Students will examine applications where firms and individuals interact strategically with each other. Economic models which incorporate psychological insights will also be examined.
Learning Outcomes
- Apply economics ideas to practical situations, both to explain observations and to suggest policy improvements;
- Recognise the strategic issues in a problem and understand how a game theorist might decide on the appropriate tools to analyse it;
- Understand the underlying structure of simple games used in other courses.
Relevant Degrees
Requirements
This minor requires the completion of 24 units, which must include:
24 units from the completion of the following course(s):
ECON2013 - Behavioural Economics (6 units)
ECON2014 - Managerial Economics (6 units)
ECON2141 - Strategic Thinking: An Introduction to Game Theory (6 units)
ECON3057 - Industrial Organisation (6 units)
ECON3152 - Game Theory (6 units)
ECON3180 - Advanced Behavioural Economics (6 units)
ECON3181 - Competition Policy and Regulation (6 units)
24 units from completion of the following course(s):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ECON2013 | Behavioral Economics | 6 |
| ECON2014 | Managerial Economics | 6 |
| ECON2141 | Strategic Thinking: An introduction to Game Theory OR | 6 |
| ECON 2142: Strategic Thinking (H) | ||
| ECON3057 | Industrial Organisation OR | 6 |
| ECON 3157: Industrial Organ(H) |