Course Co-ordinator: Professor M Costa-Gomes

Pre-requisite(s): EC 2003 Intermediate Microeconomics Student must be in Programme Year 4.

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. The course is designed so as to allow the student hands-on experience of participating in experiments.

1 one-hour and 1 two-hour lecture (to be arranged) and 1 one-hour tutorial (to be arranged) per week.

1st Attempt: 1 three-hour examination (70%); continuous assessment (30%) consisting of in-class quizzes.

Resit: None.