L=Lecture R=Recitation
| Session # | Topic | Key DAtes |
|---|---|---|
| L1 | Introduction; Supply and Demand | |
| R1 | Mathematically Deriving the Supply-and-Demand Model | |
| L2 | Preferences and Utility Functions | |
| L3 | Budget Constraints and Constrained Choice | |
| R2 | Mathematics of Constrained Maximization | |
| L4 | Demand Curves and Income/Substitution Effects | |
| L5 | Production Theory | Problem set 1 due |
| R3 | There was no recitation due to a holiday. | |
| L6 | Costs | |
| L7 | Competition I | |
| R4 | Review Competition and Costs | Problem set 2 due |
| L8 | Competition II | |
| L9 | Supply and Demand; Consumer/Producer Surplus | |
| R5 | Review Construction | Problem set 3 due |
| L10 | Welfare Economics | |
| R6 | Exam Review | Problem set 4 due |
| L11 | Monopoly I | |
| Midterm Exam | ||
| L12 | Monopoly II | |
| R7 | Welfare Economics and Monopoly | |
| L13 | Oligopoly I | |
| L14 | Oligopoly II | |
| R8 | Monopoly and Oligopoly | Problem set 5 due |
| L15 | Input Markets I: Labor Market | |
| R9 | Input Markets | Problem set 6 due |
| L16 | Input Markets II: Labor and Capital | |
| L17 | Making Choices over Time | |
| R10 | Mathematics of Intertemporal Choice | Problem set 7 due |
| L18 | Increasing Savings; Introduction to Trade | |
| R11 | PPF and Comparative Advantage | Problem set 8 due |
| L19 | International Trade: Welfare and Policy | |
| L20 | Uncertainty | |
| L21 | Efficiency and Equity | |
| R12 | Social Welfare Example | Problem set 9 due |
| L22 | Government Redistribution and Taxation | |
| L23 | Market Failures I: Externalities | |
| R13 | Exam Review | Problem set 10 due |
| L24 | Market Failures II: Informational Asymmetry | |
| L25 | Health Economics |