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Economics 200B --- Part 1,

Microeconomic Theory:

General Equilibrium Theory and Welfare Economics

University of California, San Diego
Winter 2015

This page last revised February 16, 2015


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: Fridays, 1:30 - 3:00, 325 Economics.

Teaching Assistant: John Rehbeck, jrehbeck@ucsd.edu , Sequoyah 207. Office hours, Mondays, 1:00 to 3:00.

Discussion sections: Thursdays, 5:30 to 6:30.

Review Session: Monday, February 9, 2:00-3:50, room 300 Economics.

COURSE SCHEDULE: Tuesdays and Thursdays , 11:00 - 12:50 , Room 300 Economics. Ross's lectures will take place on January 6, 8, 13, 15, 22, 27, 29, February 3, 5.

COURSE INFORMATION

Syllabus, prepared December 24, 2014. Subject to change.

Reserve Materials TBA

Corrigendum to Starr's General Equilibrium Theory

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 January 6

Lecture Notes for January 8

Lecture Notes for January 13

Lecture Notes for January 15

Lecture Notes for January 20, part 1 Lecture Notes for January 20, part 2 Table for January 20

Lecture Notes for January 22

Lecture Notes for January 27

Lecture Notes for January 29

Lecture Notes for February 3 Notes Supplement

Lecture Notes for February 5

Problem Sets

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

Problem Set 1: General Equilibrium Theory: An Introduction (2nd edition), problems 2.9(e), 3.1, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11. Find the two typos in 4.11 (one in math, one in language). Answer the problem as you've corrected it. Problem Set 1 due in class Tuesday, January 13 or to John's mailbox by 1:00 PM. .