| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 5 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Professor Uğur Emek
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
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.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | Selected 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 |
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| 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 | Auctions | | 8th Week | Midterm | | 9th Week | Auctions | | 10th Week | The Labor Market | | 11th Week | The Labor Market | | 12th Week | The Labor Market | | 13th Week | Matching | | 14th Week | Matching |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | D. 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(%) |
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| 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 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| 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 Workload | | | 141 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 4,7 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 5 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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