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Economics of Corporations - ECON3123

Faculty: Australian School of Business

School: School of Economics

Course Outline: ECON3123 Course Outline

Campus: Kensington Campus

Career: Undergraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3

Enrolment Requirements:

Prerequisite: ECON2101

Equivalent: ECON2105

CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

Examines the economics of internal organisations in firms, corporations and other formal organisations. Addresses questions such as: why do organisations arise in market economies, how are incentives designed in organisations, how do organisations coordinate the decisions of many diverse agents, how does organisational design affect business strategy? Issues of transaction cost economics, informational economics and principal-agent theory are discussed.
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