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Title ADVANCED MICROECONOMICS
Code ECON342
Coordinator Dr E Hengel
Economics
Erin.Hengel@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2019-20 Level 6 FHEQ First Semester 15

Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements):
 

Modules for which this module is a pre-requisite:
 

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on a required basis:
 

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on an optional basis:
 

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 24

   12

       36
Timetable (if known) 120 mins X 1 totaling 24
  		  60 mins X 1 totaling 12
  		       
Private Study 116
TOTAL HOURS 152

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Assessment 1: Mid-Term Test Assessment Type: Written Exam Duration: 1 hour Weighting: 30% Reassessment Opportunity: Yes Penalty for Late Submission: Standard UoL penalty applies Anonymou  1 hour    30       
Assessment 2: Written Unseen Examination Assessment Type: Written Exam Duration: 2 Hours Weighting: 70% Reassessment Opportunity: Yes Penalty for Late Submission: Standard UoL penalty appl  2 hours    70       
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
             

Aims

This module aims to provide an understanding of the market failure resulting from asymmetric information. The course covers some of the canonical models of adverse selection and moral hazard focussing on the design of optimal contracts under informational asymmetries.

Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Solve simple economic models

(LO2) Understand underlying assumptions

(LO3) Understand theorems and key proofs

(LO4) Predict the choices of economic agents

(S1) problem solving skills

(S2) numeracy

(S3) Communication skills

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method: Lecture
Description: Lectures will provide an introduction and organised framework of analysis for core topics, as well as relevant analytical and problem-solving techniques.
Scheduled Directed Student Hours: 24
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Teaching Method: Tutorial
Description: The seminar/tutorial programme will provide structured practice in core analytical and problem-solving methods applicable to each topic, strengthen student intuition regarding the nature of particular issues in microeconomic analysis and their methods of analysis and solution and also provide a forum in which students can clarify areas of partial understanding with the tutor. Moreover, It will allow the students to discuss possible extensions of the basic analysis presented in class.
Scheduled Directed Student Hours: 12
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Self-Directed Learning Hours: 114
Description:

Costs Information:
No additional costs for students a ssociated with this module

There are the following non-modular requirements:
ECON221 and ECON222

Skills/Other Attributes Mapping

Skills / attributes: Communication skills
How this is developed: seminar/tutorial
Mode of assessment (if applicable)

Skills / attributes: numeracy
How this is developed: seminar/tutorial
Mode of assessment (if applicable): Mid-term test and Examination

Skills / attributes: problem solving skills
How this is developed: lecture and seminar/tutorial
Mode of assessment (if applicable): Examination

Syllabus
 

Topic 1: Introduction
Topic 2: The basic adverse selection model
Topic 3: The revelation principle
Topic 4: The generalized adverse selection problem
Topic 5: The basic moral hazard problem
Topic 5a: The risk versus efficiency trade-off
Topic 5b: The rent versus efficiency trade-off
Topic 5c: The multitasking problem
Topic 6: Special Issues

Recommended Texts
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