Temple University
Department of Economics
Economics 1102 (was 52)
Section 002, Alter Hall A232
Spring 2010
Syllabus
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| 1/20/2010 Wednesday |
Introduction to the Course The Big Ideas in Economics Chapter 1 |
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| 1/22 Friday
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The Big Ideas in Economics Chapter 1 |
Review Questions 1 | |
| 1/25 Monday |
Reading and Making Graphs Appendix A |
Graphs: Slopes and Intercepts and | |
| 1/27 Wednesday
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Chapter 2 The demand for oil |
1.
Introductory
Problems
Answer Key |
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| 1/29 Friday
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Chapter 2 The Demand for Oil |
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| 2/1 Monday
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Chapter 2 The Supply of Oil |
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| 2/3
Wednesday |
Chapter 2 The Supply of Oil |
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| 2/5 Friday |
Chapter 3 Equilibrium, Gains from Trade, |
2. Equilibrium In the
Market Answer Key |
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2/8 Monday Last day to drop. |
Chapter 3 Consumer Surplus |
Measuring Consumer Surplus | |
| 2/10 Wednesday |
Chapter 3 Producer Surplus |
Measuring Producer Surplus |
Answer Key |
| 2/12 Friday |
Chapter 3 Shifting Supply Curves and Demand Curves |
1. A
change in the quantity demanded,
2. A change in the quantity supplied, 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 |
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| 2/15 Monday |
Chapter 3 Shifting Supply Curves and Demand Curves
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Review Questions: Supply and Demand | |
| 2/17 Wednesday |
Chapter 5 Prices as Signals
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Review Questions: Incentives and such | |
| 2/19 Friday |
First Hour Exam Answer Keys: Exam One, Two, Three, and Four Fall 2005: Version A, Version B, Version C Fall 2006 Answer Keys: Version A, Version B, Version C, Version D
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| 2/22 Monday |
Review Exam | ||
| 2/24 Wednesday |
Chapter 4 The Elasticity of Demand Elasticity Applications
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Elasticity: Part
1 and Part
2 and Part
3 Review Questions Elasticity |
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| 2/26 Friday |
Chapter 4 The Elasticity of Supply
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| 3/1 Monday |
Chapter 6 Price Ceilings
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Price Ceiling
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| 3/3 Wednesday |
Chapter 7 Price Floors
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Price Floor |
4.
Price Ceilings and
Efficiency Answer Key |
| 3/5 Friday |
Chapter 7 Taxes and Subsidies
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Taxes and Elasticities Taxes: Who Pays? |
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| 3/8 - 3/12 | Spring Break | ||
| 3/15 Monday |
Chapter 9 Externalities |
Review Questions
Externalities Externalities and Public Goods |
5. Equilibrium
Answer Key |
| 3/17 Wednesday Wear Green |
Chapter 9 Externalities |
6. Markets, Taxes and
Efficiency Answer Key |
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| 3/19 Friday |
Chapter 17
Public Goods |
Review Questions Public Goods |
7. Externalities and Efficiency Answer Key |
| 3/22 Monday |
Chapter 17
Public Goods |
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| 3/24 Wednesday |
Opportunity Cost: The Gains from Specialization and Trade |
Production Possibility Frontiers: Movements and Shifts Importer or Exporter?Absolute and Comparative Advantage The Gains from Trade Review Questions: Comparative and Absolute Advantage The Gains from Trade |
8. Public Goods and Efficiency Answer Key |
| 3/26 Friday |
Opportunity Cost: The Gains from Specialization and Trade |
Notes 1 | 9.
Scarcity
Answer Key |
| 3/29 Monday Last day to get WP |
Chapter 8 International Trade |
Review Questions
Trade Further Reflections on Comparative Advantage and Trade |
10.
Two
Country Trade
Answer Key |
| 3/31 Wednesday |
Second Hour Exam Key to version A Key to version B Fall 2005: Version A, Version B, Version C Fall 2006: Version A, Version B, Version C, Version D
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| 4/2 Friday |
Review Exam | 11. Trade in
VCR's Answer Key
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| 4/5 Monday |
Chapter 10 Profits, Prices, and Costs under Perfect Competition |
Production from one
variable input
Fixed, Variable and Total Costs Production, and Average and Marginal Costs |
12. Trade and Efficiency Answer Key |
| 4/7 Wednesday
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Chapter 10 Profits, Prices, and Costs under Perfect Competition |
Review Questions:
Efficiency Review Questions Perfect Competition Review Questions Profit |
13. Answer Key |
| 4/9 Friday |
Chapter 10 Profits, Prices, and Costs under Perfect Competition |
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| 4/12 Monday |
Chapter 11 Monopoly |
Monopoly Output and Price | 14. The Competitive
Paradigm Answer Key |
| 4/14 Wednesday
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Chapter 11 Monopoly |
Review Questions Monopoly | |
| 4/16 Friday |
Chapter 12 Price Discrimination |
15. Price and Output under
Monopoly
Answer Key
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| 4/19 Monday
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Chapter 13 Cartels, Games and Networks |
Should we
act upon the alleged global warming:
An application of game
theory Review Questions Games |
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| 4/21 Wednesday |
Chapter 13 Cartels, Games and Networks |
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| 4/23 Friday |
Chapter 14 Labor Markets |
Competitive Labor Markets | |
| 4/26 Monday |
Chapter 14 Labor Markets |
16. Labor Demand in competitive markets | |
| 4/28 Wednesday |
Chapter 18 Economics, Ethics and Public Policy |
Review Questions Labor | 17. Answer Key
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| 4/30 Friday |
Gathering up loose ends | 18. Imperfect Labor Markets and Efficiency | |
| 5/3 Monday |
Third Hour Exam For sample questions see the following: Sample 3, Sample 4, Sample 5, Sample 6 Since these are final exams from prior semesters not all of the questions are relevant to you.
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Office Hours: MWF, 2-3:30 PM and by mutually agreeable appointment Ritter Annex 831 |
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