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14.01 | Fall 2018 | Undergraduate

# Principles of Microeconomics

L=Lecture R=Recitation

Session # | Topic | Key DAtes
--- | --- | ---

L1 | Introduction; Supply and Demand |

R1 | Mathematically Deriving the Supply-and-Demand Model |

L2 | Preferences and Utility Functions |

L3 | Budget Constraints and Constrained Choice |

R2 | Mathematics of Constrained Maximization |

L4 | Demand Curves and Income/Substitution Effects |

L5 | Production Theory | Problem set 1 due

R3 | There was no recitation due to a holiday. |

L6 | Costs |

L7 | Competition I |

R4 | Review Competition and Costs | Problem set 2 due

L8 | Competition II |

L9 | Supply and Demand; Consumer/Producer Surplus |

R5 | Review Construction | Problem set 3 due

L10 | Welfare Economics |

R6 | Exam Review | Problem set 4 due

L11 | Monopoly I |

| Midterm Exam |

L12 | Monopoly II |

R7 | Welfare Economics and Monopoly |

L13 | Oligopoly I |

L14 | Oligopoly II |

R8 | Monopoly and Oligopoly | Problem set 5 due

L15 | Input Markets I: Labor Market |

R9 | Input Markets | Problem set 6 due

L16 | Input Markets II: Labor and Capital |

L17 | Making Choices over Time |

R10 | Mathematics of Intertemporal Choice | Problem set 7 due

L18 | Increasing Savings; Introduction to Trade |

R11 | PPF and Comparative Advantage | Problem set 8 due

L19 | International Trade: Welfare and Policy |

L20 | Uncertainty |

L21 | Efficiency and Equity |

R12 | Social Welfare Example | Problem set 9 due

L22 | Government Redistribution and Taxation |

L23 | Market Failures I: Externalities |

R13 | Exam Review | Problem set 10 due

L24 | Market Failures II: Informational Asymmetry |

L25 | Health Economics |

## Course Info

##### Instructor

- Prof. Jonathan Gruber

##### Departments

- Economics

##### As Taught In

Fall 2018

##### Level

Undergraduate

##### Topics

- Social Science
  - Economics
    - Microeconomics

##### Learning Resource Types

theaters Lecture Videos
assignment_turned_in Problem Sets with Solutions
grading Exams with Solutions
notes Lecture Notes
co_present Instructor Insights

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