Lecture 1 - Feb 23 - Course rules & Technology: Production function - Varian: Ch. 19
Lecture 2 - Mar 2 - Production & Cost functions - Varian: Ch. 19 & 22
Lecture 3 - Mar 9 - Cost functions & Cost minimization - Varian: Ch. 21 & 22
Lecture 4 - Mar 16 - Profit maximization of a competitive firm - Varian: Ch. 20, 23 & 24
Lecture 5 - Mar 23 - Perfect competition - Varian: Ch. 20, 23 & 24
Lecture 6 - Mar 30 - Monopoly - Varian: Ch. 25
Lecture 7 - Apr 6 - Price discrimination - Varian: Ch. 26
Lecture 8 - Apr 13 - Two-part tariff & Bundling - Varian: Ch. 26
Lecture 9 - Apr 20 - Game theory (Simultaneous games) - Varian: Ch. 29
Lecture 10 - Apr 27 - Game theory (Sequential games) & Auctions - Varian: Ch. 29 & 18
Lecture 11 - May 4 - Monopolistic competition & Oligopoly - Varian: Ch. 26 & 28
Lecture 12 - May 11 - Oligopoly - Varian: Ch. 28
Lecture 13 - May 18 - Factor markets - Varian: Ch. 20, 23 & 27
Lecture 14 - May 25 - Location models - Varian: Ch. 28
Lecture 15 - Jun 1 - Repetition
Class 1 | Feb 24 | Production function | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 19 |
Class 2 | Mar 3 | Production function & Cost functions | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 19 & 22 |
Class 3 | Mar 10 | Cost functions & Cost minimization | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 21 & 22 |
Class 4 | Mar 17 | Profit maximization | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 20, 23 & 24 |
Class 5 | Mar 24 | Perfect competition | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 20, 23 & 24 |
Class 6 | Apr 7 | Monopoly | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 25 |
Class 7 | Apr 21 | Monopoly (Price discrimination) | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 25 & 26 |
Class 8 | Apr 28 | Monopoly (Price discrimination) | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 25 & 26 |
Class 13 |
Jun 2 | Factor markets | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 20 & 27 |
Class 9 |
May 5 | Game theory (Simultaneous games) | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 29 |
Class 10 | May 12 | Game theory (Sequential games) | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 29 |
Class 11 | May 19 | Monopolistic competition & Oligopoly | Varian: Ch. 26 & 28 | |
Class 12 | May 26 | Oligopoly | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 28 |
Class 14 | Jun 9 | Oligopoly and location models | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 28 |
The last column shows chapters in Intermediate Microeconomics (9th edition) by Hal R. Varian, New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company:
18 Auctions
19 Technology
20 Profit Maximization
21 Cost Minimization
22 Cost Curves
23 Firm Supply
24 Industry Supply
25 Monopoly
26 Monopoly Behavior
27 Factor Markets
28 Oligopoly
29 Game Theory