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Industrial Organisation - ECON309
In standard economic theory, markets exist to allocate and distribute a nation's wealth through the process of exchange. The way in which a society organises these markets and the purposes to which the resulting structures are put, cannot be understood without in turn comprehending the way in which industries are organised within that economy, specifically the contractual arrangements that facilitate economic exchange. This unit analyses markets, firms and government as simply three different institutional or governance structures that serve to accomplish given economic objectives. The issue then becomes not which one should be utilised, but which is the most efficient mix. The actual mix chosen depends upon the comparative transaction costs of using each one.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| When Offered: | S1 Day - Session 1, North Ryde, Day S1 Evening - Session 1, North Ryde, Evening |
| Staff Contact(s): | Dr Joseph Macri, Associate Professor Tony Bryant |
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39cp including (6cp at 200 level including (ECON200 or ECON203)) |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Economics Faculty of Business and Economics |
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