Microeconomic Foundations of Economic and Financial Analysis 7.5 credits
Course Contents
The Course provides an introduction to the economic analysis of the behavior of economic agents and institutions. The main topics covered are:
- The methodology of economic analysis
- Formal representations of the behaviour of consumers and firms
- Investment decisions
- Games and strategic behaviour
- Competitive market analysis
- Analysis of oligopolistic markets and markets with asymmetric information
- Contracts and their incentive properties
The coverage of the analytical tools enables the students to immediately apply such tools to concrete problems, and provides the foundations for further studies in Economics and in Finance.
Prerequisites
The applicant must hold the minimum of a Bachelor’s degree (i.e. the equivalent of 180 ECTS credits at an accredited university) with at least 90 ECTS credits in business administration, economics, computer engineering, industrial engineering and management, or equivalent.
Level of Education: Second cycle
Coursecode/Ladok code: JMFR27
The course is conducted at: Jönköping International Business School
| Label | Value |
|---|---|
| Type of course | Programme instance course |
| Study type | Normal teaching |
| Semester | Autumn 2025: week 36 – week 43 |
| Rate of study | 100% |
| Language | English |
| Location | Jönköping |
| Time | Day-time |
| Places | 0.0 |
| Tuition fees do NOT apply for EU/EEA citizens or exchange students | 17500 SEK |
| Syllabus (PDF) | |
| Application code | HJ-J4124 |