ECON130

 

This is the course website for Econ 130, “Principles of Microeconomics”. I will post announcements, documents and links relevant to the class here.


Here is the UPDATED LIST OF ESSAY QUESTIONS for the Final: Essay Questions


Sample Essay Answers: LR_equilibrium.pdf price_discrimination.pdf


Sample Final: Econ_130_Sample_Final.pdf Econ_130_Sample_Final_Key.pdf


Here is the first midterm with the answers highlighted in bold: Midterm I

Here is the second midterm with the answer key: Midterm II - Answer Key

Slides from the Lectures:

Quizzes:

Interesting Links:

Different majors and their starting salaries (Econ majors make about $9,000 more than Business majors) http://msn.careerbuilder.com/custom/msn/careeradvice/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=1390&SiteId=cbmsnhp41390&sc_extcmp=JS_1390_home1&GT1=23000&cbRecursionCnt=2&cbsid=34d4190d6ff34be3bd82c10c9ec35cd6-274221351-J2-5http://msn.careerbuilder.com/custom/msn/careeradvice/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=1390&SiteId=cbmsnhp41390&sc_extcmp=JS_1390_home1&GT1=23000&cbRecursionCnt=2&cbsid=34d4190d6ff34be3bd82c10c9ec35cd6-274221351-J2-5shapeimage_3_link_0
The Hot Major For Undergrads Is EconomicsECON130_files/HotMajor2005.pdfhttp://msn.careerbuilder.com/custom/msn/careeradvice/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=1390&SiteId=cbmsnhp41390&sc_extcmp=JS_1390_home1&GT1=23000&cbRecursionCnt=2&cbsid=34d4190d6ff34be3bd82c10c9ec35cd6-274221351-J2-5shapeimage_4_link_0
Economics: Sexiest Trade AliveECON130_files/Economics_Sexiest_Trade_Alive.pdfECON130_files/Economics_Sexiest_Trade_Alive_1.pdfshapeimage_5_link_0
The Indiana Jones of Economicshttp://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/05/the-indiana-jones-of-economics-part-i/?scp=1-b&sq=indiana+jones+economics&st=nytECON130_files/Economics_Sexiest_Trade_Alive_2.pdfshapeimage_6_link_0
Recent article on rent control in the Wall Street Journalhttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB122126309241530485.html?mod=opinion_main_commentariesECON130_files/Economics_Sexiest_Trade_Alive_3.pdfshapeimage_7_link_0
New York Times article on price discriminationhttp://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F02E2D9103DF931A25757C0A96E958260http://msn.careerbuilder.com/custom/msn/careeradvice/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=1390&SiteId=cbmsnhp41390&sc_extcmp=JS_1390_home1&GT1=23000&cbRecursionCnt=2&cbsid=34d4190d6ff34be3bd82c10c9ec35cd6-274221351-J2-5shapeimage_8_link_0

“Don’t Buy That Textbook, Download It Free”, New York Times, September 15, 2008 LINK PDF

“Race and Red Tape” article in The Economisthttp://www.economist.com/finance/displayStory.cfm?story_id=12597512ECON130_files/Economics_Sexiest_Trade_Alive_4.pdfshapeimage_9_link_0