Postgraduate Course: Experimental Economics and Finance (ECNM11053)
Course Outline
School | School of Economics |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
Home subject area | Economics |
Other subject area | None |
Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
Course description | The course introduces experimental economics and finance, with an eye toward preparing students to design experiments they can run themselves.
Topics lie in two spheres: experimental methodology and major findings of strands in the literature on experimental economics and finance.
* Experimental methodology: The goal is to enable students to design and run laboratory and field experiments successfully. This section comprises both procedures commonly recognised as good practice and issues for which there is - as yet - no clear consensus. Areas include ethical concerns involving human participants, motivation of subjects and statistical techniques.
* Strands of experimental research: The goals are twofold. First, to give students an overview of the literature in experimental finance and economics. Second, to enable students to identify promising areas for future experiments. Areas include experiments designed to test economics and finance theories, experiments designed to discover stylised facts, experimental work applied to policy questions, as well as work seeking to unify experimental results. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
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Co-requisites | |
Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Must be registered for MSc Economics (PTMSCECNSG1F/P) & MSc Economics (Finance)(PTMSCECNF12F/3P) or by special permission of the Programme Director. Email sgpe@ed.ac.uk to enquire. |
Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | This is a closed course and not open to visiting students. |
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2013/14 Block 4 (Sem 2), Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: 0 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
Course Start Date |
24/02/2014 |
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 18,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
80 )
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Additional Notes |
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Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Knowledge of experimental methodology, literature in experimental economics and finance and tests of theories in economics and finance using experimental data. |
Assessment Information
Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 % |
Special Arrangements
None |
Additional Information
Academic description |
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Syllabus |
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Transferable skills |
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Reading list |
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Study Abroad |
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Study Pattern |
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Keywords | experimental economics |
Contacts
Course organiser | Prof Jonathan Thomas
Tel: (0131 6)50 4515
Email: Jonathan.Thomas@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Marie Craft
Tel: (0131 6)51 1764
Email: marie.craft@ed.ac.uk |
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