Econ 130 – “Principles of Microeconomics”– Spring 2014 Tuesdays‚ Thursdays – Bilger 150 – 3-4:15pm Professor John Lynham (lynham@hawaii.edu) Course Description: Economics is the study of the use of scarce resources to satisfy human wants. In microeconomics‚ we study how these scarce resources are allocated within the market system. Topics include: division of labor‚ comparative advantage‚ supply and demand analysis‚ price ceilings/floors‚ taxes‚ monopoly‚ price discrimination‚ cartels‚ wages
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DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS HANDBOOK OF UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS in UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ 2012-2013 DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA‚ SANTA CRUZ Administering Undergraduate Programs in: BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ECONOMICS ECONOMICS GLOBAL ECONOMICS ECONOMICS/MATHEMATICS Office Location: 401 Engineering 2 (831) 459-2743 Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am - 12:00pm‚ 1:00pm - 4:00 pm For information via the WWW see: Department of Economics Homepage:
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Course # and Title: AP/ECON 4140 3.0A Financial Econometrics Course Webpage: http://www.yorku.ca/rsufana/teaching.htm Course Instructor/Contact: Name: Prof. Razvan Sufana Office: VH 1030 Phone: 416-736-2100 Ext. 66065 Office Hours: Tuesday 2 – 3 PM‚ Thursday 2:45 – 3:45 PM Email: rsufana@yorku.ca (Please include course number in subject line) LectureTime and Location: Thursday 11:30 – 2:30 PM‚ ACE 002 Prerequisite: AP/ECON 3210 3.00 or AP/ECON 3500 3.00 or equivalent.
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through the course to reflect current business news. You will be responsible for all material covered in lecture as well as any handouts that are distributed. Grading Mid-term exam 1 Mid-term exam 2 Final exam Homework 33% 33% 34% 0% Course number: Econ 600-02 Location: Smith Hall 249 Time: Tuesdays 6PM-8:30PM Homework will be posted online‚ but won’t be collected or graded. I will post the answer key after a week. Completing homework will allow you to assess your comprehension of the material
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Maximum four per group‚ all students must be registered in the same section of the same course. Names must be in alphabetical order on the cover page. • Graded work will be available for pick-up beginning on the afternoon of Friday March 14 in the Econ Distribution Center‚ Dunning Hall Room 334. You will require your student card. • This assignment covers material from Chapters 20-24 of the text. True‚ False‚ or Uncertain [48 marks - 6 marks each] Explain why each of the following
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Narasimhan‚ and Sheridan Titman‚ 1993‚ Returns to buying winners and selling losers: Implications for stock market efficiency‚ Journal of Finance 48‚ 65-91. Grade weights: Trading Simulation: Industry Analysis Presentation: Homework Assignments: Midterm: Final: 10% 10% 10% 20% (Date 12/03/2014) 50% (Date TBA) The simulation 1. It requires you to trade stocks using the trading simulator at investopedia.com. 1 2. Minimum numbers of trades are
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Econs 101 In this current era of globalization that is rapidly changing the way mankind live on a daily basis‚ ‘survival of the fittest’ is expeditiously becoming the mindset in each working man or woman. ‘Survival of the fittest’ in this context means that every working person is enduring the corporate world‚ doing anything to feed their rice bowls. This may be due to the current economic slowdown that is currently happening in different parts of the world that runs on various economic systems
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Practice Exam Questions and Answers 1. The Widget Co. purchased new machinery three years ago for $4 million. The machinery can be sold to the Roman Co. today for $2 million. The Widget Co.’s current balance sheet shows net fixed assets of $2‚500‚000‚ current liabilities of $1‚375‚000‚ and net working capital of $725‚000. If all the current assets were liquidated today‚ the company would receive $1.9 million in cash. The book value of the Widget Co.’s assets today is _____ and the market value
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You may have heard about goods being classified as either a search or an experience good. The concept is not new‚ and was actually developed by American economist Philip Nelson. These classifications provide a working distinction between different types of products and services. If you like/need examples of Nelson’s classifications‚ here are some. Paper (notebook‚ copier‚ etc.) is a search good. Paper products can be easily be compared and evaluated prior to purchase. Commodities are search
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Lecture 1: Introduction and What is GDP? Siwei Kwok September 26‚ 2013 Kwok Econ 2 September 26‚ 2013 1 / 31 Motivation In Econ 1‚ you studied: Consumer and rm decisions → supply/demand curves → market equilibrium under perfect competition Government action: price ceiling‚ price oors Positive and negative externalities Imperfect competition: monopolies‚ oligopolies‚ cartels Note that all of the above considered‚ at most‚ a couple markets at the same time
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