Principles of Microeconomics (Econ 1B)

 

Adam Smith

courtesy of The Warren J. Samuels Portrait Collection at Duke University

 Main Course Materials:

·         Syllabus (PDF)  (includes term paper and MEL handouts)

·         http://MyEconLab.com

·         Download lecture notes here (link)

·         Purchase textbook here (link)

 

 Other Course Materials:

·         Reason.tv (link)

·         Notes on "Notes on Writing" (PDF)

 

Below is our Fall 2009 line-up for the Provocative Lecture Series.
The programs begin at 5:15 p.m. and end at 6:45 p.m. in the assigned rooms.

1.  Dr. Eli Berman on the Economics of Terrorism -- Thursday, September 24, Engr. 189.

2.  Dr. Alex Tabbarrok on the Food and Drug Administration -- Tuesday, October 27,  MLK 225

3.  Ken Shachmut, Executive Vice President, Safeway Health LLC, on market solutions to health care -- Thursday, Nov. 19, Egnr. 189

 

 

 

 Some of the uncategorized links below may be of interest to students:

·         Lecture notes from FA08 (PDF)

 

Krugman Nobel Prize Interview (link to video) 

Elasticity In Illegal Drug Trade (link to video)***explicit language!!!

Review sheets (for midterm 1 PDF), (for midterm 2 PDF), (for final PDF)  (These were for the Fall 08 term and have not been updated)

Cap-n-Trade, Carbon Tax, or Neither?  A Panel Discussion (link to video; PDF discussion notes)

Commentary on Libertarian Paternalism (PDF)

Old Homework Assignments:

Homework 1 (pdf) 

  answers: (PDF)

Homework 2  (pdf)

Homework 3  (pdf)

·         Video Lectures

- midterm 2 topics (vidlec4)

 - midterm 1 topics: (vidlec1) (vidlec2) (vidlec3)