ECON 406 - Economics of Information and Uncertainty

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.
Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option

PREREQ: One of ECON 251, ECON 255, ECON 300 or ECON 301; MATH 221, MATH 232, MATH 241, MATH 242, or MATH 243; and ECON 306 or MATH 202 or MATH 450.

Course Typically Offered: Verify offering with Dept

General Education Objectives:
GE1A: Read Critically GE1B: Analyze Arguments and Information GE5A: Reason Quantitatively GE5B: Reason Computationally GE5C: Reason Scientifically