EconS 501 – Microeconomic Theory I, Fall 2025

Meeting Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10.35am PT (JSNH C0105).

Syllabus

Preference Relation and Consumer Choice (Weeks 1 and 2) [Utility – Calculations] [CES Preferences]

Demand Theory (Weeks 2 – 5) 

Demand Theory II (Weeks 2-5)    [Calculations page 103]

Production (Week 6-8)

Choice under Uncertainty (Weeks 9 and 10)

Competitive Markets (Week 11)

Externalities and Public Goods (Weeks 12 – 14) [Calculations page 210]

Monopoly (Weeks 16 – 17)

Assignments and Exams Dates, Fall 2025:

Homework 1Due 08/28Solution
Homework 2Due 09/11Solution
Homework 3Due 09/30Solution
Homework 4Due 10/07Solution
Homework 5Due 10/23Solution
Homework 6Due 11/06Solution
Homework 7Due 11/13Solution
Midterm #1 10/07Solution
Midterm #211/18Solution
Final Exam 12/08Solution

Recitation Dates (Fridays at 11am – Clark 147), Fall 2025:

Recitation 1Solution
Recitation 2Solution
Recitation 3Solution
Recitation 4Solution
Recitation 5Solution
Recitation 6Solution
Recitation 7Solution