Economics 101

Intermediate Microeconomics
Washington & Lee University, Fall 08


Contact Info

Professor Joseph Guse
114 Huntley Hall
email: gusej "at" wlu "dot" edu
phone: 540-458-8915
Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays 10-12, Thursdays 1-3
Syllabus

Problem Sets

Topic
Problems
Answers
Due Date
HW0Math Exercises
hw
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Sept 9
HW1Comp. Adv.
hw
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Sept 19
HW2Market Eqm
hw
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Sept 26
HW3Budget Sets and Preferences
hw
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Oct 3
Essay 1Capital Punishment
Oct 8
HW4Short Run Supply
hw
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Oct 27
HW5Price Floors, etc.
hw
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Wednesday, Nov 12
HW6Taxes and Externalities
hw
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Wednesday, Nov 21
Essay 2Choice of 4
Nov 17
Essay 3Choice of 4
Dec 1

Reading Assignments

Read
Before
Parkin Chapter 2Sept 8
EV, Do Economists Agree?Sept 8
Parkin Chapter 3 Sept 15
Gas Prices in the News Sept 17
Parkin Chapter 4 Sept 17
Parkin Chapter 8 Sept 26
EV, "On The Economics of Capital Punishment" Sept 29
EV, "Economics of Capital Punishment" (Optional) Sept 29
EV, "No Evidence for Deterrence" (Optional) Sept 29
EV, Reply to "No Evidence" (Optional) Sept 29
EV, Reply to Reply to "No Evidence" (Optional) Sept 29
Parkin Chapter 9 Oct 03
Parkin Chapter 10 Oct 06
NG, "China's Boomtowns"(Optional) Oct 08
Parkin Chapter 11 Oct 17
Parkin Chapter 5 Oct 27
Parkin Chapter 6 Oct 29
NYT (2004): Taxi Medallion Auction Nov 5
NYT (2006): Hybrid Taxi Medallions Nov 5
Parkin Chapter 20 Nov 12
Parkin Chapter 15 Nov 14
EV: A New Agenda For Global Warming Nov 17
Parkin Chapter 16 Nov 19
Parkin Chapter 17 (Labor) Nov 21
Parkin Chapter 17 (Capital)
EV:Gender Wage Gap
Dec 1

Other

Quiz 1 (Sept 10) Answer with Notes.
The Credit Market
Quiz 2 (Sept 22) Answer with Notes.
Fall 06 MidtermAnswers
Fall 07 MidtermAnswers
Fall 08 MidtermAnswersMidterm Scores
Fall 06 Final
Fall 07 Final