Feb - 2 Apr
24 Apr - 4 Jun
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 10:00 - 11:00 C3 Lecture Theatre
20 Feb - 2 Apr
24 Apr - 4 Jun
Lecture C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 11:00 - 12:00 C2 Lecture Theatre
20 Feb - 2 Apr
24 Apr - 4 Jun
Drop in Class A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 11:00 - 12:00 Rehua 427 Technology Workshop
27 Feb - 2 Apr
24 Apr - 4 Jun
02 Wednesday 10:00 - 11:00 Rehua 101 Lectorial
27 Feb - 2 Apr
24 Apr - 4 Jun
03 Wednesday 11:00 - 12:00 Jack Erskine 235
27 Feb - 2 Apr
24 Apr - 4 Jun
04 Thursday 14:00 - 15:00 Jack Erskine 101
27 Feb - 2 Apr
24 Apr - 4 Jun
05 Thursday 15:00 - 16:00 Meremere 409 (2/3-9/3)
Rehua 328 Visual Arts (16/3-30/3, 27/4-1/6)
 27 Feb - 2 Apr
24 Apr - 4 Jun

Examination and Formal Tests

Test A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 19:00 - 21:00 A4 Lecture Theatre
27 Mar - 2 Apr
02 Tuesday 19:00 - 21:00 E5 Lecture Theatre
27 Mar - 2 Apr
03 Tuesday 19:00 - 21:00 A6 Lecture Theatre
27 Mar - 2 Apr
04 Tuesday 19:00 - 21:00 E6 Lecture Theatre
27 Mar - 2 Apr

Course Coordinator

Philip Gunby

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Problem sets 10%
Essay 20%
Final exam 35%
Quizzes 10%
Test 25%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $868.00

International fee $4,075.00

* 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 .

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