ECONG021 - Microeconomics
Aims:
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the most essential topics in microeconomic theory and to provide a broad grounding for the more detailed analysis that is required in subsequent optional courses. Theory-oriented lectures will be accompanied by a series of tutorial classes in which problem sets will be discussed.
Course outline:
By the end of the course students will be familiar with
the following topics: Consumer behaviour and the principles of rational
choice. Representations of technology, profit maximisation and firm
behaviour. Intertemporal choice. Decision making under uncertainty.
General competitive equilibrium. Introduction to game theory under
complete and incomplete information, with applications to oligopoly.
Perfect competition as a limiting case. Private information in markets.
Basic auction theory. General theory of markets with adverse selection.
Contract design in the context of moral hazard problems.
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Taught by: |
V Bhaskar, Ian Preston |
| Assessment: | Three hours of lectures per week, and one weekly problem class, throughout Term 1. Three-hour closed-book examination in Term 3. Assessment is based solely on the final examination, but a serious attempt at the problems is essential to a good understanding of the material. |
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Suitable for: |
Graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None |
| Moodle: | ECONG021 |
