040249 UK Contract Theory (MA) (2025S)

Track in Competition and Regulation

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften

Continuous assessment of course work

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Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Registration is open from Mo 10.02.2025 09:00 to Tu 18.02.2025 12:00
Registration is open from We 26.02.2025 09:00 to Th 27.02.2025 12:00
Deregistration possible until Fr 14.03.2025 23:59

Details

max. 50 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Anton Van Boxtel

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Thursday 06.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday 13.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday 20.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday 27.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday 03.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday 10.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Wednesday 30.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Thursday 08.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday 15.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday 22.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Wednesday 28.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday 05.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday 12.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Wednesday 18.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday 26.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The course will cover the most common topics in the economics of information and contract theory:
1) Adverse selection and the market for lemons
2) Signalling models
3) Competitive screening
4) Monopolistic screening
5) Hidden action and moral hazard

Some special attention will be devoted to applications in financial economics.

Assessment and permitted materials

The final grade is based on the grades for the final exam (50%), class participation (10%), and a midterm (40%). This is subject to changes communicated during the lecture.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Passing grade is 50%.

Examination topics

The midterm covers all the material covered up until that point. The final covers all of the material covered in class. Points will be deducted from the participation grade for absences or phone or computer use that is not directly related to the class.

Reading list

Mas Colell, Whinston and Green, Microeconomic Theory, chapters 13 and 14, as well as various handouts and journal articles.

Some supplementary material might be used from Robbert Gibbons: A Primer in Game Theory, and Bolton and Dewatripont: Contract Theory

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Mo 29.09.2025 14:46