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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Economics : Economics

Postgraduate Course: Advanced Topics in Economic Theory 1 (ECNM11076)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Economics CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis is a companion course to Advanced Topics in Economic Theory 2, and will cover topics NOT already covered in that course. Depending on the instructor (TBC), the covered materials will be a subset from the following: decision theory, mechanism design, contract theory, and behavioural theory.
Course description The goal of this course is to cover key recent developments in the relevant areas, focusing on ones where the faculty are actively working in, and potentially tailored to the interests of students. As such, it will build on the core topics covered in the PhD microeconomics course in the first semester.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2020/21, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  5
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 10, Formative Assessment Hours 3, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 82 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 50 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Written Exam 50%
Coursework 50% (Referee Report)
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. gain an understanding of recent advances in economic theory;
  2. develop/refine their own research;
  3. learn how to write a constructive referee report.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Ed Hopkins
Tel: (0131 6)50 3061
Email: Ed.Hopkins@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Kalina Charvala
Tel: (0131 6)51 1795
Email: Kalina.Charvala@ed.ac.uk
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