On this page there are notes, problem sets, and other items for the PhD Microeconomic Theory I course. Please be aware that there may be errors in the notes – it is not intentional, but they do happen.<\/p>\n
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BPHD 8100 Syllabus<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Methods of Proof<\/a> (from Epp)<\/p>\n Chapter 1<\/a>\u00a0Preference Relations and Revealed Preference<\/p>\n Chapter 2<\/a> Fundamentals of Consumer Choice<\/p>\n Chapter 3<\/a> Consumer Theory<\/p>\n Chapter 5<\/a> Production<\/p>\n Chapter 6<\/a> Uncertainty<\/p>\n Chapters 7,8, 9<\/a> Introduction to Game Theory<\/p>\n Chapter 10<\/a> Partial Equilibrium Analysis and Monopoly<\/p>\n Chapter 12<\/a> Quantity and Price Competition with Market Power<\/p>\n Notes on Prospect Theory<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Problem Set 1<\/a>; \u00a0\u00a0Answers<\/p>\n Problem Set 2<\/a>; \u00a0 Answers<\/p>\n Problem Set 3<\/a>; \u00a0 Answers<\/p>\n Problem Set 4<\/a>; \u00a0 Answers<\/p>\n Problem Set 5<\/a>; \u00a0 Answers<\/p>\n Problem Set 6<\/a>; \u00a0 Answers<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Answers to 1<\/p>\n Answers to 2<\/p>\n Final Project<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Varian, Hal. How to Build an Economic Model in Your Spare Time<\/a>.<\/p>\n Machina (1987). Choice Under Uncertainty: Problems Solved and Unsolved<\/a>. Journal of Economic Perspectives<\/em>, 1:1, 121-154.<\/p>\n Kahneman and Tversky (1979). Prospect Theory: An Analysis of Decision Under Risk<\/a>. Econometrica<\/em>, 47:2, 263-292.<\/p>\nChapter Outlines for Mas-Colell, Whinston, and Green:<\/h3>\n
Problem Sets<\/h3>\n
Exams<\/h3>\n
Links to some references (usually through jstor)<\/h4>\n