- Department: Economics and Related Studies
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: M
- Academic year of delivery: 2022-23
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Autumn Term 2022-23 to Spring Term 2022-23 |
To provide a view of most of the core material and some of the frontiers of microeconomics in its different dimensions. What are the key research questions in micro? Where is most of the current research activity?
To provide practical training in the methods of microeconomics to formulate and solve microeconomic problems at a pre-research/research level.
To provide you with an edited/annotated view of the large body of knowledge that constitutes microeconomic theory.
To provide sufficient training in the methods of microeconomics so that you can actually do it yourself. Practical experience, in the revision classes, is very important and you must take great care to work through the exercises and show them to your teacher so that you can receive feedback. Your objective should be to understand the formulation of each exercise; understand the methods that are used in its solution; think how the exercise illuminates parts of microeconomic theory. Don t worry if you find the exercises difficult at first.
To give you the opportunity to study, discuss and evaluate some research frontier dimensions of microeconomic theory.
On completing the module a student will be able to:
Solve exercises in microeconomics;
Appreciate the logical structure of how to develop a microeconomic argument;
Formulate a research proposal in microeconomics.
Task | % of module mark |
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Closed/in-person Exam (Centrally scheduled) | 100 |
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Task | % of module mark |
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Closed/in-person Exam (Centrally scheduled) | 100 |
Feedback will be given in line with University guidelines
Mas-Colell, Whinston, and Green [1995], Microeconomic Theory, Oxford University Press.
Jehle and Reny [2001], Advanced Microeconomic Theory, Addison Wesley.
Varian, H [1992], Microeconomic Analysis, Norton & Company.
These are very professional and Mas-Colell is very comprehensive.
To refresh your background knowledge, we strongly recommend you to read Hal Varian s book: