Office hours for ECON 0100: Wednesdays 12.30-1.30pm, room 4520 at Posvar Hall (Econ department)
Apart from exam times, I am also available by appointment throughout the week. During exam times, I may extend office hours if there is demand for it. Appointments can be either before/after class or through email. I will be also responding to questions by email in a timely manner.
| Week | Topic No | Topic | Download |
| 01 | Overview of Semester | ||
| 02 | Chap 01 | Introduction | |
| 03 | Chap 02 | Comparative Advantage | |
| 04 | Chap 03 | Demand, Supply, Equilibrium | |
| 05 | Chap 04 | Economic Efficiency, Price Intervention and Taxation | |
| 06 | Chap 06 | Elasticities | |
| 07 | Chap 09 | Consumer Choice | |
| 08 | Chap 10 | Production, Technology and Costs | |
| 09 | - | Midterm Exam Review Session | |
| 10 | - | Spring Break | |
| 11 | Chap 11 | Market Structure Part 1: Perfect Competition | |
| 12 | Chap 12 | Market Structure Part 2: Monopolistic Competition | |
| 13 | Chap 13 | Market Structure Part 3: Oligopoly and Intro to Game Theory | |
| 14 | Chap 14 | Market Structure Part 4: Monopoly and Antitrust Policies | |
| 15 | Chap 5 | Externalities and Public Goods | |
| 16 | - | Final Exam Review Session | |
| Course Material: | |||
| Midterms and Answer Keys (ZIP) | |||
| Quizzes 1-11 including Answer Key (ZIP; 7.5 MB) | |||
| Overview whole Semester (in an usual format) | |||
| Extra Material: | |||
| 1 | Fascinating talk by behavioral economist (and Nobel-Prize winner) Daniel Kahneman about happiness, which fits into our discussion of utility and utility-maximizing consumers. | ||
| 2 | Why Colleges Squeeze you dry: WSJ Article relating to demand, elasticities, oligopolistic price-setting behavior in the market for Higher Education | ||
