Microeconomics for Research - ECO00112M

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Module summary

This module is based on recent research developments and areas of expertise in the Department. The topics treated in this module are not covered by the MSc level courses and this module aims to take the students to some frontiers of research in the respective areas.

This module aims to provide research-level (MPhil/PhD) students with the skills necessary to understand research in microeconomics in preparation for writing their thesis. The focus is on microeconomic theory.

Module will run

Occurrence	Teaching period
A	Semester 1 2025-26

Module aims

This module aims to provide research-level (MPhil/PhD) students with the skills necessary to understand and undertake research in microeconomics in preparation for writing their thesis.

Module learning outcomes

Upon completing this module successfully, a student should be able to

• have a working knowledge of much of the important formal tools that are used in the study of microeconomic problems;
• provide an informed interpretation of published microeconomic models in journal articles;
• start on her/his own research in certain fields of microeconomics: for example, applications of general equilibrium theory, industrial organisation theory, some topics in game theory etc
• utilise/incorporate ideas and techniques from these fields of Microeconomics into other areas.

Indicative assessment

Task	% of module mark
Essay/coursework	100

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative reassessment

Task	% of module mark
Essay/coursework	100

Module feedback

Feedback will be in line with University policy.

Indicative reading

Teaching of this module will be mainly based on research papers. However, some preliminary references are:

• M. Armstrong and R. Porter (Eds), Handbook of Industrial Organization, vol. 3. North-Holland, 2007.
• Yves Balasko, General Equilibrium Theory of Value. Princeton University Press, 2011.
• M. O. Jackson, Social and Economic Networks. Princeton, 2008.