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The purpose of this course is to expose students to the methodology of experimental economics and to give an overview of some of its uses in different areas of Economics, namely the functioning of markets, the effects of institutions on the decisions of economic agents, and to address public policy issues. This course will enable students to understand experimental methods in economics, to design simple economic experiments, and analyse results from experimental studies which investigate an economics-related research question. Topics will include the methodology of experimental economics, experimental markets, individual decision making and social interactions.
Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
Campus | None. | Sustained Study | No |
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Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
1st attempt: 1 two hour written examination (60%); continuous assessment (40%). Continuous assessment format: students will be asked to (i) prepare an oral presentation in groups (16%) (slides will be kept for external examiner review) and (ii) hand in a written assignment of maximum 2,000 words individually (24%). Resit: 1 two hour written examination (100%) capped at CAS 9.
There are no assessments for this course.
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