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Economics 200B, Microeconomic Theory: General Equilibrium Theory and Welfare Economics This page last revised March 20, 2010
INSTRUCTOR: Professor Ross Starr OFFICE HOURS: Come on in and chat anytime you see Ross around. Office hours Mondays, 3:40 - 5:00. Teaching Assistant: Jong-Myun Moon, j6moon@ucsd.edu, SH 236. Office hours Wed 9:30-11:00am.
COURSE SCHEDULE: 1:30 - 3:20 PM,Mondays and Wednesdays, January 4 - March 10, 2009.
Lecture Notes Lecture Notes for January 4, 2010 Lecture Notes for January 6, 2010, part 1 Lecture Notes for January 6, 2010, part 2 Lecture Notes for January 11, 2010 Lecture Notes for January 13, 20, 2010 Lecture Notes for February 3 (and more) Lecture Notes for February 24 (runs over to March 1) Supplementary Lecture Notes for February 24
Principal Textbook Draft " General Equilibrium Theory: An Introduction (2nd Edition)" © Copyright Ross M. Starr, 1997, 2009
Supplementary Readings Problem Sets There will be weekly problem sets required. It's OK to work with classmates on problem sets. Problem Set 1: Starr, (2nd edition), problems 3.1 - 3.5. Due Wednesday, January 13. Problem Set 1, Suggested Answers Problem Set 2, due Wednesday January 20 Problem Set 2, Suggested Answers Problem Set 3, due Wednesday January 27 Problem Set 3, Suggested Answers Problem Set 4: Starr (2nd edition), problems 11.5, 11.6, 12.3, 12.8, due Wednesday, February 3. Problem Set 4, Suggested Answers Problem Set 5: Starr(2nd edition), problems 18.2, 19.12, 19.13, 19.14, due Wednesday, February 17. Suggested Answers 19.12 - 19.14 Suggested Answer 18.2 Problem Set 6: Starr (2nd edition), problems 20.13, 20.14, 20.15, 22.2, 22.9, due Wednesday February 24. Suggested Answers 20.13, 20.14, 20.15 Social Choice Problem Set --- Suggested answers
Midterm Examination, due Wednesday, February 10, 1:30 PM, in class, Grade distribution for the midterm. 100 points possible. 100: A+ (12.5% of exams), 99 to 90: A (30% of exams), 81 to 89: A- (25% of exams), 75 to 80: B+ (20% of exams), 74 and below: B (12.5% of exams).
There will be a midterm and final exam. The exams are take-home, open-book, open-notes. You may
consult any published source (cite your references). Other people are
closed. Do not discuss with classmates, friends, professors (except
with Ross or Jong --- who promise to be clueless), until the examination is
collected.
The final exam is take-home. It will be available on the web at noon, Monday March 15. It is due by 2:00 PM Wednesday March 17. Submit your exam to Ms. Sydney Sprung in 245 Sequoyah. Office hours at 245 Sequoyah are 7:30 AM to noon, and 1:00 PM to 3:30. Winter 2009 Econ 200B Webpage including past exams and answer keys |
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