Class Times

The class meets Tuesday and Thursday from 2:00pm to 3:15pm in DM-323.

Course Description

This course is the third portion of the graduate microeconomic theory sequence.

Textbooks

Office Hours and Contact Info

If you have questions, you may ask immediately after class, or come to my office. Regular office hours are 1:00-1:45pm and 3:30-4:30pm on Tuesday and Thursday. I will be happy to make an appointment for another time if that is more convenient. My office is DM-311A, my phone number is 348-3287, and my email is <boydj@fiu.edu>.

Exams, Homework, and Class Participation

The in-class midterm is worth 30% of your grade. The final is worth 50% of your grade.

The mid-term was on Tuesday, October 13. Here are the answers.

The final was at 12:00 noon on Thursday, Dec. 10 in DM-323. Here are the answers.

Sample Exams

Here are some previous midterm exams:

Here are some previous final exams:

Homework and Class Participation

Homework assignments and class participation will count for the remaining 20% of your grade. Homework assignments will appear here as they are made.

Homework Assignments

  1. Problems 7, 15, 18, 24, and 31 from Chapter 1 were due on Thursday, Sept. 3. Here are the answers.
  2. Problems 29 and 34 from Chapter 1 and Problems 3 and 4 from Chapter 2 were due on Thursday, Sept. 10. Here are the answers.
  3. Problems 8, 11, 13, 18, and 21 from Chapter 2 were due on Thursday, Sept. 17. Here are the answers.
  4. Problems 2, 5, 11, 13, and 14 from Chapter 3 were due on Thursday, Sept. 24. Here are the answers.
  5. Problem 19 and 21 from Chapter 3 and Problem 1 from Chapter 4 were due on Thursday, Oct. 8. Here are the answers.
  6. Problem 1, 4, 7, 8, and 9 from Chapter 5 were due on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Here are the answers.
  7. Problem 14 from Chapter 5 and Problems 1, 2, 4, and 6 from Chapter 8 were due on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Here are the answers.
  8. Problems 1 and 2 from Chapter 10 were due on Tuesday, Nov. 17. Here are the answers.
  9. Problems 3, 4, and 6 from Chapter 11 and Problem 1 from Chapter 12 were due on Tuesday, Dec. 1. Here are the answers.

Course Outline

The tentative plan is to cover roughly a chapter per week. We will not cover all of the material in all of the chapters of Mas-Colell et al., but I may add material that is not in the book. The titles in parentheses are the corresponding chapters in the notes. I will periodically update the list to mention the sections covered.

Holidays

There is 1 scheduled holiday that affects our class. We will not meet during Thanksgiving Break (Thursday, Nov. 26).