Lecture 1 - Feb 22 - Course rules & Technology: Production function - Varian: Ch. 19
Lecture 2 - Mar 1 - Production & Cost functions - Varian: Ch. 19 & 22
Lecture 3 - Mar 8 - Cost functions & Cost minimization - Varian: Ch. 21 & 22
Lecture 4 - Mar 15 - Profit maximization of a competitive firm - Varian: Ch. 20, 23 & 24
Lecture 5 - Mar 22 - Perfect competition - Varian: Ch. 20, 23 & 24
Lecture 6 - Mar 29 - Monopoly - Varian: Ch. 25
Lecture 7 - Apr 5 - Price discrimination - Varian: Ch. 26
Lecture 8 - Apr 12 - Two-part tariff & Bundling - Varian: Ch. 26
Lecture 9 - Apr 19 - Factor markets - Varian: Ch. 20, 23 & 27
Lecture 10 - Apr 26 - Game theory (Simultaneous games) - Varian: Ch. 29
Lecture 11 - May 10 - Game theory (Sequential games) & Auctions - Varian: Ch. 29 & 18
Lecture 12 - May 17 - Monopolistic competition & Oligopoly - Varian: Ch. 26 & 28
Lecture 13 - May 24 - Oligopoly - Varian: Ch. 28
Lecture 14 - May 31 - Location models & Behavioral economics - Varian: Ch. 28
Lecture 15 - Jun 14 - Course overview
| Class 1 | Production function | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 19 | |
| Class 2 | Production function & Cost functions | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 19 & 22 | |
| Class 3 | Cost functions & Cost minimization | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 21 & 22 | |
| Class 4 | Profit maximization | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 20, 23 & 24 | |
| Class 5 | Perfect competition | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 20, 23 & 24 | |
| Class 6 | Monopoly | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 25 | |
| Class 7 | Monopoly (Price discrimination) | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 25 & 26 | |
| Class 8 | Monopoly (Price discrimination) | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 25 & 26 | |
| Class 9 |
Factor markets | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 20 & 27 | |
| Class 10 |
Game theory (Simultaneous games) | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 29 | |
| Class 11 | Game theory (Sequential games) | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 29 | |
| Class 12 | Monopolistic competition & Oligopoly | Varian: Ch. 26 & 28 | ||
| Class 13 | Oligopoly | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 28 | |
| Class 14 | 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