Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Learn about non-parametric techniques.
- A commitment to work with and learn from colleagues.
- Reflect on scientific method, including replication and meta-analysis.
- Describe the basic types of experimental economic research, as well as the main findings of the relevant literature.
- A commitment to continued reflection, evaluation and self-improvement.
- Employ the quantitative skills necessary for designing experiments and analysing the evidence, as well as for performing observational studies.
- Assess whether the design and analysis of existing empirical research promotes sound replicable and incremental knowledge.
- Reflect on the use of modern econometric techniques for quasi-experimental and observational data.
- A commitment to scholarship in economics to achieve the highest professional standards.
- Adopt and develop a sound quantitative approach to economic problems, e.g. through their MSc dissertation.
- Learn about the design of lab and field experiments.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 20 |
| Independent Study | 80 |
| Total study time | 100 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
John H Kagel and Alvin ERoth (1995). The Handbook of Experimental Economics. New Jersey: Princeton University Press.
Harris Cooper, Larry Hedges, Jeffrey Valentine (2009). The Handbook of Research Synthesis and Meta-Analysis. Russel Sage Foundation.
Nicolas Jacquemet and Olivier L'Haridon (2019). Experimental Economics: Method and Applications. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Murray Webster and Lane Sell (2007). Laboratory Experiments in the Social Sciences. Elsevier.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
The module will be assessed through a take-home assignment (worth 70% of the final mark) and two pieces of coursework (each worth 15% of the final mark). This is supported by continuous formative assessment through problem sets. This is the same for internal repeat. Assessment for external repeat and referal is thorugh 100% take-home assignment.Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Coursework | 15% |
| Coursework | 15% |
| Assignment | 70% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Assignment | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Assignment | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External