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Economics 200A --- Part 2,

Microeconomic Theory:

General Equilibrium Theory and Welfare Economics

University of California, San Diego
Fall 2012

This page last revised December 13, 2012


Gerard Debreu	Kenneth Arrow	Leon Walras

INSTRUCTOR: Professor Ross Starr
OFFICE: Room 325, Economics, UCSD
CONTACT: rstarr@ucsd.edu

OFFICE HOURS: Come on in and chat anytime you see Ross around. Office hours: Mondays, 3:00 - 4:59. .

Teaching Assistant: Troy Kravitz.

COURSE SCHEDULE: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:30 - 1:20, Room 300 Economics. Prof. Starr's lectures will take place on October 18, 23, 25, 30; November 1, 6, 8, 13, 27, 29.

COURSE INFORMATION

Syllabus, revised October 17, 2012

Reserve Materials password for electronic reserves is rs200a

Supplement to Chapter 14

Supplement to Chapter 18

Lecture Notes

Lecture notes should be on the web prior to each lecture. You will probably find it useful to have them available during the lecture to facilitate comprehension and note-taking.

Lecture Notes for October 18

Lecture Notes for October 23

Lecture Notes for October 25

Lecture Notes for October 30 or November 1, depending on how fast we talk

Lecture Notes for November 6

Lecture Notes for November 8 probably move to November 27

Lecture Notes for November 13 probably move to November 8

Lecture Notes for November 27 probably move to November 13

Lecture Notes for November 29

Problem Sets

There will be weekly problem sets required. It's OK to work with classmates on problem sets.

Problem Set 1 (due Thursday, October 25): Starr's General Equilibrium Theory (2nd ed.) Problems 2.3, 3.5, 5.1.