Microeconomics II | Materials
Lecture presentations
Lecture 1 – Feb 24 – Course rules & Technology: Production function – Varian: Ch. 19
Lecture 2 – Mar 3 – Production & Cost functions – Varian: Ch. 19 & 22
Lecture 3 – Mar 10 – Cost functions & Cost minimization – Varian: Ch. 21 & 22
Lecture 4 – Mar 17 – Profit maximization of a competitive firm – Varian: Ch. 20, 23 & 24
Lecture 5 – Mar 24 – Perfect competition – Varian: Ch. 20, 23 & 24
Lecture 6 – Apr 7 – Monopoly – Varian: Ch. 25
Lecture 7 – Apr 14 – Price discrimination – Varian: Ch. 26
Lecture 8 – Apr 21 – Two-part tariff & Bundling – Varian: Ch. 26
Lecture 9 – Apr 28 – Game theory (Simultaneous games) – Varian: Ch. 29
Lecture 10 – May 5 – Game theory (Sequential games) & Auctions – Varian: Ch. 29 & 18
Lecture 11 – May 12 – Monopolistic competition & Oligopoly – Varian: Ch. 26 & 28
Lecture 12 – May 19 – Oligopoly – Varian: Ch. 28
Lecture 13 – May 26 – Factor markets – Varian: Ch. 20, 23 & 27
Lecture 14 – Jun 2 – Location models – Varian: Ch. 28
Lecture 15 – Jun 9 – Repetition
Tutorial class – problem sets
| Class 1 | Feb 25 | Production function | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 19 |
| Class 2 | Mar 4 | Production function & Cost functions | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 19 & 22 |
| Class 3 | Mar 11 | Cost functions & Cost minimization | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 21 & 22 |
| Class 4 | Mar 18 | Profit maximization | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 20, 23 & 24 |
| Class 5 | Mar 25 | Perfect competition | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 20, 23 & 24 |
| Class 6 | Apr 8 | Monopoly | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 25 |
| Class 7 | Apr 15 | Monopoly (Price discrimination) | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 25 & 26 |
| Class 8 | Apr 22 | Monopoly (Price discrimination) | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 25 & 26 |
| Class 13 | May 27 | Factor markets | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 20 & 27 |
| Class 9 | Apr 29 | Game theory (Simultaneous games) | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 29 |
| Class 10 | May 6 | Game theory (Sequential games) | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 29 |
| Class 11 | May 13 | Monopolistic competition & Oligopoly | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 26 & 28 |
| Class 12 | May 20 | Oligopoly | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 28 |
| Class 14 | Jun 3 | Oligopoly and location models | Problem set | Varian: Ch. 28 |
The last column shows chapters in Intermediate Microeconomics (9th edition) by Hal R. Varian, New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company:
18 Auctions
19 Technology
20 Profit Maximization
21 Cost Minimization
22 Cost Curves
23 Firm Supply
24 Industry Supply
25 Monopoly
26 Monopoly Behavior
27 Factor Markets
28 Oligopoly
29 Game Theory