ECON2062 Microeconomics (II)

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Course Syllabus

Prerequisite | Method of Instruction | Course Website and Communication | Course Description | Mission of the College | Learning Objective | Learning Goal | Required Text | Tentative Schedule | Exam | Grading | Late or Missed Assignments | Class Attendance | Academic Integrity Statement

Chapter 6: Firms and production

Production | Short Run Production: One Variable and One Fixed Input | Long Run Production: Two Variable Inputs | Returns to Scale

Problem Set 1
Chapter 7: Costs

Short-Run Costs | Long-Run Costs

Problem Set 2
Chapter 2: Market equilibrium (a mathematical approach)

Demand | Supply | Market Equilibrium | Shocking the Equilibrium: Comparative Statics

Problem Set 3
Chapter 8: Competitive firms and markets

Perfect Competition | Profit Maximization | Competition in the Short Run | Competition in the Long Run

Problem Set 4
Chapter 9: Applications of the competitive model

Producer Surplus | Competition Maximizes Welfare | Policies That Shift Supply or Demand Curves | Policies That Create a Wedge Between Supply and Demand Curves | Comparing Both Types of Policies: Trade

Exam 1 Review and Practice

Exam Format | Chapters/Topics Covered | Multiple Choice Questions | Short Questions

Exam 1
Chapter 11: Monopoly and Monoposony

Monopoly Profit Maximization | Market Power and Welfare | Causes of Monopolies | Government Actions That Reduce Market Power | Monopsony

Problem Set 5
Chapter 12: Price Discrimination

Conditions for Price Discrimination | Perfect Price Discrimination | Group Price Discrimination | Nonlinear Price Discrimination | Two-Part Pricing

Problem Set 6
Chapter 13: Game Theory

Static Games | Dynamic Games | Sequential Games

Problem Set 7
Chapter 14: Oligopoly

Market Structures | Cartels | Cournot Oligopoly Model | Stackelberg Oligopoly Model

Exam 2 Review and Practice

Exam Format | Chapters/Topics Covered | Key Concepts | Multiple Choice Questions | Short Questions

Exam 2