Class Schedule
Note:
Chapters refer to Hal R. Varian: Intermediate Microeconomics A Modern Approach. Sixth Edition W.W. Norton & Company. New York, NY. 2003.
September 15 Introduction and Overview of the Course
Chapter 1 The Market
Chapter 2 Budget Constraint
September 22 Chapter 3 Preferences
Chapter 4 Utility
Chapter 5 Choice
September 29 Chapter 6 Demand
Chapter 7 Revealed Preference
October 6 (No Class --- National Day Long Weekend)
October 13 Chapter 8 Slutsky Equation
Chapter 9 Buying and selling
October 20 Chapter 10 Intertemporal Choice
Chapter 11 Asset Markets
Chapter 12 Uncertainty
Chapter 13 Risky Assets
October 27 Chapter 14 Consumer’s Surplus
Chapter 15 Market Demand
Chapter 16 Equilibrium
November 3 Mid-Term Exam
November 10 Chapter 18 Technology
Chapter 19 Profit Maximization
Chapter 20 Cost Minimization
November 17 Chapter 21 Cost Curves
Chapter 22 Firm Supply
Chapter 23 Industry Supply
November 24 Chapter 24 Monopoly
Chapter 25 Monopoly Behavior
Chapter 26 Factor Markets
December 1 Chapter 27 Oligopoly
Chapter 28 Game Theory
December 8 Chapter 30 Exchange
Chapter 31 Production
December 15 Chapter 32 Welfare
Chapter 33 Externalities
Chapter 35 Public Goods
December 22 Chapter 36 Asymmetric Information
Chapter 17 Auctions
December 29 Course Integration