ON-CAMPUS
FALL 2018 SCHEDULE and LESSON TOPICS
 

August

Monday

Wednesday

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8/20 - 1a - The Class and the Math

8/22 - 1b - The 5Es of Economics

8/27 - 1c - Making Choices: Scarcity and Budget Lines

8/29 - 1d - Making Choices: Production Possibilities and Benefit-Cost Analysis
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Paper1
- Syllabus Quiz

September

Monday

Wednesday

9/3 Labor Day

9/5 - 2a - Market Economies and Trade

9/10 - 3a - Demand

9/12 - 3b - Supply

9/17 - 3c - Market Equilibrium and Efficiency

9/19 - 5a - Gov't Interference in Markets and Market Failure (Negative Externalities)
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Paper 2

9/254 - 5b - Market Failure Con't: Positive Externalities and Public Goods
- Last day for paper 1 or paper 1 rewrites

9/27 Review
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Paper 3

October

Monday

Wednesday

10/1 Exam 1

10/43 - 4a - Price Elasticity of Demand and Tax Incidence

10/8 - 4b - Other Types of Elasticity

10/10 - 6a - Consumer Desisions: Utility Maximization
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Paper 4

10/15 - 7a - Econ. Profit and the Production Function
- Last day for paper 2 or paper 2 rewrites

10/17 - 7b - Production Costs in the Short Run

10/22 - 7c - Production Costs in the Long Run
- Last day for paper 3 or paper 3 rewrites

10/24 Exam 2

10/29 - 8/9a - Pure Competition: Characteristics and Short Run Equilibrium

10/31 - 8/9b - Pure Competition: Long Run Equilibrium and Efficiency

November

Monday

Wednesday

11/5 - 10a - Monopoly: Characteristics and Short Run Equilibrium
Last day for paper 4 or paper 4 rewrites

11/7 - 10b - Monopoly: Long run Equilibrium, Price Discrimination, and Regulation

11/12 - 11a - Monopolistic Competition: Are Businesses Efficient?

11/14 - 11b - Oligopoly: Are Businesses Efficient?

11/19 Exam 3

11/21 Thanksgiving Break

11/26 - 12a - Demand For Resources

11/28 - 13a - Wage Determination: Labor Markets

December

Monday

Wednesday

12/3 - 20a - Income Inequality and Discrimination

12/5 - 22a - Immigration

12/10 - Final Exam

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

12/12 - Final Exam

J-253
1:45-3:30
Study Guide

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