Principles
of Economics, fall 2013
course web page
Homework
assignments…
Reflection
1,
due Friday, 9/6: What do you hope to get out of the course? What questions in
economics do you find interesting?
Problem
set 1, due Monday, 9/16: Supply and demand. click here for the pdf
Reflection
2,
due Monday, 9/23: Present an article of your choosing.
Problem
set 2, due Monday, 9/30: Equilibrium, elasticities,
and price controls. click here for the pdf
Reflection
3,
due Wednesday, 10/9: Explain the arguments of both Democrats and Republicans in
the disagreement leading to the government shutdown.
Problem
set 3, due Monday, 10/21: Monopoly. click here for the pdf
Reflection
4,
due Wednesday, 10/23: Why do monopolies exist? What are the welfare implications
of monopolies? How to oligopolies compare to monopolies and to perfect
competition?
Reflection
5,
due Monday, 10/28: Define ‘negative externality’, ‘positive externality’, and
‘public good’. For each, give an example not found in the text, and comment the
pros and cons of government intervention.
Problem
set 4, due Monday, 11/4: Public goods and optimal
government size. click here for the pdf
Problem
set 5, due Monday, 11/11: Externalities. click here for the pdf
Reflection
6,
due Monday, 11/18: Propose a paper topic.
Reflection
7,
due Monday, 12/9: Macroeconomic policy. click
here for the pdf
Problem
set 6, due Monday, 12/16: Wrapping up. click here for the pdf