Current Students

BBA204: Industry Policy and Business Management

Lecturer in charge

Mr Allan McHarg

Availability

D1 - Day; Offered in the first half-year

Unit Outline

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Description

This unit introduces the microeconomic policy environment within which business operates. It covers competition policy, tariff policy, tax policy, foreign investment policy, and research and development policy. The unit also covers further topics in applied business economics, including business pricing strategies, the economics of information, cost/benefit analysis and the debate concerning regulation/deregulation/privatisation.