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 enrolled on MSc Economics, MSc Economics (Econometrics), MSc Economics (Finance) or MSc Mathematical Economics and Econometrics.
Any 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 enrolled on MSc Economics, MSc Economics (Econometrics), MSc Economics (Finance) or MSc Mathematical Economics and Econometrics.
Any 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 2024/25, 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 and one in the April/May Diet.
The overall mark will be calculated from the best of the two exams.
Students can opt to take one or both of the exams. It is strongly recommended that all students sit the December exam. |
| 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 |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Andrew Clausen
Tel: (0131 6)51 5131
Email: Andrew.Clausen@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Quincy Sugiuchi
Tel: (0131 6)50 8361
Email: Quincy.Sugiuchi@ed.ac.uk |
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