ECC4384 - Mathematical economics

Leader: Associate Professor Christis Tombazos

Offered

Clayton Second semester 2007 (Day)

Synopsis

The unit will cover, in mathematical terms, many of the areas treated more intuitively in first-year microeconomics, eg consumer demand, the theory of the firm, equilibrium and Pareto optimum. However, a significant portion of the lectures will deal with topics not covered earlier, such as non-linear programming, game theory, and dynamic optimisation.

Assessment

As for ECC3840. Fourth year students are expected to show a greater depth of understanding than in the equivalent 3rd year unit

Contact hours

Three contact hours per week

Prerequisites

ECC2000 or equivalent

Prohibitions

ECC3840