Updated Calendar
| Date | Topic | Relevant Chapters | Announcements |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep | Introduction, scarcity, markets | 1, 3 | Hw 1 posted |
| 8 Sep | Supply and demand overview, price controls | 4 | |
| 10 Sep | Demand, consumer theory | 5 | |
| 15 Sep | Demand | 5 | Hw 1 due, Hw 2 posted |
| 17 Sep | Elasticity | 6 | |
| 22 Sep | Supply | 7 | |
| 24 Sep | Supply, profit maximization | 8 | Hw 1 returned |
| 29 Sep | Perfect competition | 10 | Hw 2 due |
| 1 Oct | Long run supply, review | 10 | |
| 6 Oct | Review | Hw 2 returned | |
| 8 Oct | Midterm Exam #1 | ||
| 13 Oct | Current Events, Monopoly | 11 | Hw 3 posted |
| 15 Oct | Monopoly | 11 | Exam 1 returned |
| 20 Oct | Guest lecture (Ioannou), Game theory | 12 | |
| 22 Oct | Game theory, oligopoly | 12 | |
| 27 Oct | Guest lecture (Rothert), Monopolistic Competition | 12 | Hw 3 due, Hw 4 posted |
| 29 Oct | Regulation of monopolies | 13 | |
| 3 Nov | Welfare economics | 14 | Hw 3 returned, Hw 4 due |
| 5 Nov | Guest lecture (Macera), review | ||
| 10 Nov | Review | Hw 4 returned | |
| 12 Nov | Midterm Exam #2 | ||
| 17 Nov | Externalities | 15, 17 | Hw 5 posted |
| 19 Nov | Public goods, market failure | 15 | Exam 2 returned |
| 24 Nov | Guest lecture (Hou) | Hw 5 due, Hw 6 posted | |
| 26 Nov | Taxation | 18 | |
| 1 Dec | Comparative Advantage | 22 | Hw 5 returned |
| 3 Dec | Guest lecture (Mendes Tavera) | Hw 6 due | |
| 8 Dec | Review | ||
| 10 Dec | Review | Hw 6 returned | |
| 15 Dec | Final Exam 4:00-6:00p | ||