Carlos III University of Madrid

This course offers an introduction to the problems and methods of the economics of information, developed in recent decades to investigate the consequences of the presence of asymmetric information in a variety of economic and political contexts. Topics include: the Agency Model-- risk sharing; moral hazard; competitive markets with adverse selection; adverse selection in the Agency Model-- screening, signaling; auctions.

This course discusses the basics of video editing and the techniques and processes of digital post-production. It examines the different possibilities offered by digital post-production equipment: digital composition, digital effects, 2D graphics, and 3D animation.

This course offers a study of comparative politics. Topics include: political regimes; political institutions; comparative political dynamics; the welfare state.  

This course discusses the role of men and women in the Spanish Civil War. Topics include: background and possible causes of the Spanish Civil War; development of the conflict; gender relations during the war; women's presence and public participation; post-war society.

This course offers a study of applied research in economics. It focuses on linear econometric techniques as well as related programming skills. It also discusses examples of influential studies including practical computer sessions to replicate those studies.

Prerequisites: introductory course on econometrics.

This course provides an introduction to the field of sociology, particularly analytical and critical reflection of society and culture from a scientific perspective. It covers main concepts and sociological processes, the function of different social institutions according to the most relevant sociological theories, and ideologies on which the practices of social institutions are based. 

This course provides a study of the elements, systems and construction processes of mise-en-scéne in film and television. Topics covered include: models, styles and movements; art design (lighting, framing, camera movements, artistic direction); dramaturgy and direction of actors; film editing resources; staging and sound space.