Intermediate Microeconomics II
ECON 206
Dr. Claire Hammond
Office: Carswell 121
Spring 1999
Email: Hammonc@wfu.edu
This course is a continuation of the study of microeconomics, or price theory, the study of the ways in which individuals and firms make choices, and the ways in which these choices interact with each other.
Required Textbook: Pindyck and Rubinfeld, Microeconomics, Fourth Edition, 1998
Grading:
First Test 25%
Second Test 25%
Final Exam 40%
Assignments 10%
Course Outline:
I. Introduction
Ch. 9, Section 9.5
II. Monopoly and Monopoly Practices
Ch. 10 (except sections 10.5 and 10.6) and ch. 11
III. Monopolistic Competition, Oligopoly, and Strategic Behavior
Chs. 12 and 13
IV. Input Markets both Competitive and Monopsonistic:
Chs. 14 and 15 (and sections 10.5 and 10.6)
V. Externalities and Public Goods
Ch. 18
VI. Information Problems
Chs. 5 and 17