? Credit Points : 10  ? SCQF Level : 11  ? Acronym : ECN-P-P01211

The module will examine the theories and empirical evidence concerning the way incentives are structured within organisations. This is an active area of current research, and will be of interest to students interested in the application of incentive theory in the real world.

? Pre-requisites : Macroeconomics 1 and 2, Quantitative Methods 1 and 2 and Microeconomics 1 and 2, SGPE Postgraduates, OR by permission of the Programme Director.

Home subject area

Economics, (School of Economics, Schedule W)

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Block 4 only

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 6 weeks

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Wednesday 09:00 12:00 Central

Knowledge and understanding of the operation of internal labour markets, the nature and extent of competition within organisations, team work and remuneration schemes, promotion and progression and executive pay.

Final examination in the April/May diet

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST May 1 Personnel economics 2 hour(s)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Ms Marie Craft
Tel : (0131 6)51 1764
Email : Marie.Craft@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Prof Andy Snell
Tel : (0131 6)50 3848
Email : a.j.snell@ed.ac.uk

Course Website : http://www.sgpe.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.ed.ac.uk/econ/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/