Strategy, Behaviour and Economics Minor
Strategy, Behaviour and Economics Minor - Overview
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ANU College of Business and Economics |
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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
Students who complete this minor will:
- be able to apply behavioural 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; and
- Appreciate and understand the underlying structure of simple games used in other courses.
Prerequisites
Some courses in this minor have ECON1101 Microeconomics 1 or EMET1001 Foundations of Economic and Financial Models as prerequisites.
Requirements
This minor requires the completion of 24 units, which must include:
24 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:
ECON2013 Behavioural Economics: Psychology and Economics
ECON2014 Managerial Economics
ECON2141 Strategic Thinking: An Introduction to Game Theory (P) OR ECON2142 Strategic Thinking: An Introduction to Game Theory (H)
ECON3057 Industrial Organisation (P) OR ECON3157 Industrial Organisation (H)
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