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MGTECON 200: Managerial Economics

This course covers microeconomic concepts relevant to managerial decision making. Topics include: demand and supply analysis; consumer demand theory; production theory; price discrimination; perfect competition; partial equilibrium welfare analysis; externalities and public goods; risk aversion and risk sharing; hidden information and signaling; moral hazard and incentives; game theory; oligopoly; and transaction cost economics.
Terms: Win | Units: 4

MGTECON 203: Managerial Economics - Accelerated

MGTECON 203 is the accelerated option in microeconomics for 1st year MBA students. It will cover the usual array of topics, with an emphasis on topics more useful for students of management (although the order in which the topics are covered will be different from that in 200). No previous background in economics is required or expected, but in comparison with MGTECON 200, less time will be spent in class on basic problems. Therefore, students choosing this option should be completely comfortable with calculus and linear algebra. A good diagnostic is to read Sections 3.5 and 3.6 (pp. 57-67) in Kreps, Microeconomics for Managers. If you find this easy, 203 is a good choice. If not, 200 is the right course for you. Students with extensive background in microeconomics should take one of the Advanced Applications options; in particular, MGTECON 203 is NOT a good fit for students who have an undergraduate major in economics.
Terms: Win | Units: 4

MGTECON 209: Sloan: Statistics and Economics

This course will be divided into two halves. The first half of the course will provide an introduction to Statistics. We will cover the very basics (calculating means, standard deviations, etc.), then work our way up to hypothesis testing and several sessions on the basics of regression analysis. There will be a Regression Project due in the middle of the quarter and a mid-term that will cover the Statistics material. The second half of the course is an introduction to Microeconomics, focusing on microeconomic concepts relevant to managerial decision making. Topics include demand and supply, cost structure, price discrimination, perfect competition, externalities, and the basics of game theory. The final exam will cover material from the Microeconomics portion of the course. No prior Economics or Statistics background is required but students who have not had courses in this area (or not had one in a very long time) may want to brush up on math prior to the start of classes.
Terms: Win, Sum | Units: 4
Instructors: Oyer, P. (PI)

MGTECON 300: Growth and Stabilization in the Global Economy

This course gives students the background they need to understand the broad movements in the global economy. Key topics include long-run economic growth, technological change, wage inequality, international trade, interest rates, inflation, exchange rates, and monetary policy. By the end of the course, students should be able to read and understand the discussions of economic issues in The Economist, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, or the Congressional Budget Office.
Terms: Spr | Units: 4
Instructors: Jones, C. (PI)

MGTECON 330: Economics of Organization

This is an advanced applications economics course that applies recent innovations and high-powered tools to organization and general management. MBA1 students must have a strong background in microeconomics to take the course and should consult with their advisors. The course is appropriate for MBA2 students who have taken either Mgtecon 200 or Mgtecon 203. The course objective is to equip managers with an extensive set of analytical and applicable tools for handling the following topics: organization for coordination, designing incentives for moral hazard, monitoring and private information, applications to scope, scale, global management and mergers, principles for allocating decision power, managing supplier relations, downstream controls, franchising and alliances, bargaining, high order reasoning, repeated interactions and reputation, holdups and strategizing with unawareness. These topics will be covered in a combination of lectures and cases.
Terms: Win | Units: 4
Instructors: Feinberg, Y. (PI)

MGTECON 331: Political Economy of Health Care in the United States

This course provides the legal, instititional, and economic background necessary to understand the financing and production of health services in the US. Potential topics include: health reform, health insurance (Medicare and Medicaid, employer-sponsored insurance, the uninsured), medical malpractice and quality regulation, pharmaceuticals, the corporate practice of medicine, regulation of fraud and abuse, and international comparisons.
Terms: Win | Units: 4

MGTECON 332: Analysis of Costs, Risks, and Benefits of Health Care

For graduate students. The principal evaluative techniques for health care, including utility assessment, cost-effectiveness analysis, cost-benefit analysis, and decision analysis. Emphasis is on the practical application of these techniques. Group project presented at end of quarter. Guest lectures by experts from the medical school, pharmaceutical industry, health care plans, and government.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4

MGTECON 334: The International Economy: Policies and Theory

The objective of this course is to give students an understanding of what international trade policy means for business leaders. To do this, students will have to understand the economic forces that determine the patterns and consequences of international trade. We will analyze trade policy tools used by governments (e.g., tariffs, subsidies and quotas), and examine the role of industry and politics at the domestic and global level in applying these tools. This course will combine lecture, case studies and group interaction.
Terms: Win | Units: 4
Instructors: Bowen, R. (PI)

MGTECON 343: The Financial Crisis

This class will focus on the evolution of the financial crisis and the implications for the future of financial markets. Topics will include the housing bubble, the fall of large financial institutions (Bear Stearns, Lehman, AIG, Citibank, Fannie and Freddie), the role of derivatives, fair value/mark-to-market accounting, policy responses including TARP, TGLP, and proposals for broader reforms (clearing houses, revised capital requirements, contingent capital), and the implications of the weakened state of government finances both in the United States and internationally. There will likely be a co-lecturer with significant Wall Street experience participating regularly in the class, as well as occasional guest speakers.
Terms: Win | Units: 4

MGTECON 381: Contemporary Economic Policy

Economic issues permeate all that happens in government. This topics-based course will exam a variety of historic and current issues on the political agenda where economics is central to decision making. It is taught by faculty who served at the White House in either the Clinton or George W. Bush Administration.
Terms: Spr | Units: 4
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