Econ 100A Microeconomic Analysis
02:00-3:30 PM | 2050 VLSB
Instructor Gordon Rausser
Econ 100: Microeconomic Analysis - Spring 2006. Resource allocation and price determination. By the end of the semester, students should know the basic theory, models, and results of the topics covered. They should be able to use this knowledge to answer questions and analyze real-world situations. They should also be able to identify which theory or model is appropriate to analyze a particular question and explain why their answers are correct in intuitive, as well as mathematical, terms.
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| |  |  | Tue 1/17 | Markets and Prices |
| | | | Thu 1/19 | The Core Elements: Supply and Demand |
| | | | Tue 1/24 | Preferences, Utility and Budget Constraints |
| | | | Thu 1/26 | Consumer Choice and Revealed Preference |
| | | | Tue 1/31 | Individual and Market Demand (no recording available) |
| | | | Thu 2/2 | Formalizing Income & Substitutions Effect |
| | | | Tue 2/7 | Market Demand and Consumer Surplus |
| | | | Thu 2/9 | Risk and Expected Utility |
| | | | Tue 2/14 | Firm, Production and Scale |
| | | | Thu 2/16 | Cost Measurement and Minimization |
| | | | Tue 2/21 | Formalizing Production and Cost Curves |
| | | | Thu 2/23 | Profit Maximization and Competitive Supply; Review |
| | | | Tue 2/28 | Midterm 1 - No Lecture |
| | | | Thu 3/2 | Competitive Markets and Surplus |
| | | | Tue 3/7 | Taxes, Subsidies, Price Supports, and Quotas |
| | | | Thu 3/9 | Market Power: Monopoly |
| | | | Tue 3/14 | Monopsony and Antitrust Laws |
| | | | Thu 3/16 | Price Discrimination |
| | | | Tue 3/21 | Tying and Bundling; Advertising |
| | | | Thu 3/23 | Factor Markets and Vertical Structures |
| | | | Tue 3/28 | Spring Recess |
| | | | Thu 3/30 | Spring Recess |
| | | | Tue 4/4 | Capital Investments; Review |
| | | | Thu 4/6 | Midterm 2 - No Lecture |
| | | | Tue 4/11 | Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly |
| | | | Thu 4/13 | (Podcast not Available) Equilibrium Conditions |
| | | | Tue 4/18 | (Podcast not Available) Market Failure, Collusion and Cartels |
| | | | Thu 4/20 | Game Theory and Strategic Behavior |
| | | | Tue 4/25 | Asymmetric Information |
| | | | Thu 4/27 | Externalities |
| | | | Tue 5/2 | Common Property Resources and Public Goods |
| | | | Thu 5/4 | Regulated Markets and Auctions |
| | | | Tue 5/9 | General Equilibrium and Economic Efficiency; Review |
