EC554      Half Unit
Microeconomic Theory for Research Students II

This information is for the 2024/25 session.

Teacher responsible

Dr Christopher Sandmann SAL.4.24

Dr Paula Onuchic, TBC

Availability

This course is available on the MRes/PhD in Economics and MRes/PhD in Economics and Management. This course is not available as an outside option.

Pre-requisites

Students must have completed Microeconomics for MRes students (EC441).

Course content

The objective of this course is to provide students with a graduate level introduction to advanced topics and contemporary developments in Microeconomic Theory on the research frontier.

Topics may include:

  • Auction theory
  • Screening and multi-contracting
  • Search and matching
  • Information and Learning: properties of knowledge and information, comparisons of information structures, learning, and information design.

Additional topics are explored in Microeconomics for Research Students I in the Autumn Term. The two half unit courses are designed to complement each other.

Teaching

30 hours of lectures in the WT. 

This course is delivered through lectures totalling a minimum of 30 hours in Winter Term. Attendance is compulsory.

Formative coursework

Students will discuss papers in lectures.

Indicative reading

Readings will be mainly from journal articles and class notes. A list of readings will be supplied at the start of each section, and class notes and slides will be provided concurrently with the lectures.

Assessment

Essay (50%) and essay (50%) in the WT.

Key facts

Department: Economics

Total students 2023/24: Unavailable

Average class size 2023/24: Unavailable

Value: Half Unit

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