Economics 200A --- Part 2, Microeconomic Theory:

General Equilibrium Theory and Welfare Economics
University of California, San Diego
Fall 2010

This page last revised December 15, 2010

Gerard Debreu Kenneth Arrow Leon Walras

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 Wednesdays, 2:00 - 3:20 .

Teaching Assistant: Benjamin Backes, Economics 119.

 

COURSE SCHEDULE: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:00 - 10:45, 300 Economics

COURSE INFORMATION

Syllabus

Reserve Materials

 

 

Lecture Notes

Lecture Notes for October 26, 2010

Lecture Notes for October 28, 2010

Lecture Notes for November 2, 2010

Lecture Notes for November 4, 2010 (revised November 5, 2010)

Lecture Notes for November 9, 2010 (revised November 5, 2010)

Supplementary Lecture Notes for November 9, 2010 (revised November 5, 2010)

Lecture Notes for November 18, 2010

Lecture Notes for November 23, 2010 (revised November 5, 2010)

Lecture Notes for November 30, 2010

Supplementary Lecture Notes for November 30, 2010


Principal Textbook

Draft " General Equilibrium Theory: An Introduction (2nd Edition)" © Copyright Ross M. Starr, 1997, 2009

 

Supplementary Readings
Kenneth J. Arrow (1921 - )

Problem Sets

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

Problem Set 1, due Tuesday, November 2, 2010: Starr's General Equilibrium Theory, 2nd edition, Problems 2.9, 3.5 (answer posted for Winter), 12.8

Problem Set 1, Suggested Answers

Problem Set 2, Due 4:00 PM, Friday, November 12, to Ben's mailbox

Problem Set 2, Suggested Answers

Problem Set 3, Due 4:00 PM, Friday, November 19, to Ben's mailbox

Problem Set 3 - Suggested Answers

Problem Set 4 - For Practice Only, Do Not Submit

Problem Set 4 - Suggested Answers


Exams

This exam is take-home, open-book, open-notes. You may consult any published source (cite your references). Other people are closed. The exam you turn in should be your own personal work. Do not discuss with classmates, friends, professors (except with Ross or Ben B. --- who promise to be clueless), until the examination is collected.

The exam is due by 5:00 PM, Tuesday, December 7, 2010. Submit your exam to Prof. Starr's lockbox on the ground floor of the Economics Building (the hallway near Econ 100).

Final Examination

Final Examination --- Suggested Answers

 

Winter 2010 Econ 200B

Webpage including past exams and answer keys