SPECIAL TOPICS IN MICROECONOMICS
| Title | ΕΙΔΙΚΑ ΘΕΜΑΤΑ ΜΙΚΡΟΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΑΣ / SPECIAL TOPICS IN MICROECONOMICS |
| Code | 12ΥΕ04 |
| Faculty | Social and Economic Sciences |
| School | Economics |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Konstantinos Papadopoulos |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 100001479 |
Programme of Study: UPS School of Economics (2013-today)
Registered students: 150
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OIKONOMIAS | Compulsory Course belonging to the selected specialization (Compulsory Specialization Course) | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| DIOIKĪSĪ EPICΗEIRĪSEŌN | Elective Courses belonging to the other | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Class ID | 600247665
|
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600247665
- At the Website of the School: http://users.auth.gr/kpap/indexfiles/microspecial/microspecial.htm
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=6299
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
A good knowledge of microeconomic theory.
Learning Outcomes
After the end of the semester, the student should clearly understand and be able to analyze using microeconomic models:
• Price discrimation strategies (1st,2nd,3rd degree), discrimination is space and their applications
• Equilibrium in models with multiple goods, with uncertainty and insurance markets
• The concepts of risk and insurance, pricing of insurance products
• The concepts of moral hazard and adverse selection
• Pricing in input markets
• Auction as an allocation mechanism, auction strategies
Also the student will familiarize with using the computation software Mathematica/Maxima (syntax, solving optimization problems, solving systems of equations)
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work in teams
- Generate new research ideas
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
We will address price discrimination as a business tool to increase profits and the effects of discrimination on consumers and social welfare. In this context, price discrimination in space will also be considered (spatial monopoly and monopsony). We will present the theory of a rational individual's choice under uncertainty, expected utility maximization, aversion, neutrality, and risk aversion. Application of this theory in explaining and dealing with the phenomenon of tax evasion. Then we will deal with the economics of information, the value of information, basic concepts such as moral hazard and adverse selection in insurance markets, the principal-agent model.
Last, we will present the theory of auctions.
Keywords
general equilibrium, perfect competition, risk, uncertainty, asymmetric information, moral hazard, adverse selection, insurance markets, δημοπρασίες
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Educational material such as slides presented during the course, tests solutions, exercises, information will be posted exclusively to elearning platform https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=6299. The student may download and print related files from any personal computer or from the library of the Department. The elearning website is updated on a weekly basis. All students that choose the course are automatically enrolled and van recieve all course announcements by email. For accessing the elearning platform you will need your academic email and password.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 112 | 4 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Tutorial | 24 | 0.9 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Interactive Teaching in Information Center | 17 | 0.6 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Written assigments | 12 | 0.4 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exams | 3 | 0.1 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 168 | 6 |
Student Assessment
Description
Written exams at the end of the semester and interim exams. Optional group assignment.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
• Nechyba Thomas, Μικροοικονομική, Μια διαισθητική και μαθηματική προσέγγιση, 2023, Εκδόσεις Gutenberg, ISBN: 9789600124736 Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 122083997
• W.Nicholson, C.Snyder Μικροοικονομική Θεωρία: Βασικές Αρχές και Προεκτάσεις, 3η Έκδοση, Εκδόσεις Κριτική, 2018, ISBN 978-960-586-239-8, Κωδικός Εύδοξος 77109705
• Varian Hal R., Μικροικονομική: Μια Σύγχρονη Προσέγγιση, Εκδόσεις Κριτική, 3η Έκδοση 2015, ISBN 9789602189368 Κωδικός Εύδοξος 50659301
Additional bibliography for study
• Bernheim D., Whinston M., Μικροοικονομική, 2021 Εκδόσεις Παπαζήση
• Robert Pindyck, Daniel Rubinfeld, 2017, Εκδόσεις ΠΡΟΠΟΜΠΟΣ
• Gravelle H. και Rees R., Μικροοικονομική , Ενιαίος τόμος, Εκδόσεις Γ. Δαρδανός - Κ. Δαρδανός , 2010, ISBN
978-960-01-1344-0
• Μ. Χαχολιάδη, Μικροοικονομική Ι, Εκδόσεις Κριτική, Τόμοι Α και Β, Εκδόσεις Κριτική, 1990
• Jehle, G. A., Reny, P.J., Advanced microeconomic theory, Addison-Wesley, 2001
Last Update
29-02-2024
