EC553      Half Unit
Microeconomic Theory for Research Students I

This information is for the 2025/26 session.

Course Convenor

Dr Matthew Levy

Dr Francesco Nava

Availability

This course is available on the MRes in Economics, MRes in Economics and Management, PhD in Economics and PhD in Economics and Management. This course is not available as an outside option to students on other programmes. This course uses controlled access as part of the course selection process.

For queries contact: econ.mres.phd@lse.ac.uk

Requisites

Mutually exclusive courses:

This course cannot be taken with EC537 at any time on the same degree programme.

Pre-requisites:

Students must have completed EC441 before taking this course.

Course content

The objective of this course is to provide students with a graduate level introduction to advanced topics and contemporary developments in Microeconomic Theory on the research frontier.

Topics may include:

  • Behavioural economics: reference-dependent preferences, anticipatory utility and self-control
  • Coasian dynamics: classical Coasian results and remedies, differentiated durable goods and competition.

Additional topics are explored in Microeconomics for Research Students II in the Winter Term. The two half unit courses are designed to complement each other.

Teaching

30 hours of lectures in the Autumn Term.

Attendance is compulsory.

Formative assessment

Students will discuss papers in lectures.

 

Indicative reading

Osborne M, and Rubinstein A, A Course in Game Theory, MIT Press, 1994. Fudenberg D, and Tirole J, Game Theory, MIT Press, 1991

Readings will be mainly from journal articles; a list will be supplied at the start of each section.

Assessment

Continuous assessment (100%)

Assignment: Continuous assessment (100%) in the AT.


Key facts

Department: Economics

Course Study Period: Autumn Term

Unit value: Half unit

FHEQ Level: Level 8

CEFR Level: Null

Total students 2024/25: 2

Average class size 2024/25: Unavailable

Controlled access 2024/25: No
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