Here's a copy of the syllabus for the course:

Syllabus

Announcements:

I would like to postpone the second mid-term exam by one week to Thursday, April 12, 2001. I will announce this in class. Please let me know if any of you have a serious problem with this. I would be happy to make alternative arrangements if required or reconsider if necessary.

As I mentioned in class on Tuesday (January 16, 2001) we will not meet on Thursday, January 25. I will be out of town to give a talk.

Powerpoint Slides of Lectures

Given the mathematical nature of this course, we will not rely on powerpoint slides, excpet to illustrate some points periodically. Below I am providing these slides.

Slides of Chapter 2

Slides of Chapter 4: Estimating Demand

In class we discussed a model of price leadership, with a dominant firm and a competitive fringe. Here is an expanded discussion of the model, consisting of three pages - Page #1, Page #2, Page #3.

Here is the powerpoint slide of the graph we used in class.

Homework Assignments:

I will be assigning homework assignments on a regular basis. Some of these will be for practice purposes while some will count towards your final course grade. Practice homework problems will be designated as such and will have a BLUE ball next to them. Graded homework problems, on the other problem, will have a RED ball next to them and will also have a due date noted against them. These homework problems MUST be handed in by 4:15 PM on the date noted. When handing in homework problems, please follow the guidelines, laid down in the instructions.

Practice Homework Assignment #1

Practice Homework Assignment #2

Graded Homework Assignment #2. This homework assignment will be due on April 3, 2001.

Supplementary Reading Materials:

• Handout1:The Theory of the Firm

• Handout 2:Calculus and Optimization Techniques

• Handout 3: Regression Analysis

• Handout 4: Demand Theory and Demand Forecasting

• Handout 5: Production and Cost Theory

• Handout 6:Game Theory and Market Structure

• Handout 7: Antitrust and Other Regulations

• Handout 8: Pricing Strategies

• Handout 9: Decision Making under Uncertainty

• Handout 10: Capital Budgeting

• An Analysis of the case against Microsoft

  (maintained by Nick Economides at NYU)

Previous Exams:

• First Exam from Spring 2000 (with answers)

• Second exam from Spring 2000 (with answers)

• Some more sample questions (with answers)

• Final exam from Spring 2000 (with answers)

Other exam questions from before:

Here is the answer key to the multiple choice questions. We will discuss the problems in class.

Answer Key to Midterm

NB: The graph referring to questions 20 through 26 is missing. It will be provided in class. Please consult this graph for the relevant questions.

Final Exam from Fall 1998

Answer Key for Fall 1998 Final

Here are some sample questions (with answers) which may help you in preparing for both the second exam and the final for the Spring 2000 semester.

Sample Questions (Spring 2000)

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