Temple University Department of Economics

Temple University
Department of Economics

Economics 3501 (was 201)
Section 002, Anderson Hall 2

Spring 2012

Syllabus

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Date and Day	Reading	Other	Homework
January 17, Tuesday	Introduction to Course: The rules of the game Production Possibilities: A Review	Overview and Remarks Top Careers The Parable of Tommy, Penny and Nicky
January 24, Tuesday	More Tommy, Penny and Nicky Supply and Demand Chapter 2 and the Appendix	Supply and Demand NY Times article on movies in China Hotels in Philadelphia Price Floors and Strategic Reserves Price Ceilings and Efficiency Markets, Taxes and Efficiency Consumer Surplus
January 31, Tuesday Monday, Jan 30 is the last day to drop a class.	Rational Consumer Choice Chapter 3 and Appendix Chapter 4 Individual and Market Demand	Consumer choice Pt 1 Consumer Choice Pt 2	1. Production Possibilities will be graded as one homework. Answer Key 2. Caraway Seeds. Part A will be graded as one homework. Parts B and C are due on 2/7/2012 and will be graded as one homework. Answer Key
February 7, Tuesday	More Chapter 4 Plus Applications of Rational Choice Chapter 5	Indifference Curves and Key Utility Maximization	~~3. Supply and Demand:~~ Gopher Wood in Ararat. I Should have looked more closely on Tuesday in class and seen that this was indeed a different assignment from 2. above. Oh well, let'scancel it. Do the part referred to in the previous box for this week. Answer Key
February 14, Tuesday	1st Hour Exam. Your exam will last for half of the usual meeting time. The second half of class will be used for instruction. Past exams: Test 01, Test Fall '08 These are only examples.
February 14, Tuesday	Information and Choice Under Uncertainty Chapter 6		4. Consumer Choice Answer Key
February 21, Tuesday	Production Chapter 9 and Appendix Costs Chapter 10 and Appendix	Production Production from 1 Input Costs	5. Elasticity Answer Key
February 28, Tuesday	Chapter 11 Perfect Competition	Good Practice: Swashbuckle Production Answer Key Cost and Competition
March 6, Tuesday	Spring Break, No Class
March 13, Tuesday	Chapter 12 Monoply	Good Practice: The Catnip Industry Answer Key	6. Production Answer Key Producton Hwk Key
March 20, Tuesday Last day to withdraw.	2nd Hour Exam. Your exam will last for half of the usual meeting time. The second half of class will be used for instruction.
March 20, Tuesday Last day to withdraw.	Imperfect Competition and Game Theory Chapter 13	Imperfect Competition Game Theory Notes Monopolistic Competition	7. Costs Answer Key
March 27, Tuesday	More Chapter 13		8. Calloway Cabs has a monopoly Answer Key. The numbers are different, but the mthod is the same.
April 3, Tuesday	Chapter 14 Labor Markets		13. Price Discrimination Answer Key
April 10, Tuesday	Externalities Chapter 16	Labor Markets Notes on Labor Markets Practice Hwk 1 Practice Hwk 2 Practice Hwk 3
April 17, Tuesday	Chapter 17, Section 1 Public Goods	Practice: Public Goods Key Notes on Externalities Notes on Public Goods	15. Labor Markets Answer Key
April 24, Tuesday	Your third and last hour exam. This is NOT a final exam. It is an hour exam and will follow the same format as yor first two exams.		16. Externaltitiesand Efficiency Answer Key