0 points, SCA Band 3, 0.000 EFTSL
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Prerequisites
Students will be required to achieve a mark of at least 70% in all mandatory 6000 level course work which needs to be completed prior to confirmation.
Co-requisites
Students must be enrolled in course 0029.
Prohibitions
ECC6650
Synopsis
Advanced topics in microeconomics and current research and policy issues. Topics may include an in-depth study of general equilibrium, mesoeconomics, new classical economics of specialisation, transaction costs, and inframarginal analysis, principal agent models and incentive regulation.
Outcomes
The learning goals associated with this unit are to:
- possess technical proficiency to initiate and pursue PhD level research
- be capable of developing an original research topic
- be in a position to undertake research in microeconomics and related fields.
Assessment
Option 1: Within semester assessment: 100%
Option 2: Within semester assessment: 40% + Examination: 60%
Workload requirements
3 hours per week
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