Prof Frank Cowell 32L3.25A and Dr Andrew Ellis 32L3.15

This course is compulsory on the BSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics. This course is available on the BSc in Business Mathematics and Statistics, BSc in Economic History with Economics, BSc in Economics, BSc in Economics and Economic History, BSc in Economics with Economic History, BSc in Finance, BSc in Mathematics and Economics, BSc in Mathematics with Economics, BSc in Mathematics, Statistics, and Business, BSc in Philosophy and Economics, BSc in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, BSc in Politics and Economics, BSc in Statistics with Finance, Diploma in Accounting and Finance and MSc in Economics (2 Year Programme). This course is available as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit. This course is available with permission to General Course students.

Students must have a suitable economics background: for those other than General Course students and 2-year MSc  students, this means that they must have completed either Economics A (EC100) or Economics B (EC102). In addition, students must have a suitable mathematical background: students who have thoroughly mastered mathematics to the level of Quantitative Methods (Mathematics) (MA107) should be able to follow the course, but would find it difficult. Mathematical Methods (MA100) would give a better grounding.

 

This is an intermediate course in microeconomic analysis. Topics covered include Producer Theory, Consumer Theory, General Equilibrium, the Economics of Uncertainty, Welfare Economics and Game Theory, with applications to oligopoly, auctions, moral hazard, and adverse selection. A greater mathematical facility will be assumed of the student, permitting both greater depth and a number of additional topics than Microeconomic Principles I to be covered.  Further details are available on http://darp.lse.ac.uk/Frankweb/courses/ec202/.

20 hours of lectures and 10 hours of classes in the MT. 20 hours of lectures and 10 hours of classes in the LT.

A one-hour revision lecture will be scheduled in the MT.

Students are urged to attempt the assigned problems before attending classes. At least four pieces of written work will be required and marked by class teachers.

The text for the course is Cowell, F.A. (2018) Microeconomics: Principles and Analysis (second edition), Oxford University Press, Oxford. Additional readings to complement the lecture notes on specific topics from other books or articles will be indicated as needed.

Exam (25%, duration: 1 hour, reading time: 15 minutes) in the January exam period.
Exam (75%, duration: 3 hours, reading time: 15 minutes) in the summer exam period.

The Lent term examination is based 100% on the Michaelmas term syllabus, and the Summer exam on 33% of the Lent term syllabus and 67% of the Lent term syllabus.