UNSW Handbook Course - Managerial Economics

Managerial Economics - ECON3121


	Faculty: Faculty of Commerce and Economics
	School: School of Economics
	Contact: Caisley,Nadine Lee-Anne
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: ECON2101 or ECON2105 or ECON2112
	Session Offered: See Class Timetable
	Fee Band: 2 (more info)

Description

This course aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to tackle many of the complex strategic decisons facing modern managers. Topics to be covered include: the economics of mergers and acquisitions; strategic competition over prices, quality characteristics and capacity; profitability and entry into new industries; R&D and the strategic importance of innovation; collusion and other methods to reduce competition and the role of networks in modern economies.

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