This document outlines the schedule and topics for an introductory economics course during the fall 2017 semester. The course covers fundamental economic concepts like supply and demand, efficiency, elasticity, externalities, and firm behavior over 10 weeks. It includes lectures, sections for experiments and reviews, and four homework assignments due throughout the semester culminating in a final exam on December 12th. Key topics that will be examined include comparative advantage, opportunity costs, budget constraints, utility, shifts in supply and demand, tax incidence, public goods, monopoly, and price discrimination.
This document outlines the schedule and topics for an introductory economics course during the fall 2017 semester. The course covers fundamental economic concepts like supply and demand, efficiency, elasticity, externalities, and firm behavior over 10 weeks. It includes lectures, sections for experiments and reviews, and four homework assignments due throughout the semester culminating in a final exam on December 12th. Key topics that will be examined include comparative advantage, opportunity costs, budget constraints, utility, shifts in supply and demand, tax incidence, public goods, monopoly, and price discrimination.
This document outlines the schedule and topics for an introductory economics course during the fall 2017 semester. The course covers fundamental economic concepts like supply and demand, efficiency, elasticity, externalities, and firm behavior over 10 weeks. It includes lectures, sections for experiments and reviews, and four homework assignments due throughout the semester culminating in a final exam on December 12th. Key topics that will be examined include comparative advantage, opportunity costs, budget constraints, utility, shifts in supply and demand, tax incidence, public goods, monopoly, and price discrimination.