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ECON 393 - Market Failures

This course explores the many ways in which the assumptions of the perfectly competitive model are violated in the real world, and the consequences of these market failures for consumers and firms. The course examines potential government intervention to "fix" the failures as well as the limits of government intervention. Topics include monopoly/monopsony, externalities, the tragedy of the commons, public goods, asymmetric information, and incomplete information.

Prerequisites

ECON391

Corequisites

None

Antirequisites

None

Offerings

Spring 2026 [1265]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	2320	0 / 60

Winter 2026 [1261]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3468	46 / 89	13:00 - 14:20	T,Th

Fall 2025 [1259]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3656	75 / 84	10:00 - 11:20	T,Th

Spring 2025 [1255]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	2381	28 / 45	16:00 - 17:20	T,Th

Winter 2025 [1251]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3563	65 / 70	13:00 - 14:20	M,W

Spring 2024 [1245]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	2416	37 / 60	13:00 - 14:20	T,Th

Winter 2024 [1241]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3599	50 / 80	08:30 - 09:50	T,Th

Fall 2023 [1239]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3689	54 / 90	11:30 - 12:50	M,W

Spring 2023 [1235]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	2429	31 / 70	13:00 - 14:20	T,Th

Winter 2023 [1231]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3642	35 / 65	10:00 - 11:20	M,W	AL 124	Ryan George

Fall 2022 [1229]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	4052	88 / 80	10:00 - 11:20	T,Th	RCH 211	Stephanie Lluis

Spring 2022 [1225]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	2474	49 / 90	10:00 - 11:20	T,Th	AL 208	Stephanie Lluis

Winter 2022 [1221]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3713	65 / 80				Ryan George

Fall 2021 [1219]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3986	117 / 120				Ryan George

Spring 2021 [1215]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 041	2365	80 / 80				Ryan George

Winter 2021 [1211]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 041	3779	79 / 70				Ryan George

Fall 2020 [1209]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 041	4041	68 / 65				Ryan George

Spring 2020 [1205]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	2492	78 / 70				John Burbidge

Winter 2020 [1201]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3861	39 / 120	08:30 - 09:50	M,W	PAS 2083	Ryan George

Fall 2019 [1199]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	4151	57 / 120	08:30 - 09:20	M,W,F	PAS 2083	Ryan George

Spring 2019 [1195]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	2511	60 / 90	11:30 - 12:50	T,Th	PHY 145	John Burbidge

Winter 2019 [1191]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3938	62 / 120	08:30 - 09:50	T,Th	DWE 1501	John Burbidge

Fall 2018 [1189]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	8421	54 / 120	09:30 - 10:20	M,W,F	PAS 2083	Ryan George

Spring 2018 [1185]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	2504	58 / 90	10:00 - 11:20	T,Th	DWE 3522	John Burbidge

Winter 2018 [1181]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	8187	44 / 120	08:30 - 09:50	T,Th	MC 4059	John Burbidge

Fall 2017 [1179]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	8541	0 / 25

Spring 2017 [1175]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	4910	20 / 40	08:30 - 09:50	T,Th	RCH 206	John Burbidge

UW Flow Ratings

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Useful: 43.75 %

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ECON 393 leads to

ECON 436 - International Trade

ECON 441 - Public Economics

ECON 442 - Economics of Taxation

ECON 443 - Political Economy

ECON 456 - Topics in Health Economics

ECON 474 - Numerical Methods for Economists

ECON 491 - Advanced Microeconomics

ECON 406 - Money and Banking 2

ECON 407 - Economic Growth and Development 2

ECON 408 - Business Cycles

ECON 409 - Workers, Jobs, and Wages

ECON 496 - Advanced Macroeconomics