Currículo
Microeconomics MI-DHES
Contextos
Groupo: História Económica e Social > 3º Ciclo > Parte Escolar > Unidades Curriculares Optativas
ECTS
10.0 (para cálculo da média)
Objectivos
• To further the knowledge of core topics of microeconomic theory at a graduate level. • To provide the methodologies and techniques necessary for analysis and research in microeconomics. • To provide the appropriate tools for further education at the PhD level.
Programa
1. Firms: Chapter 1 unto 5 a. Technology b. Profit maximization c. Profit function d. Cost minimization e. Cost function 2. Consumers: Chapter 7 unto 10 a. Utility maximization b. Choice c. Demand d. Consumers’ surplus 3. Markets: Chapter 13 unto 16 a. Competitive markets b. Monopoly c. Game theory d. Oligopoly 4. Welfare: Chapter 22 unto 24 a. Welfare b. Public goods c. Externalities
Método de Avaliação
Assessment consists 100% of a final exam. Students will be given various homework exercises and mock exam exercises as to prepare for the final exam. Students will deliver a report on the course to the Scientific Committee of the Doctoral Program in Economic and Social History.
Carga Horária
Carga Horária de Contacto -
Trabalho Autónomo - 241.0
Carga Total -
Bibliografia
Principal
- Microeconomic Analysis, 3rd edition, Norton, International Edition: Hal Varian 1992
Secundária
- Advanced Microeconomic Theory, 3rd edition, Prentice Hall: Geoffrey A. Jehle and Philip J. Reny 2011
- Mostly harmless econometrics: An empiricist's companion, Princeton university press: Angrist, Joshua D., and Jorn-Steffen Pischke 2009