Microeconomics II(ECK 556)
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
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ECK 556 | Microeconomics II | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Prerequisites | |
Admission Requirements |
Language of Instruction | Turkish |
Course Type | Compulsory |
Course Level | Masters Degree |
Course Instructor(s) | Bilge ÖZTÜRK GÖKTUNA goktunabilge@gmail.com (Email) |
Assistant | |
Objective | to comprehend the theories that explain the consumer and the producer behaviour |
Content | the course covers an extension of the subjects covered in Microeconomics I. Inspects (at the intermediate level ) theories that explain the consumer and producer behaviour. for the former, the course covers the consumer choice first in a dynamic setup and then under uncertainty. for the latter, the course covers the producer choice first under monopoly and then under duopoly. Finally, it provides a synthesis of the consumer and the producer behaviour by analyzing walrasian general equilibrium models. |
Course Learning Outcomes |
be able to compute equilibrium interest rates comprehend the relation between consumption profile and interest rates be able to compute insurance demand have a knowledge of different types of market sturctures with imperfect competition be ablle to determine the producer equilibrium under imperfect competition |
Teaching and Learning Methods |
teacher-focused theoretical sessions (3 h per week) for the problem sessions, problem sets and questions are distributed to students at the beggining of the term. Active participation by students is obligatory for the problem sessions. |
References |
H. Varian Introduction to microeconomics (french version also available) Picard P. les éléments de microéconomie |
Theory Topics
Week | Weekly Contents |
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1 | Consumer theory: summary of the previous term |
2 | intertemporal consumer choice |
3 | interest rate-consumption relation, income effect, substitution effect |
4 | comsumer choice under uncertainty |
5 | insurance demand |
6 | optimal insurance rate and moral hazard |
7 | market structures with imperfect competition |
8 | producer equilibrium under private monopoly |
9 | deadweight loss of private monoply, public monopoly, price discrimination |
10 | duopoly types |
11 | price and quantity underCournot duopoly |
12 | price and quantity under Stackelberg |
13 | price and quantity under Bertrand duopoly |
14 | revision session |
Practice Topics
Week | Weekly Contents |
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1 | no problem session |
2 | exercises on the relation consumption-interest rate |
3 | computations on equilibrium consumption and interest rate |
4 | exam 1 |
5 | questions on uncertainty |
6 | problem set on insurance demand |
7 | examples of risk diversification |
8 | exam 2 |
9 | problem set on monopoly behaviour |
10 | comparison of private and public monopoly |
11 | exam 3 |
12 | problem set on Cournot and Stackelberg behaviour |
13 | problem set on Bertrand duopoly |
14 | revision |
Contribution to Overall Grade
Number | Contribution | |
---|---|---|
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 3 | 50 |
Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 50 |
Toplam | 4 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
Number | Contribution | |
---|---|---|
Assignments | 0 | 0 |
Presentation | 0 | 0 |
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 3 | 50 |
Project | 0 | 0 |
Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
Quiz | 0 | 0 |
Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 |
Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
Reports | 0 | 0 |
Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
Seminar | 0 | 0 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Toplam | 3 | 50 |
No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
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Class Hours | 14 | 5 | 70 |
Working Hours out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 3 | 7 | 21 |
Final Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 17 | 17 |
Total Workload | 136 | ||
Total Workload / 25 | 5,44 | ||
Credits ECTS | 5 |