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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
ECN 6063	ADVANCED MICROECONOMIC THEORY	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	8

Offered By

Economics (English)

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR EVRIM TURGUTLU

Offered to

Economics (English)

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to form the graduate level base for microeconomic theory, which includes individual and aggregate decision modeling, production, firm behavior, profit maximization and cost minimization under different market structure, general equilibrium models and welfare issues. The course also gives an introduction in recent microeconomic topics of game theory and externalities.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Contribute to microeconomic theory literature.
2	Construct models of social and production dynamics.
3	Be able to use mathematical methods to formalize economic concepts and ideas.
4	Be able to analyze optimization problems of the firm under various market conditions.
5	Be able to compare different choice mechanism of social choice and welfare.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Advanced topics in consumer theory
2	Advanced topics in consumer theory
3	Advanced topics in consumer theory
4	Advanced topics in consumer theory
5	Advanced topics in producer theory
6	Advanced topics in producer theory
7	Midterm
8	Advanced topics in producer theory
9	Advanced topics in producer theory
10	Advanced topics in welfare and social choice
11	Advanced topics in welfare and social choice
12	Advanced topics in welfare and social choice
13	Information Economics
14	Final

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Andreu MasColell, Michael D. Whinston and Jerry R. Green, Microeconomic Theory , Oxford University Press (1995)
2. JEHLE, G. A., & RENY, P. J. (2001). Advanced microeconomic theory. Boston, Addison-Wesley.
3. Lecture Notes

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Class Discussions
3. Assignments

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	STT	TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3	FIN	FINAL EXAM
4	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40

*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

It is obligatory to attend at least 70% of the classes.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	3	39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	3	39
Preparation for midterm exam	1	35	35
Preparation for final exam	1	35	35
Preparing assignments	6	8	48
Final	1	3	3
Midterm	1	3	3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			202

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.9	PO.10
LO.1	5					4
LO.2		4
LO.3	3					4		5
LO.4					4		4
LO.5			5	5					2

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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