MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS
Business & Economics Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
FIN3731
Managerial economics
Not offered in 1996
Mr Ron Edwards
6 points + 3 hours per week + First, second semester + Caulfield, Peninsula
+ Prerequisites: FIN1710, FIN2710 and ECM1640
Objectives On completion of this course students should be able to apply
appropriate analytical tools in the context of the microeconomic conceptual
framework to manage the portfolio, investment and strategy selection decisions
which face the firm.
Synopsis An overview of corporate economics; demand and supply analysis;
analysis of market structure; budget decisions; strategic planning.
Assessment Case study (1500 words): 20% + Major essay (3000 words): 20%
+ Examination (2 hours): 60%
Prescribed texts
- Colberg M Business economics: Principles and cases Irwin, 1981
- Cyert R M A behavioural theory of the firm 1992
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