Compulsory Course - 1st Semester (Autumn 1st year) | Course ID: 0001 | E-Class

Lecturers

Georgia Kaplanoglou (Part A)

Nicholas Theocarakis (Part B)

Language of instruction

English

Course Outline

Part A:  Consumer theory

1. Preferences and choice
2. Choice theory
3. Neoclassical consumer theory
4. Choice under uncertainty

Part B:  Firm theory and market forms

1. Cost theory
2. Cost minimisation and profit maximisation
3. Market forms
4. Elements of game theory

Bibliography

• Mas-Colell, A., D.M. Whinston and R.J. Green (2004), Microeconomic Theory, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Cowell, F.A. (2005), Microeconomics: Principles and Analysis, Oxford University Press.
• Munoz-Garcia, F. (2017). Advanced Economic Theory: An Intuitive Approach with Examples, Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.
• Kreps, D.M. (1990), A Course in Microeconomic Theory, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press.
• Rubinstein, Α. (2007), Lecture Notes in Microeconomic Theory, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press.
• Notes and slides available on e-class.

Assessment

• The course is assessed in Greek or in English
• The assessment is based on written examinations in the specified examination periods
• The written examinations include a combination of theory and problem-solving questions
• Students of special categories have the option of being examined orally or by a combination of oral and written assessment.
• The examination syllabus, procedures and assessment criteria are communicated to students during lectures and by posting relevant announcements and material on the e-class platform.