Module Identifier | EC31510 | ||
Module Title | MARKET ANALYSIS | ||
Academic Year | 2000/2001 | ||
Co-ordinator | Mr Dennis Thomas | ||
Semester | Semester 2 | ||
Pre-Requisite | EC10120 or EC10510 | ||
Co-Requisite | EC31310 | ||
Mutually Exclusive | EC30110 , EC30230 | ||
Course delivery | Lecture | 16 Hours | |
Seminars / Tutorials | 6 Hours Classes | ||
Assessment | Exam | 1.5 Hours | 100% |
End of semester assessment | 1 Hours Class test internally timetabled outside examination period |
Aims
This Semester 2 module is the second of two second year courses which build on the basic Principles of Economics module taught at Level One. It treats the economic analysis of a firm's decisions within different market structure contexts, particularly in terms of the number and nature of firms and the inter-relationships between them, and also extends the analysis of factors introduced in EC31310.
Learning outcomes
On completing the module students will:
Module outline
The current year's module outline can be found via The School's website
Reading Lists
Books
N Gregory Mankiw. (1998)
Principles of Economics. The Dryden Press
D Brewster. (1997)
Business Economics: Decision-making and the Firm. The Dryden Press
R Stead, P Curwen and K Lawler. (1996)
Industrial Economics; Theory, Applications and Policy. McGraw Hill