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ECON6901: Microeconomic Analysis 2
2027 unit information
The main focus of this unit is strategic interaction among economic agents with particular attention to problems involving incomplete information. The topics covered are at the heart of modern microeconomics. The central tool of analysis is game theory, and the unit generally covers non-cooperative games of complete and incomplete information and cooperative games. Many applications to economic problems are discussed. Although the particular applications presented may vary from year to year, typical examples are: auctions; bargaining; oligopoly; hidden information; signalling; hidden action; coalitions and the core; Shapley value; social choice; and mechanism design
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| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Economics |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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(ECON6701 or minimum 65% in ECON6001) and (ECON6703 or minimum 65% in ECON6003) |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
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None |
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Semester 2 2027
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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