Temple University Department of Economics

Date and Day	Reading	Review Questions	Other	Homework, due on the date shown for the row.
8/30 Monday	1 Thinking Like an Economist Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40		Graphs: Slopes and Intercepts and Down and to the Right? Production Possibility Frontiers: Movements and Shifts Importer or Exporter? Absolute and Comparative Advantage The Gains from Trade
9/1 Wednesday	Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40	RQ 1
9/3 Friday	Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40 2 Comparative Advantage			Introductory Problems Answer Key
9/6 Monday	Labor Day. No Class.
9/8 Wednesday	Notes 1 Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40	RQ2
9/10 Friday	Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40			Comparative Advantage Answer Key
9/13 Monday Last day to drop.	3 Supply and Demand Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40		1. A change in the quantity demanded, 2. A change in the quantity supplied, 3. Find the Equilibrium. 4. A change in demand 5. The effect of a change in demand, on equilibrium 6. A change in supply 7. The effect of a change in supply on equilibrium	Scarcity Answer Key
9/15 Wednesday	Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40	RQ 3
9/17 Friday	Notes 2 Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40			Two Country Trade Answer Key
9/20 Monday	4 Elasticity Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40		Elasticity: Part 1 and Part 2 and Part 3
9/22 Wednesday	Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40	RQ 4		Equilibrium Answer Key
9/24 Friday	5 Demand: The Benefit Side of the Mkt Apreso 9:40 APreso 10:40		How Many Should You Buy Getting the Most for Your Money
9/27 Monday	Elasticity Applications Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40	RQ 5		Utility Maximization Answer Key
9/29 Wednesday	We'll use today to catch up if necessary, go over past hwk, and look at old exams. Be sure to come with your own questions. Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40
10/1 Friday	First Hour Exam Sample 1 Sample 2 Answer Keys: Exam One, Two, Three, and Four
10/4 Monday	Review the results of the exam. Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40
10/6 Wednesday	6 Perfectly Competitive Supply Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40		Production from one variable input Fixed, Variable and Total Costs Production, and Average and Marginal Costs Competitive Output
10/8 Friday	Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40	RQ 6
10/11 Monday	Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40
10/13 Wednesday	7 Efficiency and Exchange: Economic Surplus and Taxes Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40		Price Ceiling Price Floor The Incidence of Taxation Efficiency and Taxes Taxes and Elasticities Taxes: Who Pays? Measuring Consumer Surplus Measuring Producer Surplus	Consumer Surplus Answer Key
10/15 Friday	Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40	RQ 7
10/18 Monday	Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40			Production with 1 Input Answer Key
10/20 Wednesday	8 The Quest for Profit Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40			The Competitive Paradigm Answer Key
10/22 Friday	Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40	RQ 8
10/25 Monday	9 Imperfect Competition Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40		Monopoly Output and Price
10/27 Wednesday	Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40	RQ 9		Price and Output under Monopoly Answer Key
10/29 Friday	10 Thinking Strategically Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40			Monopolistic Competition Answer Key
11/1 Monday Last day to get WP.	Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40	RQ 10
11/3 Wednesday	We'll use today to catch up if necessary, go over past hwk, and look at old exams. Be sure to come with your own questions. Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40
11/5 Friday	Second Hour Exam Key to version A Key to version B Sample 1 Sample 2
11/8 Monday	Review the results of the exam. Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40
11/10 Wednesday	Public Policy and Market Structure. More on Chapter 9 and 10. Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40
11/12 Friday	13 Labor Markets Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40		Competitive Labor Markets Monopsony	Regulation Answer Key
11/15 Monday	Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40	RQ 13
11/17 Wednesday	Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40
11/19 Friday	11 Externalities and Property Rights Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40			Labor Demand in competitive markets Key
11/22 Monday	Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40	RQ 11
11/24 Wednesday	Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40 15 Public Goods and Tax Policy			Input Demand Answer Key
11/26 Friday	Thanksgiving. No class.
11/29 Monday	Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40	RQ 15
12/1 Wednesday	~~12 Economics of Information~~ Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40			Externalities Answer Key
12/3 Friday	Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40	~~RQ 12~~		Public Goods Answer Key
12/6 Monday	16 International Trade and Trade Policy Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40		The Gains from Trade	~~Information~~
12/8 Wednesday Last day of class.	Apreso 9:40 Apreso 10:40	RQ 16		Trade in VCR's Answer Key
12/10 Friday	Office hours: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM and 2 - 3:30 PM
12/13 Monday	Office hours: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
12/15 Wednesday	Section 12, MWF, 9:40-10:30 Final Exam AT 8:30 AM Office hours: 2 - 3:30 PM Sample 1 Sample 2
12/17 Friday	Section 2, MWF, 10:40-11:30 Final Exam AT 8:30 AM
Office Hours: MWF, 2-3:30 PM Ritter Annex 813