Unit name | Intermediate Microeconomics |
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Unit code | EFIM20033 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Dr. De Magalhaes |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites | |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Economics |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
The course develops microeconomic theory at an intermediate level. It considers the impact of asymmetric information, adverse selection and moral hazard as well as uncertainty and strategic interaction including Bayesian games.
Teaching will be delivered through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous sessions such as online teaching for large and small group, face-to-face small group classes (where possible) and interactive learning activities
Summative coursework (12.5%)
one x best 3 out of 6 problem sets (12.5%)
Online exam (75%)
J. Perloff, Microeconomics. Pearson.
R. Gibbons, A Primer in Game Theory, Prentice Hall.
F. Cowell, Microeconomics, Oxford University Press.
Game Theory an Introduction by Steven Tadelis; and Microeconomics: Competition, Conflict, & Coordination by Samuel Bowles & Simon Halliday.