Intermediate Microeconomic Theory

Calendar

Session #	Topic	Key Dates
Lecture 1	Introduction	Problem set 1 released
Lecture 2	Preferences
Recitation 1	Preferences and Utility Maximization
Lecture 3	Income and Substitution Effects
Lecture 4	Production and Profit Maximization
Recitation 2	Income and Substitution Effects
Lecture 5:	Uncertainty	Problem set 1 due Problem set 2 released
Lecture 6	Dynamic Optimization
Recitation 3	Pareto Optimality
Lecture 7	Pareto Optimality
Exam Review	Exam #1 Review
Recitation 4	Q & A	Problem set 2 due
Exam	Exam #1 (Covers materials from lectures 1–7)
Lecture 8	Risk-Sharing Application I	Problem set 3 released
Recitation 5	Village India / Portfolio Choice
Lecture 9	Risk-Sharing Application II
Lecture 10	Financial Modeling
Recitation 6	Mechanism Design
Lecture 11	Contracts and Mechanism Design I
Recitation 7	Moral Hazard	Problem set 3 due Problem set 4 released
Lecture 12	Contracts and Mechanism Design II
Lecture 13	Walrasian Equilibrium and International Trade
Recitation 8	2x2x2 model
Lecture 14	Trade Application I
Lecture 15	Trade Application II
Recitation 9	Q & A	Problem set 4 due
Exam Review	Exam #2 Review
Exam	Exam #2 (Covers material from Lectures 8–15)
Recitation 10	Welfare Theorems	Problem set 5 released
Lecture 16	Welfare Theorems
Lecture 17	Existence of Equilibria
Recitation 11	Existence
Lecture 18	Gorman Aggregation
Lecture 19	Identification
Recitation 12	Aggregation & Failure of Welfare Theorems
Lecture 20	Failure of Welfare Theorems
Lecture 21	Monetary Theory
Recitation 13	Q & A	Problem set 5 due
Exam Review	Exam #3 Review
Exam	Exam #3 (Covers material from all lectures)