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2016/17 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

LUBS5118M Comparative Economics

15 creditsClass Size: 100

Module manager: Prof Virginie Perotin
Email: vp@lubs.leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2016/17

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should have a good grounding in comparative systems methodology; a clear understanding of the information and incentives features of market and planned systems and their relationship with firm objectives; a clear understanding of the main theoretical and empirical issues relating to the relationships between firm ownership, governance and efficiency; a good knowledge of the main models of the investor-owned firm, the state-owned firm and the labour-managed firm; a basic understanding of the privatisation and transition debates; and a capacity to start conducting research in the area of Comparative Economic Systems.

Syllabus

Introduction: Society's goals, systems and organizational diversity. The investor-owned firm in market economies. Motivation, incentives, productivity and welfare. Labour-managed firm. Public and private ownership in market economies. Public ownership and administration: central planning. Privatisation. Nonprofits and the privatisation of public services.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	10	2.00	20.00
Tutorial	7	1.00	7.00
Private study hours			123.00
Total Contact hours			27.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Private study

5 hours reading per lecture: 55 hours
4 hours preparation per workshop: 28 hours
15 hours other private reading
25 hours preparing for examination

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Student presentations of journal articles + presentations on theme of exam-style essay questions + class discussion

Methods of assessment

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)	2 hr 00 mins	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 23/03/2017

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