Course

Microeconomics (BØK265)


Dette er emnebeskrivelsen for studieåret 2025-2026

Fakta

Emnekode

BØK265

Vekting (stp)

10

Semester undervisningsstart

Autumn

Undervisningsspråk

Norwegian

Antall semestre

1

Vurderingssemester

Autumn

Timeplan

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Litteratur

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Content

  • Consumer and production theory
  • Market equilibrium
  • Monopoly power
  • Game theory
  • Public goods
  • Externalities
  • Taxation
  • Environmental economics

Learning outcome

Knowledge outcomes: The students must be acquainted with the basics of microeconomic analysis, that is, the main results in production and consumer theory. Moreover, the student shall learn the basic concepts and results of monopoly power, externalities and public goods. Finally, the student is expected to learn the basic concepts and results of the economics of information, including the concept of moral hazard and adverse selection.

Skills: The students should be able to formulate and solve simple economic problems involving consumers and producers and the interaction between them.

General competance: Students should be able to identify the resource restrictions embedded in all economic decisions

Forkunnskapskrav

Ingen

Exam

Form of assessment Weight Duration Marks Aid
Written exam 1/1 4 Hours Letter grades Two hand written A4-page with notes 1), Valid calculator, English-Norwegian dictionary

1) The pages can contain notes and formulas

Vilkår for å gå opp til eksamen/vurdering

, Online test,

Fagperson(er)

Course coordinator:

Gorm Kipperberg

Study Program Director:

Tarjei Mandt Larsen

Overlapping

Emne Reduksjon (SP)
Micro Economics (BØK105_1) , Microeconomics (BØK265_1) 5
Microeconomics (BØK265_1) , Public economics (BØK270_1) 5
Microeconomic analysis (BHO250_2) , Microeconomics (BØK265_1) 10
Microeconomic analysis (BHO250_1) , Microeconomics (BØK265_1) 10
Economic analysis (BHO200_1) , Microeconomics (BØK265_1) 5
Microeconomics (BØK265_1) , Introduction to economics (IND100_1) 5
Micro Economics (BØK105_1) , Microeconomics (BØK265_1) , Introduction to economics (IND100_1) 10
Microeconomic analysis (BHO250_3) , Microeconomics (BØK265_1) 10
Microeconomic analysis (BHO250_2) , Microeconomic analysis (BHO250_3) , Microeconomics (BØK265_1) 20
Service economics (BHO250_4) , Microeconomics (BØK265_1) 5

Åpent for

Civil Engineering - Bachelor in Engineering Computer Science - Bachelor in Engineering Electrical Engineering - Bachelor's Degree Programme Petroleum Technology - Bachelor in Engineering Business Administration - Bachelor's Degree Programme
Admission to Single Courses at UiS Business School
Industrial Economics - Master of Science Degree Programme, Five Year Petroleum Engineering - Master of Science Degree Programme, Five Years

Emneevaluering

There must be an early dialogue between the course supervisor, the student union representative and the students. The purpose is feedback from the students for changes and adjustments in the course for the current semester.In addition, a digital course evaluation must be carried out at least every three years. Its purpose is to gather the students experiences with the course.

Kontakt

Course coordinator:

Gorm Kipperberg

Study Program Director:

Tarjei Mandt Larsen

Tilbys av

UiS Business School

UiS School of Business and Law

The course description is retrieved from FS (Felles studentsystem). Version 1