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Microeconomics: Course syllabus

ITESM, Campus Monterrey Departamento de Economa

Microeconomics Ec-1002
Group 27

Dr. Bonnie Palifka

Syllabus Fall 2013 semester

Class meets Wednesdays and Fridays, 12:05 to 1:25 in 4-204 Office hours Wednesdays, 9:00-11:20 in DA 223; other times by appointment only. Text: Michael Parkin, Microeconomics, 10th edition or Michael Parkin, Economics, 10th edition with access card

Syllabus
You should read each chapter and complete the corresponding quiz in Assignments before we begin covering it in class. My explanations will be brief, assuming that you have done the reading, in order to leave more time for practice exercises.

Wednesday Part 1 Introduction

14 August Introduction 21 August Chapter 1 Appendix Graphing 23 August 16 August

Friday

Chapter 1: What is Economics? Chapter 2: The Economic Problem

Part 2 How Markets Work

28 August Chapter 2, cont. 4 September Chapter 3, cont. 6 September Chapter 4: Elasticity
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30 August Chapter 3: Demand and Supply

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Microeconomics: Course syllabus

11 September Review session (Bring your questions!) 18 September Chapter 5: Efficiency and Equity Optional
Chapter 16: Public Choices and Public Goods Chapter 17: Economics of the Environment Chapter 19: Economic Inequality

13 September Midterm Exam

20 September Chapter 6: Government Actions in Markets

25 September Chapter 7: Global Markets in Action (Deadline to report grades Tuesday)

Part 3 Households Choices

27 September Chapter 9: Possibilities, Preferences, and Choices

2 October Chapter 9, cont.

4 October Chapter 9, cont

Part 4 Firms and Markets

9 October Chapter 10: Organizing Production 16 October Chapter 11: Output and Costs 23 October Review session (Bring your questions!) 30 October Chapter 12: Perfect Competition 6 November Chapter 13: 8 November Chapter 13, cont.
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11 October Chapter 10, cont. 18 October Chapter 11, cont .

25 October Midterm Exam

1 November Chapter 12, cont.

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Microeconomics: Course syllabus

Monopoly (Deadline to report grades Tuesday) 13 November Chapter 14: Monopolistic Competition 20 November Chapter 15, cont. 27 November Review session (Bring your questions!) 5 May (Thursday) Final Exam 2:30 pm

15 November Chapter 15: Oligopoly

22 November Chapter 18: Markets for Factors of Production

Author: Bonnie Palifka Last Modified: Wednesday, August 14, 2013

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