Lecture Notes for Econ 130


Lecture notes covering material after the 2nd midterm

VII.A, B, D Introduction to Benefit-Cost Analysis (for Wed. Nov. 10 - Fri. Nov. 12)

VII.C Safety Regulation (for Fri. Nov. 12 - Mon. Nov. 15 )

VIII. Income Redistribution (for Mon. Nov. 15, Fri. Nov. 19)

VIII. Income Statistics (revised 11/22) (for Mon. Nov. 22 - Wed. Nov. 24)

Minimum Wage and EIC (for Mon. Nov. 29 - Wed. Dec. 1)

Wage Differentials (for Wed. Dec. 1)

Education Statistics(for Wed. Dec. 1)


Lecture notes covering material up to the 2nd midterm

V. Public Goods (for Monday Oct.18 - Friday Oct. 22)

VI. A. Imperfect Information (for Wed. Oct. 27)

VI. B. Uncertainty and Insurance (for Wed. Oct. 27 - Mon. Nov. 1)

Supplement to uncertainty: effects of unemployment benefits (for Mon. Nov. 1 )

VI. c.1. Health Care (for Mon. Nov. 1 )

VI. C.2. Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics (for Wed. Nov. 3 - Mon. Nov. 8)


Lecture notes covering material up to the 1st midterm

I. Introduction (for Friday 9/24)

II. A. Review of Pareto Efficiency (for Monday 9/27)

II.B Review of Taxes (for Monday 9/27 and Wednesday 9/29)

II. C. Aggregating Individual Supply and Demand (for Wed. 9/29 and Fri. 10/1)

III. Market Power and Natural Monopoly Maybe Fri. 10/1, Mon. 10/4

IV. Externalities Mon. 10/4 - Fri. 10/8

SO2 Fri. 10/8

Notes for some of the class discussions

Discussion of the War on Drugs Oct. 1

Discussion of Rent Control Oct. 1