COURSE OUTLINE
Microeconomics ΙI
1. General
School
School of Finance and Statistics
Academic Unit
Department of Banking and Financial Management
Level of Studies
Undergraduate
Course code
ΧΡΜΙΚ02
Semester
6th or 8th
Course Title
Microeconomics ΙI
Idependent Teaching Activities
Weekly Teaching Hours
Credits
Lectures
4
7,5
Course Type
Elective course
Prerequite Courses
Language of Instruction and Examinations
Greek
Is the course offered to Erasmus Students?
Yes (in English)
Url (Eclass)
https://eclass.unipi.gr/modules/auth/courses.php?fc=64
2. Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
The course focuses on advanced modeling techniques and tools of microeconomics. It discusses the microstructure of economic behavior of consumers and firms.
It also examines the effects (positive or negative) of several relevant government policies at a microeconomic level.After the successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Understand some advanced tools and techniques of microeconomics.
- Understand the microstructure of economic behavior of consumers and firms.
- Discuss several relevant government policies.
General Competences
- Independent work.
- Creative and analytical thinking.
- Generation of new research ideas.
3. Syllabus
- The budget constraint.
- Consumer preferences.
- The concept of utility.
- Consumer choices.
- The microstructure of demand.
- The Slutsky equation.
- Uncertainty.
- Production technology.
- Profit maximization.
- Cost minimization.
- Cost curves.
- Oligopoly and game theory.
- General equilibrium
4. Teaching and Learning Methods - Evaluation
Delivery
In Class
Use of Information and Communications Technology
Teaching Methods
Activity
Semester Workload
Lectures
52
Independent Study
135,5
Course Total
187,5
Student Performance Evaluation
Final Exam (100%).
5. Attached Bibliography
Suggested Bibliography
- Hal Varian. Μικροοικονομική, 3η Έκδοση, 2015.