Managerial Economics - ECON3121

 
Faculty: Australian School of Business
 
 
School:  School of Economics
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.economics.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Pre-requisite: ECON2101 or ECON2105 or ECON2112
 
 
Fee Band: 3 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

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.