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General Microeconomic Theory (Econ500)
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| Time: Thursday, 5:00-6:50pm | |
| Place:215 DKH |
Text book:Microeconomic Theory by Mas-Colell, Whinston and Green
Examinations: There will be one quiz, one mid-term and one final examination. The final examination is not cummulative. Details will be announced. On the midterm and final you can get a maximum of 100 points. On the quiz you can get a maximum of about 20 points
The quiz will be on Monday, October 5 during the regular class time (length: about 30 minutes)
The mid-term examination will be on Monday, October 19 during the regular class time.
The final examination is Friday, December 18 from 8:00am-11:00 am (in 215DKH).
Homework: Homework will be posted periodically and the due date will be clearly indicated. You must turn in your homework at the due date. Each homework counts for up to 3 points. Doing the homework is also important in order to do well on the quiz and the exams.
Course Content: The course will cover the material of
Chapters 1 to 6 from the textbook. Mathematical methods
will be introduced and discussed as they are needed.
The objective of the course is to provide with you a good understanding of the basic tools of microeconomics and to prepare you for Econ502 and Econ504.
Other: If you have any problems in the course, please come in to talk with us as soon as possible or send us an E-mail. For any questions concerning the class material, use the bulletin board.
| Stefan Krasa: | skrasa@uiuc.edu. |
| Sergey Popov: | popov2@illinois.edu |