GS/ECON 5010 3.0A        APPLIED MICROECONOMICS

Autumn 2006
instructor : S. Bucovetsky
office : Vari Hall 1052 phone : 77026
office hours : M 4-6 ; F 2 -4 e-mail : sam@dept.econ.yorku.ca
website : http://dept.econ.yorku.ca/~ sam/5010

Text
The required textbook for this course is
Jehle and Reny : ADVANCED MICROECONOMIC THEORY, Second Edition
Addison Wesley Longman 2001
There are several other microeconomics textbooks which you might find useful. Among them are
Varian : MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS, Third Edition, Norton, 1992
Kreps : A COURSE IN MICROECONOMIC THEORY, Princeton, 1990
Mas-Colell, Whinston and Green : MICROECONOMIC THEORY, Oxford, 1995
Silberberg and Suen: THE STRUCTURE OF ECONOMICS : A MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS, Third Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2001
Yohe : EXERCISES AND APPLICATIONS FOR MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS, Third Edition, Norton, 1992
Among these books, Mas-Colell et al is a more advanced and rigorous text, while Silberberg and Suen is a less advanced text. Yohe's book is a collection of examples and exercises, prepared to accompany Varian's text.
Evaluation
Your grade will be determined by four assignments, a mid-term exam, and a final exam.
Assignment 1 due : Wed. Sept. 27 before class 5%
Assignment 2 due : Wed. Oct. 11 before class 5%
Mid-term Wed. Oct. 25 in class time 30%
Assignment 3 due : Wed. Nov. 8 before class 5%
Assignment 4 due : Wed. Nov. 22 before class 5%
Final Exam exam period (Dec 6-20) 50%
Note that assignments are due before class, and late assignments will not be accepted.
The mid-term will be held in class time, and will last 75 minutes.

Senate Policy on Academic Dishonesty
Conduct that violates the ethical or legal standards of the University community or of one's programme or specialization may result in serious consequences. The university riules on cheating, and other breaches of academic honesty, can be found on the web at
http://www.yorku.ca/secretariat/policies/document.php?document=69

Course Outline
(references are to relevant material in Jehle and Reny)

1. Consumer Theory : chapter 1, section 2.3
2. Uncertainty : section 2.4
3. Theory of the Firm : chapter 3
4. Markets : sections 4.1, 4.2
5. General Equilibrium : sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3
6. Game Theory : chapter 7
7. Auctions : chapter 9


File translated from TEX by TTH, version 3.67.
On 2 Aug 2006, 12:00.