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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ECON 406 - Economics of Information and Uncertainty (3cr.)

Credit(s): 3
ECON OF INFO AND UNCERTAINTY
Component: Lecture
Investigates impact of costly information on behavior of individuals and markets. Topics include decision making under risk and uncertainty, insurance, consumer employer search behavior, product liability, industrial safety, futures markets and problems of contract enforcement.
Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
PREREQ: One of ECON 251 , ECON 255 , ECON 300  or ECON 301 ; MATH 221 , MATH 241 , MATH 242 , or MATH 243 ; and MATH 202  or MATH 450 .
Course Typically Offered: Verify offering with Dept