ECON208-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026

Intermediate Microeconomics - Firms and Markets

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 February 2026
End Date: Sunday, 21 June 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 1 March 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 10 May 2026

Description

ECON208 is one of two intermediate microeconomics courses which build on the concepts learned in ECON104. The initial topic is analysing the decision making of perfectly competitive businesses. Specifically, how production processes and the price of inputs influence the output decisions of businesses. All other topics look at what happens when perfect competition fails to hold. The focus is on people and businesses acting strategically and what happens when businesses exploit market power.

Prerequisites

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 16:00 - 17:00 E8 Lecture Theatre
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 15:00 - 16:00 E8 Lecture Theatre
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Lecture C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 15:00 - 16:00 C2 Lecture Theatre
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Drop in Class A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 13:00 - 14:00 Ernest Rutherford 225
23 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
02 Wednesday 10:00 - 11:00 Rehua 427 Technology Workshop
23 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
03 Thursday 16:00 - 17:00 Rehua 427 Technology Workshop
23 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
04 Tuesday 16:00 - 17:00 John Britten 117 HP Seminar Room
23 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
05 Wednesday 13:00 - 14:00 Beatrice Tinsley 112
23 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
06 Friday 14:00 - 15:00 Beatrice Tinsley 112
23 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
07 Thursday 10:00 - 11:00 Beatrice Tinsley 112
23 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
08 Thursday 13:00 - 14:00 Link 309 Lecture Theatre
23 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May

Course Coordinator

Philip Gunby

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Problem sets 15%
Essay 25%
Final exam 35%
Test 25%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,003.00

International fee $4,538.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Department of Economics and Finance .

All ECON208 Occurrences

  • ECON208-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026