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

Wed., January 29 First Contact.

Week of February 3 HOMEWORK #1 due to your TA by Friday. Optional discussion group presentation #1:

Mon., February 3: Frank and Bernanke, Ch. 1, Thinking Like an Economist

Wed., February 5: Ch. 2, Some Common Pitfalls... Video Clip: On Opportunity Cost

Week of February 10: HOMEWORK #2 due to your TA by Friday. Optional discussion group presentation #2.

Mon., February 10: Ch. 3. Comparative Advantage

Wed., February 12: Ch. 3, Comparative Advantage, continued.

Week of February 17: Optional discussion group presentation #3.

Mon., Feb. 17: No class. President's Day.

Tues. Feb. 18: (Monday schedule), Ch. 4, Supply and Demand

Wed., February 19: Ch. 5 Demand. Video Clip: Cows, Supply, and Demand

Week of February 24: HOMEWORK #3 due to your TA by Friday.

Mon., February 24: Ch. 5, Demand, continued

Wed., February 26: Ch. 6, Perfectly Competitive Supply. Video Clip: Elasticity

Week of March 3: Homework #4 due to your TA by Friday. Optional discussion group presentation #4 or #5.

Mon., March 3: Ch. 6, Perfectly Competitive Supply, continued

Wed., March 5: Ch. 7, Efficiency and Exchange. Video Clip: Coca-Cola, History of an Icon

Week of March 10: MID TERM EXAM in class.

Mon., March 10: Review of Chapters 1-7

Wed., March 12: MID-TERM EXAM in class. No calculators allowed. Period.

SPRING BREAK

Week of March 24: Optional discussion group presentation #6 or #7.

Mon., March 24: Ch. 8, The Quest for Profit. Video clip: Other People's Money and/or Wall Street

Wed., March 26: Ch. 8, The Quest for Profit, continued.

Week of March 31: Homework #5 due to your TA by Friday.

Mon., March 31: Ch. 9, Monopoly

Wed., April 2: Ch. 9, Monopoly, continued. Video clip: Coke Pepsi Price Wars.

Week of April 7: Start working on Homework #6!

Mon., April 7: Ch. 10, Thinking Strategically

Wed., April 9: Ch. 10, continued.

Week of April 14: Homework #6 due to your TA by Friday.

Mon., April 14: Ch. 11, Externalities and Property Rights

Wed., April 16: Ch. 11 Externalities and Property Rights, continued. Video Clip: McLibel

Week of April 21: Start working on Homework #7!

Mon., April 21: No class. Patriot's Day.

Wed., April 23: Ch. 12, The Economics of Information

Week of April 28: HOMEWORK # 7 due to your TA by Friday. Optional Discussion group presentation #8

Mon., April 28: Ch. 13, Labor Markets

Wed., April 30: Ch. 14, The Economics of Public Policy

Week of May 5 HOMEWORK #8 due to your TA by Friday.

Mon., May 5: Ch. 15, Public Goods and Taxation

Wed., May 7: Ch. 15, Public Goods and Taxation, continued

Week of May 12: HOMEWORK #9 due to your TA by Friday.

Mon., May 12: Ch. 16, Income Redistribution

Wed., May 14: Ch. 16, Income Redistribution, continued.

Reading Week

FINAL EXAM DATE AND PLACE TO BE DETERMINED