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ECON 290 - Models of Choice in Competitive Markets
Choice lies at the heart of all economic models. This course focuses on choice by consumers and firms. It explains the notion and use of utility functions and budgets, and shows how their interaction allows economists to make predictions about behaviour. The constrained maximization techniques from ECON 211 are used extensively, and extended to situations covering uncertainty (risk) and time. Profit maximization by firms is explored.
Prerequisites
ECON101 or ECON100/COMM103;ECON211 or one of MATH128,,; ECON221 or one of ARTS280,ENVS278,KIN222,,LS280,PSCI214/,PSYCH292, REC371, SDS250R, SRF230,STAT202, ,,,,, SWREN250R; or Math/FARM students
Corequisites
None
Antirequisites
None
Offerings
Spring 2026 [1265]
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| LEC 001 | 2315 | 0 / 120 |
Winter 2026 [1261]
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| LEC 001 | 3450 | 69 / 100 | 14:30 - 15:50 | T,Th |
Fall 2025 [1259]
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| LEC 001 | 3923 | 68 / 100 | 11:30 - 12:50 | M,W |
Spring 2025 [1255]
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| LEC 001 | 2376 | 80 / 120 | 13:00 - 14:20 | T,Th |
Winter 2025 [1251]
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| LEC 001 | 3543 | 80 / 89 | 13:00 - 14:20 | M,W |
Spring 2024 [1245]
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| LEC 001 | 2410 | 61 / 80 | 11:30 - 12:50 | T,Th | ||
| LEC 002 | 2654 | 54 / 80 | 14:30 - 15:50 | T,Th |
Winter 2024 [1241]
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| LEC 001 | 3577 | 75 / 80 | 14:30 - 15:50 | T,Th |
Fall 2023 [1239]
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| LEC 001 | 4075 | 64 / 90 | 14:30 - 15:50 | T,Th |
Spring 2023 [1235]
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| LEC 001 | 2423 | 64 / 80 | 16:00 - 17:20 | M,W | ||
| LEC 002 | 2766 | 39 / 80 | 08:30 - 09:50 | T,Th |
Winter 2023 [1231]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 3616 | 52 / 80 | 10:00 - 11:20 | T,Th | UTD 105 | Jean Guillaume Forand |
Fall 2022 [1229]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 4650 | 49 / 90 | 10:00 - 11:20 | T,Th | PAS 2083 | Jean Guillaume Forand |
Spring 2022 [1225]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 2468 | 55 / 70 | 10:00 - 11:20 | M,W | HH 1104 | Ahmet Ozkardas |
| LEC 002 | 5766 | 55 / 70 | 16:00 - 17:20 | M,W | AL 208 | Ahmet Ozkardas |
Winter 2022 [1221]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 3679 | 59 / 60 | Margaret Insley | |||
| LEC 002 | 9153 | 35 / 60 | 10:00 - 11:20 | W | RCH 211 | Alain-Desire Nimubona |
Fall 2021 [1219]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 3825 | 45 / 60 | Ahmet Ozkardas | |||
| LEC 002 | 9894 | 42 / 60 | Ahmet Ozkardas |
Spring 2021 [1215]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 041 | 2362 | 68 / 70 | Ahmet Ozkardas | |||
| LEC 042 | 5057 | 60 / 70 | Ahmet Ozkardas |
Winter 2021 [1211]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 041 | 3745 | 60 / 60 | Ahmet Ozkardas | |||
| LEC 042 | 8510 | 53 / 60 | Margaret Insley |
Fall 2020 [1209]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 041 | 3874 | 59 / 60 | Alain-Desire Nimubona | |||
| LEC 042 | 9587 | 59 / 60 | Ahmet Ozkardas |
Spring 2020 [1205]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 2486 | 115 / 90 | Ahmet Ozkardas |
Winter 2020 [1201]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 3810 | 99 / 120 | 10:00 - 11:20 | M,W | MC 4059 | Jean Guillaume Forand |
Fall 2019 [1199]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 3869 | 93 / 100 | 16:00 - 17:20 | T,Th | RCH 110 | Alain-Desire Nimubona |
Spring 2019 [1195]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 2504 | 116 / 120 | 16:00 - 17:20 | M,W | RCH 103 | Ahmet Ozkardas |
Winter 2019 [1191]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 3832 | 84 / 120 | 11:30 - 12:20 | M,W,F | STC 0020 | Jean Guillaume Forand |
Fall 2018 [1189]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 3883 | 82 / 90 | 10:00 - 11:20 | T,Th | PHY 235 | Alain-Desire Nimubona |
Spring 2018 [1185]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 2496 | 105 / 140 | 08:30 - 09:50 | M,W | EV3 1408 | Cornelis Howard Van de Waal |
Winter 2018 [1181]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 4286 | 92 / 120 | 13:00 - 14:20 | M,W | MC 4061 | Jean Guillaume Forand |
Fall 2017 [1179]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 4251 | 86 / 100 | 11:30 - 12:20 | M,W,F | AL 208 | Cornelis Howard Van de Waal |
Spring 2017 [1175]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 4901 | 92 / 90 | 08:30 - 09:50 | T,Th | PAS 2083 | Cornelis Howard Van de Waal |
Winter 2017 [1171]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 9772 | 41 / 90 | 12:30 - 13:20 | M,W,F | E2 1303 | Jean Guillaume Forand |
| LEC 002 | 9773 | 38 / 90 | 13:30 - 14:20 | M,W,F | MC 2054 | Jean Guillaume Forand |
Fall 2016 [1169]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 8321 | 58 / 70 | 10:00 - 11:20 | T,Th | CPH 3604 | Jean Guillaume Forand |
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ECON 290 leads to
ECON 332 - International Finance
ECON 357 - Environmental Economics
ECON 361 - Cost-Benefit Analysis and Project Evaluation
ECON 363 - The Economics of Social Problems
ECON 391 - Equilibrium in Market Economies