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Syllabus ECO 3310: Intermediate Microeconomics

Fall 2005, Tuesday 7:00-9:45 p.m.
Room: J.O 3.516
Professor Magnus Lofstrom Teaching Assistant: Chunbei Wang

Office: GR 3.522 Office: GR 2.816

Phone: (972) 883-4763 Phone: (972) 883-xxxx
E-mail: lofstrom@utdallas.edu E-mail: cxw010300@utdallas.edu
Office Hours: Tuesdays 3:30-5:30 p.m. O.H: Mondays 5:00-7:00 p.m. (and by
(and by appointment) appointment)

Course Description and Objectives:

This is an intermediate microeconomic theory course in which we will study
theories of microeconomic behavior of consumers and producers. The objective
of this course is to teach you how economists analyze the allocation of scarce
resources both from the consumer and producer perspective.

Prerequisites:
Principles of Microeconomics, ECO 2302. Also, it is strongly recommended that
you have taken Techniques for Economic Research, ECO 3304, since math and
graphs will be used extensively.

Required Text:
Walter Nicholson. Intermediate Microeconomics and Its Application , 9th edition,
2004. (ISBN: 0-324-17163-3)

Strongly Recommended Text:

Brett Katzman. Study Guide to Accompany Intermediate Microeconomics and Its
Application, 2004. ((ISBN: 0-324-17452-7)

Exams and Grading:

There will be two “midterms” and a final exam. The first midterm is scheduled
for Tuesday, September 20 and the second midterm is scheduled for Tuesday,
October 25. The final is on Tuesday, November 29. There will also be four
problem sets

All exams and assignments count towards your final grade. No make-ups will be
given and late assignments will receive no credit. The first midterm is worth
20%, while the second is worth 25%, of your grade and the final counts for 35%.
The assignments are each worth 5% of your grade for a total of 20%.
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Academic Honesty:

Scholastic dishonesty is taken very seriously and will not be tolerated. Cheating
on exams, plagiarism, or any other form of academic dishonesty is unacceptable.
The penalty for academic dishonesty is, at a minimum, a zero grade for the
examination or assignment in question and a failing course grade. Also, the
incident will be reported to the Dean of Students and will become part of your
record. (For more information: www.utdallas.edu/student/slife/dishonesty.html).

Tentative Topics: (any changes made will be announced in class)

1. Introduction (Supply and Demand) Chapter 1
Math Review Chapter 1 Appendix

2. Consumer Behavior Chapter 2

3. Individual and Market Demand Chapter 3 and 4

4. Production Chapter 5

5. Production Costs Chapter 6

6. Profit Maximization Chapter 7

7. Competitive Markets Chapters 8 and 9

8. Monopoly Chapter 10

9. Oligopoly and Monopolistic Competition Chapter 11

10. Game Theory Chapter 12