Economics elective courses, Summer 2024
The Department of Economics offers the following ECON elective courses during the Summer 2024. For information about delivery mode, location, instructor names, and prerequisites, please refer to the course schedule accessible via the Student Hub.
Please consult the Concordia Class schedule for each course's prerequisites, course delivery, and class notes. Kindly note that restrictions apply for access to ECON classes for non-program students.
ECON 464 Game Theory, Information, and Economic Modelling
This introductory course on game theory is a collection of mathematical tools to model and analyze strategic interactions in a variety of settings, from economic and social situations to politics and international relations. The course focuses on both non-co-operative and co-operative game theoretic modelling, in particular, strategic and extensive form games, Bayesian games, and coalitional games. Students learn to solve games using the concepts of dominant strategies, Nashequilibrium, subgame perfection, Bayesian equilibrium, and the core. Applications may include repeated games, auctions, bargaining, oligopoly games, entry deterrence, pricing strategies, and collusion.
ECON 481 Labour Economics
The course deals with topics in labour economics using microeconomic concepts such as inter‑temporal decision‑making, uncertainty, moral hazard, adverse selection and market signalling. The following topics are covered: labour supply and demand, wage differentials, human capital theory, efficiency wages and implicit contracts.
Please consult the Concordia Class schedule for each course's prerequisites, course delivery, and class notes. Kindly note that restrictions apply for access to ECON classes for non-program students.
ECON 564 Game Theory, Information, and Economic Modelling
This introductory course on game theory is a collection of mathematical tools to model and analyze strategic interactions in a variety of settings, from economic and social situations to politics and international relations. The course focuses on both non-co-operative and co-operative game theoretic modelling, in particular, strategic and extensive form games, Bayesian games, and coalitional games. Students learn to solve games using the concepts of dominant strategies, Nashequilibrium, subgame perfection, Bayesian equilibrium, and the core. Applications may include repeated games, auctions, bargaining, oligopoly games, entry deterrence, pricing strategies, and collusion.
ECON 581 Labour Economics
The course deals with topics in labour economics using microeconomic concepts such as inter‑temporal decision‑making, uncertainty, moral hazard, adverse selection and market signalling. The following topics are covered: labour supply and demand, wage differentials, human capital theory, efficiency wages and implicit contracts.