Principles of Economics for Scientists

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  • 10 Sequences
  • Introductive Level

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Syllabus

Week 1. Principles of optimizing behavior.
Week 2. Consumer Theory.
Week 3. Producer Theory.
Week 4. Outcome of competitive markets. 
Week 5. Effects of government intervention in competitive markets: taxes and regulation. 
Week 6. Imperfect competition 1: monopolistic markets.
Week 7. Imperfect competition 2: oligopoly and monopolistic competition.
Week 8. Externalities with and without government intervention.
Week 9. Markets with asymmetric information.

Prerequisite

None.

Instructors

  • Antonio Rangel

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Caltech

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