Postgraduate Course: Microeconomics 1 (ECNM11023)
Course Outline
| School | School of Economics |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | To give students a command of the main tools of microeconomic analysis, so that they can undertake advanced work in areas such as modern micro-founded macroeconomics, industrial economics, public economics, labour economics, environmental economics, international economics and finance; and to show how such microeconomic analysis can be applied in making the transition from theoretical models to policy models.
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| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Students should be registered for MSc Economics or MSc Economics (Finance). All other students must email sgpe@ed.ac.uk in advance to request permission.
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| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Students should be registered for MSc Economics or MSc Economics (Finance). All other students must email sgpe@ed.ac.uk in advance to request permission.
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| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2021/22, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 36,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 27,
External Visit Hours 12,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 14,
Formative Assessment Hours 3,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Revision Session Hours 5,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
96 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
There will be two exams: one in the December Diet (25%) and one in the April/May Diet (75%). |
| Feedback |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 3:00 | | | Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 3:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
| See description
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Reading List
The basic textbooks to be used are:
- Mas-Colell, A., M.D. Whinston and J.R. Green, Microeconomic Theory (OUP, 1995).
- Varian, H.R., Microeconomic Analysis, 3rd ed. (Norton, 1992).
- Jehle, G.A. and P.J. Reny, Advanced Microeconomic Theory, 2nd ed. (AWL, 2001).
- Gibbons, R., Game Theory for Applied Economists (PUP, 1992)
- Diamantaras, D., A Toolbox for Economic Design (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009) |
Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.sgpe.ac.uk |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Andrew Clausen
Tel: (0131 6)51 5131
Email: Andrew.Clausen@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sophie Bryan
Tel: (0131 6)50 9905
Email: Sophie.Bryan@ed.ac.uk |
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