Microeconomics Semester Schedule S12

WEEK OF:

CHAPTERS:

TOPIC:
Jan 16-20


 Chapter 1

 Unit 1: Economic Basics: Concepts & Tools
     Class overview; Economic Reasoning
Jan 23-27 Chapter 6

Thinking like a Modern Economist (Get on your own)
Jan 30 - Feb 3 Chapter 2
Chapter 3

Tradeoffs and Trade                                          
Economic Institutions
Feb 6-10  Chapter 4
 Chapter 5

Supply & Demand
Using Supply & Demand
Feb 13-17   Chapter 7

 Elasticities
Feb 20-24  

 Chapter 10

                                                     Presidents' Day, Feb 20
                         Test: Wednesday Feb 22
Unit 2: Production and Competitive Markets
     Consumer Choice

Feb 27-29  Chapter 12

Production, Inputs, &  Costs
Mar 5-9 Chapter 13

Long Run Costs
Mar 12-16 Chapter 14      Perfect Competition
Mar 19-23  

                                Spring Break March 17-25
Mar 26-30  Chapter 15

Monopoly
 Apr 2-6  

                                  Spring Holiday April 5-8
Apr 9-13



 Chapter 16

                       Test: Wednesday April 11
Unit 3: Real Mkt. Structures, Government, & Mkt. Failures
      Monopolistic Competition & Oligopoly  
                                Last Day to Drop April 30
Apr 16-20  Chapter 11

  Game Theory, Behavioral Economics

Apr 23-27

 Chapter 8

 Taxation &  Government Intervention
Apr 30 - May 4  Chapter 21       Market Failures 
May 7-11  Chapter 20

Income Distribution
                                   No Class Friday
May 14-18  

 FINALS (Exam Schedule)
8:45-10:45 Wednesday

The instructor reserves the right to make minor adjustments to this schedule.

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