Economics 202

Spring 2006

    PRINCIPLES OF       MICROECONOMICS

 

Steve Greenlaw

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Week 1

Introduction

 

Study the course syllabus

 

 Jan 16 - Jan 20

The Microeconomic Way of Thinking

 

Read the WSJ

 

 

 

 

 

Read Sexton, Chapters 1-3

 

 

 

Quiz on the course syllabus

 

Read Six Principles

 

 

 

 

 

http://media2.washingtonpost.com/media/slate/Podcasts/Slate_05101201.mp3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 2

Demand & Supply (Review)

 

Read Sexton, Chapters 4-5, 7

 

 Jan 23 - Jan 27

 

 

 

Read the WSJ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 3

Consumer Behavior

 

Read Sexton, Chapter 9

 

  Jan 30 - Feb 3

No class Monday

 

 

Read the WSJ

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4497904

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 4

Theory of the Firm

 

Read the WSJ

 

  Feb 6 - Feb 10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 5

Production and Costs

 

Read Sexton, Chapter 10

 

  Feb 13 - Feb 17

 

 

 

Read the WSJ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 6

 

First Midterm Exam

 

Topics 1 - 5

 

  Feb 20 - Feb 24

 

Friday, February 24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 7

Producer Behavior 

 

Read Heynes, Chapters 8-9

 

  Feb 27 - Mar 3

 

 

Read the WSJ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fall Break

 

 

 

 

 

Monday, March 6 - Friday, Mar 10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 8

Market Structure

 

Read Sexton, Chapters 11-13

 

 Mar 13 - Mar 17

 

 

Read the WSJ

 

 

 

 

 

http://media2.washingtonpost.com/media/slate/Podcasts/Slate060109_Starbucks.mp3

 

Week 9

 

 

 

 

Mar 20 - Mar 24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 10

 

Second Midterm Exam

 

Topics 6 - 7

 

Mar 27 - Mar 31

 

Friday, March 31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 11

 

 

 

 

 

  Apr 3 - Apr 7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 12

Income Distribution & Poverty      

 

Sexton, Chapters 14-15

 

  Apr 10 - Apr 25

 

 

Read the WSJ

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4860792

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 13

Pollution & Environmental Problems

 

Sexton, Chapter 16

 

  Apr 17 - Apr 21

 

 

Read the WSJ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 14

International Trade and Finance

 

Read Sexton, Chapters 17-18

 

  Apr 24 - Apr 28

   

 

Read the WSJ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Final Exam

 

Topics 1-10

 

 

 

Monday, April 27, 3:30pm or

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, April 29, 12:00 noon