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Economics 2 |
Economics 2 Lecture Notes
Fall 2009
Introduction
Scarcity and Choice
Boyes and Melvin, Chapters 1 and 2
Lecture 1: (8/24/09) - Using Graphs in
Economics
Lecture 2: (8/26/09) - Scarcity and
Choice
Lecture 3: (8/28/09) - Production
Possibilities Curve
Lecture 4: (8/31/09) - Gains from
Trade
Supply and Demand
Boyes and Melvin, Chapter 3
- Lecture 5: (9/2/09) - Markets and
Prices
- Lecture 6: (9/4/09) - Supply and Demand,
Part 1
- Lecture 7: (9/9/09) - Supply and Demand,
Part 2
- Lecture 8: (9/11/09) - Supply and
Demand, Part 3
- Lecture 9: (9/16/09) - Supply and
Demand, Part 4
The Private and Public Sectors
Boyes and Melvin, Chapters 4 and 5
Demand
Elasticity
Boyes and Melvin, Chapter 6
- Lecture 11: (9/23/09) - Price
Elasticity of Demand
- Lecture 12: (9/25/09) - Applications of
Elasticity
Consumer Behavior
Boyes and Melvin, Chapter 7
Theory of the Firm
Production and Costs
Boyes and Melvin, Chapter 8
Profit Maximization
Boyes and Melvin, Chapter 9
- Lecture 18: (10/12/09) - Profit
Maximization, Part 1
- Lecture 19: (10/14/09) - Profit
Maximization, Part 2
Perfect Competition
Boyes and Melvin, Chapter 10
- Lecture 20: (10/19/09) - Perfect
Competition in the Short Run
- Lecture 21: (10/21/09) - Perfect
Competition in the Long Run
Monopoly
Boyes and Melvin, Chapter 11
Imperfect Competition
Boyes and Melvin, Chapter 12
Regulation
Boyes and Melvin, Chapter 13
Market Failure
Boyes and Melvin, Chapter 14
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