Introductory Microeconomics Lecture Notes
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Contents:
Introduction
Scarcity and Choice
Dolan and Lindsey, Chapter 1
* Lecture 1: (1/9/06) - Using Graphs in Economics
* Lecture 2: (1/11/06) - Scarcity and Choice
* Lecture 3: (1/13/06) - Production Possibilities Frontier
* Lecture 4: (1/18/06) - Gains from Trade
* Lecture 5: (1/20/06) - Markets and Prices
Supply and Demand
Dolan and Lindsey, Chapter 2
* Lecture 6: (1/23/06) - Supply and Demand, Part 1
* Lecture 7: (1/25/06) - Supply and Demand, Part 2
* Lecture 8: (1/27/06) - Supply and Demand, Part 3
* Lecture 9: (1/30/06) - Government Price Controls
Demand
Elasticity of Demand
Dolan and Lindsey, Chapter 3
* Lecture 10: (2/3/06) - Price Elasticity of Demand
* Lecture 11: (2/6/06) - Applications of Elasticity, Part 1
* Lecture 12: (2/8/06) - Applications of Elasticity, Part 2
Consumer Behavior
Dolan and Lindsey, Chapter 5
* Lecture 13: (2/10/06) - Marginal Utility
* Lecture 14: (2/13/06) - Consumer Equilibrium
* Lecture 15: (2/15/06) - Consumer Choice
Theory of the Firm
Production and Costs
Dolan and Lindsey, Chapters 12 and 6
* Lecture 16: (2/17/06) - Firms in the Economy
* Lecture 17: (2/20/06) - Inputs and Output
* Lecture 18: (2/22/06) - Costs in the Short Run
* Lecture 19: (2/24/06) - Costs in the Long Run
Perfect Competition
Dolan and Lindsey, Chapter 7
* Lecture 20: (3/1/06) - Profit Maximization, Part 1
* Lecture 21: (3/3/06) - Profit Maximization, Part 2
* Lecture 22: (3/13/06) - Perfect Competition in the Short Run
* Lecture 23: (3/15/06) - Perfect Competition in the Long Run
Monopoly
Dolan and Lindsey, Chapter 8
* Lecture 24: (3/17/06) - Monopoly
Imperfect Competition
Dolan and Lindsey, Chapter 9
* Lecture 25: (3/20/06) - Monopolistic Competition
* Lecture 26: (3/22/06) - Oligopoly
Resource Markets
Dolan and Lindsey, Chapters 10 and 11
* Lecture 27: (3/24/06) - The Demand for a Resource
* Lecture 28: (3/27/06) - The Labor Market
* Lecture 29: (3/31/06) - The Market for Capital
* Lecture 30: (4/3/06) - Natural Resources
Information and Uncertainty
Dolan and Lindsey, Chapter 13
* Lecture 31: (4/5/06) - Imperfect Information
* Lecture 32: (4/7/06) - Auctions
Microeconomic Policy
Market Failure
Dolan and Lindsey, Chapters 15, 16, and 17
* Lecture 33: (4/10/06) - Public Choice and Public Goods
* Lecture 34: (4/12/06) - Regulation and Antitrust
* Lecture 35: (4/14/06) - Externalities
* Lecture 36: (4/17/06) - Environmental Policy
Poverty and Welfare
Dolan and Lindsey, Chapter 19
* Lecture 37: (4/21/06) - Poverty in America
International Trade
Dolan and Lindsey, Chapter 20
* Lecture 38: (4/24/06) - Comparative Advantage and Trade
* Lecture 39: (4/26/06) - Trade Policy
Review
* Lecture 40: (4/28/06) - Review for the Final Exam
Introduction
Scarcity and Choice
Dolan and Lindsey, Chapter 1
* Lecture 1: (1/9/06) - Using Graphs in Economics
* Lecture 2: (1/11/06) - Scarcity and Choice
* Lecture 3: (1/13/06) - Production Possibilities Frontier
* Lecture 4: (1/18/06) - Gains from Trade
* Lecture 5: (1/20/06) - Markets and Prices
Supply and Demand
Dolan and Lindsey, Chapter 2
* Lecture 6: (1/23/06) - Supply and Demand, Part 1
* Lecture 7: (1/25/06) - Supply and Demand, Part 2
* Lecture 8: (1/27/06) - Supply and Demand, Part 3
* Lecture 9: (1/30/06) - Government Price Controls
Demand
Elasticity of Demand
Dolan and Lindsey, Chapter 3
* Lecture 10: (2/3/06) - Price Elasticity of Demand
* Lecture 11: (2/6/06) - Applications of Elasticity, Part 1
* Lecture 12: (2/8/06) - Applications of Elasticity, Part 2
Consumer Behavior
Dolan and Lindsey, Chapter 5
* Lecture 13: (2/10/06) - Marginal Utility
* Lecture 14: (2/13/06) - Consumer Equilibrium
* Lecture 15: (2/15/06) - Consumer Choice
Theory of the Firm
Production and Costs
Dolan and Lindsey, Chapters 12 and 6
* Lecture 16: (2/17/06) - Firms in the Economy
* Lecture 17: (2/20/06) - Inputs and Output
* Lecture 18: (2/22/06) - Costs in the Short Run
* Lecture 19: (2/24/06) - Costs in the Long Run
Perfect Competition
Dolan and Lindsey, Chapter 7
* Lecture 20: (3/1/06) - Profit Maximization, Part 1
* Lecture 21: (3/3/06) - Profit Maximization, Part 2
* Lecture 22: (3/13/06) - Perfect Competition in the Short Run
* Lecture 23: (3/15/06) - Perfect Competition in the Long Run
Monopoly
Dolan and Lindsey, Chapter 8
* Lecture 24: (3/17/06) - Monopoly
Imperfect Competition
Dolan and Lindsey, Chapter 9
* Lecture 25: (3/20/06) - Monopolistic Competition
* Lecture 26: (3/22/06) - Oligopoly
Resource Markets
Dolan and Lindsey, Chapters 10 and 11
* Lecture 27: (3/24/06) - The Demand for a Resource
* Lecture 28: (3/27/06) - The Labor Market
* Lecture 29: (3/31/06) - The Market for Capital
* Lecture 30: (4/3/06) - Natural Resources
Information and Uncertainty
Dolan and Lindsey, Chapter 13
* Lecture 31: (4/5/06) - Imperfect Information
* Lecture 32: (4/7/06) - Auctions
Microeconomic Policy
Market Failure
Dolan and Lindsey, Chapters 15, 16, and 17
* Lecture 33: (4/10/06) - Public Choice and Public Goods
* Lecture 34: (4/12/06) - Regulation and Antitrust
* Lecture 35: (4/14/06) - Externalities
* Lecture 36: (4/17/06) - Environmental Policy
Poverty and Welfare
Dolan and Lindsey, Chapter 19
* Lecture 37: (4/21/06) - Poverty in America
International Trade
Dolan and Lindsey, Chapter 20
* Lecture 38: (4/24/06) - Comparative Advantage and Trade
* Lecture 39: (4/26/06) - Trade Policy
Review
* Lecture 40: (4/28/06) - Review for the Final Exam