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PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (ECON 2010) Department of Economics, University of Colorado Spring, 1999 M,W,F: 10-10:50 am, Professor: Charles de Bartolome Office hours: Office: Econ 202. e-mail: debartol@spot. Colorado. edu Room: Math 100 Recitation instructor: Recitation time: Recitation place: Office hours: Office: Stiglitz, J.E., (1997), Principles of Microeconomics (2nd Edition). New York: Norton. Study Guide: Martin, L.W., (1997), Study Guide for Principles of Microeconomics (2nd Edition) . New York: Norton. Textbook: Course description: Microeconomics is about what goods get produced and sold at what prices. The individual must decide what goods to buy, how much to save and how hard to work. The firm must decide how much to produce and with what technology. The course explores how "the magic of the market" coordinates these decisons. In addition, the course considers such questions as: Why is competition socially desirable? Is competition likely? How do firms behave in the absence of competition? The course is an introductory course . No previous knowledge of economics is assumed. The student is, however, assumed to be able to solve simultaneous equations both graphically and algebraically. Grading: There are two midterms, a final exam, two experiments and two data collection exercises. The grade of the student will be determined as: 30% First Midterm, 30% Second Midterm, 30% Final and 10% Experiments. The data collection exercises are Pass/Fail: your grade is Incomplete Fail until you pass these exercises. Attendance at class: attendance at class is required. If you consistently miss class or recitation, you will be warned. If you continue not to attend after the warning, you fail the course. Attendance at recitation: attendance at recitation is required. At the recitation, you are required to hand in your answers to the weekly problem-set. If you consistenly do not do this or if your answers show no evidence of effort, you will be warned. If you ignore the warning, you fail the course. Difference with other sections: I expect this section to go slower, cover fewer topics and put more emphasis on analysis than other sections. Exams: The two midterms will be given in the evening as: FIRST MIDTERM: Monday, 15 February, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. All recitation sections in MATH 100. SECOND MIDTERM: Wednesday, 17 March, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Recitation sections Rl 11-118 in MCDB A2B70 Recitation sections R119-126 in DUAN GIB20 The final exam will be held as: FINAL: Friday, 7 May 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. You are required to take the exam at the above time. Only in compelling circumstances will a make-up exam be given and this must be agreed with me before the scheduled time of the midterm. If you fail to take the exam at the scheduled time and fail to discuss the circumstances with me before the test, you will score O in the test. You must bring a blue-book to each exam. Notification of class grade: university rules prevent me from posting your grade. If you wish to be notified by me of your final grade, you: must give me a stamped addressed card at the final exam Course outline: shown overleaf is a list of topics to be covered and likely dates . Date Topic 11 , 13 Jan WHAT IS ECONOMICS? The role of markets. The use of models . Positive v normative economics. 15, 20 Jan THE BASIC MODEL Rational Agents. Price-taking. Benefit. Opportunity cost. Chapter 1 2 incl. Appendix 22,25 ,27 ,29 Jan LAW OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND 1 Feb The coordinating role of prices - individual demand curve. - market demand curve. - individual supply curve. - market supply curve. - equilibrium. Marginal analysis - demand rule: marginal benefit = price. - supply rule: marginal cost = price. - the paradox of value. Shifts in the demand curve: substitutes and complements. Shifts in the supply curve. 4 3 Feb APPLICATIONS OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND Inelastic = steep, elastic = flat. Price-ceiling and price-floors. 5 omit pp. 99-103 5, 8 Feb INTERTEMPORAL MARKETS Interest rate as a price. Present discounted value. 6 incl. Appendix omit pp. 131-138 10, 12 Feb GOODS DEMAND CHOICE The objective - utility and indifference curves as a measure of well-being. - marginal utility. - diminishing marginal utility. - marginal benefit. The constraint: budget constraint. Choice. 8 (omit p. 186) incl. Appendix (but omit pp . 1967-198) 15 Feb FIRST MIDTERM 17 Feb GOODS DEMAND CURVE Derivation of the demand curve: "price = private marginal benefit" rule. Every decision is a marginal decision. 19 Feb MEASURING WELFARE GAINS Consumer surplus. 22, 24 Feb LABOR SUPPLY CHOICE Trade-off: leisure v. consumption Labor supplied is leisure sold - wage as a pnce. - labor supply curve. - do you work harder if your wage increases ? - market labor supply. 26 Feb SAVINGS CHOICE Trade-off: consumption now v. consumption later Saving is income not spent - interest rate as a price. - do you save more as the interest rate increases ? 1,3,5,8,10 Mar PRODUCTION AND COST Production function, marginal product. Cost structure: marginal and average cost. 12 Mar PROFIT MAXIMIZATION Marginal revenue. Profit maximization: "marginal revenue = marginal cost" rule . 15 Mar COMPETITIVE FIRMS Output decision: "price=marginal cost rule" 17 Mar SECOND MIDTERM pp. 194-197 pp. 185-186. 9 (pp. 199-211, 222-223) 9 (pp. 212-218, 223-225) 11 omit pp . 266-272 omit Appendix pp. 282-287 19, 29, 31 Mar 2, 5, 7 April COMPETITIVE FIRMS (CONT.) Accounting v. economic profits. Short-run production decision: "price > average variable cost" rule. Firm short-run supply curve - short-run market supply curve. Long-run production decision: " price > average cost" rule . Firm long-run supply curve - long-run market supply curve. - "long-run price = minimum average cost" rule. - the role of profits and entrepreneurship. 9,12,14,16 Apr 13 COMPETITIVE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM Circular flow of funds - partial equilibrium v. general equilibrium. Pareto-efficiency - utility possibility frontier. - exchange efficiency: "equal marginal benefit" rule. - production efficiency: "equal marginal cost" rule . - product-mix efficiency: "marginal benefit = marginal cost" rule. First Fundamental Welfare Theorem - price internalizes social opportunity cost to individual. 19, 21, 23 Apr MONOPOLY "Marginal revenue = marginal cost" rule. Inefficient outcome. 26, 28, 30 Apr 3 May 12 INPUT MARKETS (pp. 299-308) Labor demanded by firm: - "value of marginal product of labor = wage" rule. Market labor demand. Capital demanded by firm: - "value of marginal product of capital = capital price" rule . Market capital demand. Input market equilibrium. Income Distribution. Second Fundamental Welfare Theorem - keep the market, change the endowments. 7 May FINAL EXAM 12 omit pp. 299-304 omit Appendix 14 omit pp. 346 - 358 omit Appendices A and B