Moses - Advanced Microeconomics

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Module / Version:
#70103 / #6

Validity:
Seit SoSe 2020

Default display language:
English

Module title:
Advanced Microeconomics

Credits:
6

Responsible person:
Runkel, Marco

Grading:
benotet

Type of exam:
Schriftliche Prüfung

Zugehörigkeit

Faculty:
Fakultät VII

Institute:
Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre und Wirtschaftsrecht

Area of expertise:
37311100 FG Mikroökonomie

Prüfungsausschuss:
Volkswirtschaftslehre

Kontakt

Office:
H 91

Contact person:
Kaiser, Jonas Pilgaard

E-mail address:
jonas.pilgaard.kaiser@tu-berlin.de

Website:

https://www.tu.berlin/public-economics

Learning Outcomes

The course gives an overview of microeconomic theory on advanced level. It provides students with the tools and methods necessary to study topics with microeconomic foundations.

Content

The course consists of a sample of topics ranging from the theory of competitive markets, to industrial organization, welfare economics, information, and incentives and is divided into three parts. Part I covers individual decision making, the classical theory of consumer and producer behaviour. Part II deals with market equilibria, the fundamental theorems of welfare economics as well as market failure (monopoly, price discrimination, externalities, public goods). Part III deals with the theory of incentives and asymmetric information.

Module Components

Pflichtgruppe:

All Courses are mandatory.

Course Name	Type	Number	Cycle	Language	SWS	VZ
Advanced Microeconomics	VL	71 110 L 1520	WiSe	English	2
Advanced Microeconomics	UE	71 110 L 1519	WiSe	English	2

Workload and Credit Points

Advanced Microeconomics (VL):

Workload description	Multiplier	Hours	Total
Class attendance	15.0	2.0h	30.0h
Pre- and post-processing	15.0	2.0h	30.0h
			60.0h(~2 LP)

Advanced Microeconomics (UE):

Workload description	Multiplier	Hours	Total
Class attendance	15.0	2.0h	30.0h
Pre- and post-processing	15.0	2.0h	30.0h
			60.0h(~2 LP)

Course-independent workload:

Workload description	Multiplier	Hours	Total
Exam preparation	1.0	60.0h	60.0h
			60.0h(~2 LP)

The Workload of the module sums up to 180.0 Hours. Therefore the module contains 6 Credits.

Description of Teaching and Learning Methods

The material covered in the lecture is extended with problem sets in the tutorial.

Requirements for participation and examination

Desirable prerequisites for participation in the courses:

There are no prerequisites for the participation in this module.

Mandatory requirements for the module test application:

This module has no requirements.

Module completion

Grading

graded

Type of exam

Written exam

Language

English

Duration/Extent

90 Minutes

Duration of the Module

The following number of semesters is estimated for taking and completing the module:
1 Semester.

This module may be commenced in the following semesters:
Wintersemester.

Maximum Number of Participants

This module is not limited to a number of students.

Registration Procedures

Please note the information posted on the website.

Recommended literature
(Chapters from literature will be provided during the course)
A. Mas-Colell, M.D. Whinston, J.R. Green (MWG): Microeconomic Theory, Oxford University Press
E. Wolfstetter: Topics in Microeconomics, Cambridge University Press
Jean Tirole: The Theory of Industrial Organization, MIT Press

Assigned Degree Programs

Semester:

Zeige auch ausgelaufene Studiengänge und StuPOs

This module is used in the following Degree Programs (new System):

Studiengang / StuPO	StuPOs	Verwendungen	Erste Verwendung	Letzte Verwendung
Industrial Economics (M. Sc.)	1	9	SoSe 2020	SoSe 2024
Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen (M. Sc.)	1	10	SoSe 2020	SoSe 2024
Wirtschaftsmathematik (M. Sc.)	1	9	SoSe 2020	SoSe 2024

Students of other degrees can participate in this module without capacity testing.

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Advanced Microeconomics