ON-CAMPUS
SPRING 2020 SCHEDULE and LESSON TOPICS

January

Monday

Wednesday

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1/13 - 1a - The Class and the Math

1/15 - 1b - The 5Es of Economics

1/20 No Class

1/22 - 1c - Making Choices: Scarcity and Budget Lines
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Paper 1

1/27 - 1d - Making Choices: Production Possibilities and Benefit-Cost Analysis

1/29 - 2a - Market Economies and Trade

February

Monday

Wednesday

2/3 - 3a - Demand
- Syllabus Quiz

2/5 - 3b - Supply

2/10 - 3c - Market Equilibrium and Efficiency

2/12 No Class

2/17 - 5a - Gov't Interference in Markets and Market Failure (Negative Externalities)
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Paper 2

2/19 - 5b - Market Failure Con't: Positive Externalities and Public Goods
- Last day for paper 1 or rewrites
- Paper 3 early

2/24 Exam 1

2/26 - 4a - Price Elasticity of Demand and Tax Incidence
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Paper 3

March

Monday

Wednesday

3/2 - 4b - Other Types of Elasticity

3/4 - 6a - Consumer Desisions: Utility Maximization
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Paper 4

3/9 - 7a - Econ. Profit and the Production Function
- Last day for paper 2 or rewrites

3/11 - 7b - Production Costs in the Short Run

3/16 - 7c - Production Costs in the Long Run
- Last day for paper 3 or rewrites

3/18 - 8/9a - Pure Competition: Characteristics and Short Run Equilibrium

3/23 Break

3/25 Break

3/30 - 8/9b - Pure Competition: Long Run Equilibrium and Efficiency

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April

Monday

Wednesday

4/1 - 10a - Monopoly: Characteristics and Short Run Equilibrium

4/6 Exam 2 - On Blackboard between 9:30 and 12:00 noon. You only have 1 hour and 15 min.

4/8 - 10b - Monopoly: Long run Equilibrium, Price Discrimination, and Regulation

4/13 - 11a - Monopolistic Competition: Are Businesses Efficient?

Also: Optional Exam 2 Retake - On Blackboard between 9:30 and 12:00 noon. You only have 1 hour and 15 minutes.

4/15 - 11b - Oligopoly: Are Businesses Efficient?

4/20 Exam 3

4/22 - 12a - Demand For Resources

4/27 - 13a - Wage Determination: Labor Markets

Also: Optional Exam 3 Retake

4/29 - 20a - Income Inequality and Discrimination

May

Monday

Wednesday

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5/4 - 22a - Immigration

5/6 Review

5/11 - Final Exam

9:30 class
9:55-11:40
J-253
Study Guide

5/13 - Final Exam

11:00 class
11:50-1:35
J-253
Study Guide

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