Previous Notes and Problems Sets for Econ 130


Syllabus

Video on Taxes (watch before 9/30). If you are having trouble viewing the video, download Version 10 of the free VLC software from http://www.videolan.org/vlc/)

Lecture Notes

I. Introduction (for Monday 9/28)

II. A. Review of Pareto Efficiency (for Wednesday 9/30)

II.B Review of Taxes (for use with video)

II.B Review of Taxes (Full Notes)

II. C. Aggregating Individual Supply and Demand (for Wednesday 9/30 through Friday October 2)

III. Market Power and Natural Monopoly(for Monday October 5)

IV. Externalities (for Wednesday October 7 through Friday October 16)

SO2 (Friday October 16)

V. Public Goods(Wednesday October 21 through Friday October 30)

VI.A. Imperfect Info (Friday October 30 through Monday November 2)

VI.B. Uncertainty (Monday November 2 through Wednesday November 4)

VI.C.1 Health Care (Friday November 6)

VI.C.2 Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics (Monday November 9- Monday November 16)

(Full notes on Lies)

VII. Introduction to Benefit-Cost Analysis (Monday November 16, Friday November 20)

Video on Lies and Statistics


Background Reading

Aggregating Supply and Demand

Natural Monopoly

 

Problem Sets

Problem Set #1

Abbreviated Answers to Problem Set #1

Problem Set #2

Abbreviated Answers to Problem Set #2

Problem Set #3

Abbreviated Answers to Problem Set #3

Problem Set #4

Abbreviated Answers to Problem Set #4


Last year's Midterm #1 for practice

Answers to last year's Midterm #1

Problem Set #5

Answers to Problem Set #5

Problem Set #6

Answers to Problem Set #6

Problem Set #7

Answers to Problem Set #7

Last year's Midterm #2


Answers to Last year's Midterm #2


Midterm #1 - Version A answers

Midterm #1 - Version B answers

Midterm #1 Curve and Additional Information