Information Package

ECON301

ADVANCED MICROECONOMY

Course Code
ECON301
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
5
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Understand in-depth investigation of some microeconomic subjects like risk, uncertainty and contract theory.
  2. Have a good understanding of the economics of information, and contract theory.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionSelected topics in microeconomics; information economy; advanced theories of consumption and production; foundations of organizational economics; principal-agent problems; mathematical models and applications in microeconomics.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction to the Course
2nd Week Marketable Pollution Rights
3rd Week Marketable Pollution Rights
4th Week Credit Markets
5th Week Incentive Regulation
6th Week Revelation of Preferences
7th Week Midterm
8th Week Auctions
9th Week Auctions
10th Week The Labor Market
11th Week The Labor Market
12th Week The Labor Market
13th Week Matching
14th Week Matching
Recommended or Required ReadingD. Campbell, Incentives: Motivation and the Economics of Information, 2nd edition, Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Project
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Total(%) 40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 3 42
Preparation for Final exam 1 30 30
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 25 25
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 1 1
Homework
Total Work Load141
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4.7
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
LO1 LO2
K1 X
K2
K3
K4
K5
K6 X
K7 X
K8 X
K9
K10
K11
K12
K13