316-336 Economic Analysis of e-Commerce

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316-336 Economic Analysis of e-Commerce
Availability	Not offered in 2003.
Credit Points	12.5
HECS Band	2
Coordinator	Associate Professor N Norman
Prerequisites	316-202 Intermediate Microeconomics
Semester	Not Offered (view timetable)
Contact	Two one-hour lectures and a one-hour tutorial per week
Subject Description	This subject examines how the internet and electronic communication alter consumers' and producers' options and decisions, and the implications for firm pricing, business strategy, and government policy. Topics include e-commerce and consumer and producer decisions; the economics of software; pricing of information and e-services; lock-in and customer switching costs; network externalities and complementarities; search theory, transaction costs and e-commerce, quality and reputation under e-commerce; government regulation.
Assessment	A 2-hour end-of-semester examination (60%) and a project and assignments totalling not more than 3000 words (40%).

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