Microeconomics BØK265
Course description for study year 2021-2022. Please note that changes may occur.
BØK265
1
10
Spring
1
Spring
Norwegian
UiS Business School, UiS Business School
Knowledge outcomes: The students must be acquainted with the basics of microeconomic analysis, that is, the main results in production and consumer theory. Moreover, the student shall learn the basic concepts and results of monopoly power, externalities and public goods. Finally, the student is expected to learn the basic concepts and results of the economics of information, including the concept of moral hazard and adverse selection.
Skills: The students should be able to formulate and solve simple economic problems involving consumers and producers and the interaction between them.
General competance: Students should be able to identify the resource restrictions embedded in all economic decisions
- Consumer and production theory
- Market equilibrium
- Monopoly power
- Game theory
- Public goods
- Externalities
- Taxation
| Form of assessment | Weight | Duration | Marks | Aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written exam | 1/1 | 4 Hours | A - F | Valid calculator. |
| Course | Reduction (SP) |
|---|---|
| Micro Economics (BØK105) | 5 |
| Public economics (BØK270) | 5 |
| Microeconomic analysis (BHO250) | 10 |
| Microeconomic analysis (BHO250) | 10 |
| Economic analysis (BHO200) | 5 |
| Economics and markets (IND200) | 5 |
| Introduction to economics (IND100) | 5 |
| () | 10 |
| Microeconomic analysis (BHO250) | 10 |
| () | 20 |
| Service economics (BHO250) | 5 |