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| Semester | spring semester 2020 |
| Course frequency | Every spring sem. |
| Lecturers | Cédric Wasser (c.wasser@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Contract theory deals with the design of economic institutions that are aimed at solving incentive and information problems. The lecture provides an introduction to moral hazard models and to the theory of mechanism design. |
| Learning objectives | The students know important concepts and results of the theory of moral hazard and mechanism design, and they are prepared to independently study the vast literature in economics that makes use of these concepts. |
| Bibliography | To be announced in the first lecture. |
| Weblink | Weblink |
| Admission requirements | The course is aimed at students who would like to deepen their knowledge of microeconomic theory and do not shy away from mathematical modelling. |
| Course application | Registration: Please enrol in MOnA. EUCOR-Students and students of other Swiss Universities have to enrol at the students administration office (studseksupport1@unibas.ch) within the official enrolment period. Enrolment = Registration for the exam! |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Module: Selected Subjects of Economics and Jurisprudence (Master's Studies: Actuarial Science) Specialization Module: Finance, Controlling and Banking (Master's Studies: Business and Economics) Specialization Module: Labor Economics, Human Resources and Organization (Master's Studies: Business and Economics) |
| Assessment format | end-of-semester examination |
| Assessment details | online exam (90 min): 27.04.20; 12:15-13:45. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Registration: course registration |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | 1-6 0,1 |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Business and Economics , studiendekanat-wwz@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Faculty of Business and Economics |