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ECON-5005: Prices, Markets, and Resource Allocation

Description: This sequence, which is part of the core curriculum in the Economics Ph.D. program, covers fundamental concepts at the foundation of modern microeconomic theory. The sequence relies heavily on calculus and other mathematical tools. 5005: noncooperative game theory, competitive and non-competitive markets, theory of the firm. 5006: consumer theory, general equilibrium and welfare economics, uncertainty and asymmetric information.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: AAEC-6304, ECON-5006, ECON-6004, ECON-6204, ECON-6104, ECON-6404

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 20

Average GPA: 3.26 (B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 26.23%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Hans H Haller202145.7%49.2%2.6%2.6%0.0%0.0%3.373
Eric A Bahel201543.2%55.5%0.0%0.0%1.3%0.0%3.356
Gerelt Tserenjigmid202022.2%57.3%17.5%3.0%0.0%0.0%3.014
Ahmed S Mahmud202385.7%14.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.881
Robert P Gilles200837.8%48.2%11.1%0.0%2.9%0.0%3.155
Anqi Li202231.3%68.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.271

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