Yokohama City University
Economics Analysis II (Friday, 4th period, Goolsbee, Levitt and Syverson Micro text)
Instructor: Parsons
Classroom: Hon-kousha #201
Detailed Syllabus (subject to change)
Readings (PDF files are protected; all PW are the same)
Goolsbee, Levitt and Syverson (GLS) Chap. 1
GLS Chapter 2 (Supply and Demand)
** Practice Homework due 9/?? Problems 3, 4 and 6 from Ch. 2 page 47-48.
GLS Chapter 3 Supply and Demand and Taxation
First official Homework #1 due 10/??: Problems 5, 7, 14, 15, 16 and 19
GLS Chapter 9 Market Power and Monopoly
Homework # 2, Chapter 9 (GLS) Problems 1, 2, 4, 9 and 10 (p. 330-331.)
Homework #3, Chapter 9 (GLS) Problems 11, 14, 16, 19.
GLS Chapter 10 Pricing Strategies/Price Discrimination
Homework #4 (Due Dec, ??st, 2024), Chapter 10, Problems 6, 7, 8, 16 and 17
GLS Chapter 11 Imperfect Competition and International Price Discrimination
(This may change) Homework #5 From Chap.
11: Problem #11 (Cournot with tech investment), Problem #13 (Bill and Ted), Problem #15 (Helen and Tito)
Matching and Market Desgin (files to be uploaded soon)
GLS Chapter 14 Investment, Time and Insurance (Dec ??th, Dec ??th)
Homework #5
From Chap. 14: Problems 4, 6 and 19 (Due January ??th, 2023) Calculate the likelyhood of an earthquake in 20 years, if the chance is 2% per year.
Hint for Problem 6 ("How to calculate payments on a car loan")
GLS Chapter 17 Externalities and Public Goods (upload coming soon)
Homework: Problem 22 (Mosquito nets)
Quiz 2 January 19th, 2024 Will cover problems from Chapter 11. Open book, but no wifi/internet.
January 5th NO CLASS
January 12th NO CLASS
Jan 19th class Chapter 14 topics, then Quiz on Chapter 11 material
Jan 26th class Chapter 14 topics and review.
Feb 2nd, 2024 FINAL EXAM 期末試験, in CLASS 2:30 to 4:00 pm . Open notebook, can use PC but no internet/wifi/communication with others.
Exam will be based on Chapters 9, 10, 11 and 14.
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