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Course Outlines

Spring 2017 - ECON 302 D100

Microeconomic Theory II: Strategic Behavior (4)

Class Number: 1655

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 4 – Apr 7, 2017: Tue, 8:30–11:20 a.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Apr 11, 2017
    Tue, 12:00–3:00 p.m.
    Burnaby

    Apr 11, 2017
    Tue, 12:00–3:00 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    ECON 201 or 301; 60 Units.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Aspects of microeconomic theory concerned with strategic behavior, imperfect information, and market failure. Topics include game theory and oligopoly; uncertainty and insurance; asymmetric information and market power, externalities and public goods, together with related issues in welfare economics. Quantitative.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course will introduce students to game theory and strategic behavior. Game theory is an essential part of an economist’s toolbox.  It has wide applications in all branches of economics, as well as other disciplines such as political science, biology, and psychology. We will cover topics like choice under uncertainty, game theory (simultaneous move games, sequential move games, games of asymmetric information, bargaining games) and its applications, and market failure (market power, public goods and externalities).

Grading

  • Written Assignments 10%
  • In class Quizzes 20%
  • One midterm Exam 30%
  • One final Exam 40%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

None 

RECOMMENDED READING:

Eaton, Eaton and Allen, Microeconomics,8th, 2011 Pearson Education, .

Perloff, Microeconomics: Theory and Applications with Calculus  4th 2016, Pearson Education.

Intermediate Microeconomics with Calculus. Varian, H. 2014. W. W. Norton.

McAfee and Lewis, Introduction to Economic Analysis, Flatworld Knowledge. http://catalog.flatworldknowledge.com/bookhub/reader/13

Department Undergraduate Notes:

***  NO TUTORIALS DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASSES***

Students requiring  accomodations as a result of a disability must contact the  Centre for Students with Disabilities  at 778 782 3112 or csdo@sfu.ca 

Registrar Notes:

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