ECON 217
Markets, Firms and Consumers
Course overview
You¡¯ll the be introduced to the world of microeconomics and extend your knowledge by applying these concepts to real world problems in the food and agricultural sectors.
Course information
| Prerequisites and Restrictions | You must satisfy the following requirement(s): pre-requisite
or pre-requisite
or pre-requisite
and
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| Available semesters | Semester 2 2024 Semester 2 2025 |
| Credits | 15 |
| Domestic fees | $841.00 |
What you will learn
After successfully completing this course, you¡¯ll be able to:
- Understand the main economic concepts of product supply, including production response, cost analysis and optimal output levels.
- Know the main economic concepts of consumer demand, particularly as they relate to food products.
- Explain how market prices and quantities are determined under a variety of market structures.
- Recognise how risk and uncertainty can impact production decisions.
- Understand how agricultural and trade policies contribute to global welfare and food security.
- Relate how consumer preference affects producer decision-making on production.
- Estimate and interpret elasticities.
- Develop and estimate a simple model of consumer demand for an agricultural product.
- Use a variety of decision rules to make production and investment decisions in an uncertain environment.
- Read diagrams to examine the welfare effects of government policies and international trade.
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