Econ 4010 - 002 Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis / Spring 2005
Syllabus
Lecture Notes and Study Questions (the topic with * will not be on the exam)
Part I: Consumer Theory and Uncertainty
Lecture 1 (Jan 10) Consumer Behavior
Lecture 2 (Jan 12) Consumer Behavior
Lecture 3 (Jan 14) Reconsidering Preferences *
Lecture 4 (Jan 19) Individual and Market Demand
Lecture 5 (Jan 21) Individual and Market Demand
Lecture 6 (Jan 24) Individual and Market Demand
Lecture 7 (Jan 26) Uncertainty
Lecture 8 (Jan 28) Theories of Uncertainty *
Lecture 9 (Jan 31) Uncertainty
Lecture 10 (Feb 2) Review: Study Questions
1st Exam and Solution (Feb 4)
Part II: Firm Theory, Information Theory, and General Equilibrium
Lecture 11 (Feb 7) Production
Lecture 12 (Feb 9) Production
Lecture 13 (Feb 11) The Cost of Production
Lecture 14 (Feb 14) The Cost of Production
Lecture 15 (Feb 16) Profit Maximization and Competitive Supply
Lecture 16 (Feb 18) Theories of the Firm *
Lecture 17 (Feb 23) General Equilibrium and Economic Efficiency
Lecture 18 (Feb 25) Markets with Asymmetric Information
Lecture 19 (Feb 28) Markets with Asymmetric Information
Lecture 20 (Mar 2) Review: Study Questions
2nd Exam and Solution (Mar 4)
Part III: Market Structure
Lecture 21 (Mar 7) The Analysis of Competitive Markets
Lecture 22 (Mar 9) Market Power: Monopoly
Lecture 23 (Mar 11) Theories of Industrial Organization *
Lecture 24 (Mar 21) Pricing with Market Power
Lecture 25 (Mar 23) Oligopoly
Lecture 26 (Mar 25) Oligopoly
Lecture 27 (Mar 28) Oligopoly
Lecture 28 (Mar 30) Review: Study Questions
3rd Exam and Solution (Apr 1)
Part IV: Game Theory
Lecture 29 (Apr 4) Game Theory
Lecture 30 (Apr 6) Game Theory
Lecture 31 (Apr 8) Game Theory
Lecture 32 (Apr 11) Game Theory
Lecture 33 (Apr 13) Game Theory
Lecture 34 (Apr 15) Evolutionary Game Theory *
Lecture 35 (Apr 18) Game Theory
Lecture 36 (Apr 20) Game Theory
Lecture 37 (Apr 22) Review: Study Questions
4th Exam and Solution (Apr 25)
