DRE 7005 Topics in Search Theory
DRE 7005 Topics in Search Theory
The aim of the course is to give the students an introduction to search theory with applications particularly to labor economics, but also to macroeconomics, industrial organization, housing economics, and financial economics.
The course aims to take the students to the research frontier on topics related to search theorey with applications.
The students are expected to be able to construct and solve search models, solve the models analytically and estimate the models using indirect inference and other estimation techniques.-
Understand how search frictions influence and shape price determination and the allocation of resources in markets, particularly the labor market.
In the first part of the course, the main search models of the labor market are discussed. These include the Diamond- Mortensen- Pissarides model, the Lucas and Prescott model, the Jovanovic model, and the Burdett- Mortensen model. Then we look at various extensions of the models with applications to product market search, monetary theory, financial markets and housing.
Students are required to participate in class both in discussions and by presenting models/material from the reading lists.6 lecture hours will be used for exercises and for giving direct feedback to students. -
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Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Weight: 100 Grouping: Individual Duration: 30 Hour(s) Exam code: DRE70051 Grading scale: Pass/fail Resit: Examination when next scheduled course |
| Activity | Duration | Comment |
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Group work / Assignments | 75 Hour(s) | Specified learning activities (including reading). |
Student's own work with learning resources | 75 Hour(s) | Autonomous student learning (including exam preparation). |
Teaching | 30 Hour(s) |
A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 6 ECTS credits corresponds to a workload of at least 160 hours.