Lectures
Econ. 103, Spring 2003, Prof. Nancy Folbre

Mon. Feb. 3 Love versus money--and morality versus the market.
  Wed. Feb. 5 "Pitfalls" of economic thinking.
Mon. Feb. 10 "Money, get away...." Chapter 3
Wed. Feb. 12 "It's money that I love..."
Mon. Feb 17 Holiday--no class
Wed. Feb 19 Reviewing comparative advantage.
Mon. Feb. 24 Review of Chapter 4. Chapter 5.
Wed. Feb. 26 Chapter 5, Elasticity.
Mon. March 3 Profit Max, Perfect Competition, Deadweight Losses
Weds. March 5 Supply, Demand, and the Economics of War
Mon. March 10 Review for exam
Mon. March 24 Chapter 8
Wed. March 26 Chapter 8 continued. Stocks, bonds.
Mon. March 31 Chapter 9: forms of imperfect competition.
Wed. April 2 Chapter 9. Coca Cola.
Mon. April 7 Chapter 10
Wed. April 9 Chapter 10 continued.
Mon. April 14 Chapter 11
Wed. April 16 More Chapter 11
Wed. April 23 Free rider problem, "fair bet," credibility or signaling problems, adverse selection.
Mon. April 28 Understanding the UMass Budget Crisis
Wed. April 30 Chapter 13. Labor Markets: Why do people earn what they do?
Mon. May 5 Chapter 14. Incentives
Wed. May 7 Chapter 15. Public Goods and Taxation
Mon. May 12 Chapter 16. Income Distribution
Wed. May 14 Final Review