Micro Economics Theory Tel Aviv 2002 Ariel Rubisntein

 
Microeconomics
Ariel Rubinstein 

Micro Economic Theory (Semester A 2003-4)

Welcome to teh course!

 The course requires a certain degree of math. thinking.  Students who feel they are very weak mathematically are strongly  discouraged  from taking the course.  Please note DRISHOT HAKEDEM for the course. Students will not be able to take the course without fulfilling those requirements!

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Lecturer Ariel Rubinstein    (office hour-please call 640-9601 to coordinate)
Teaching Assistants The teaching assistants will hold two separate sessions where they will go through the problem sets.  You will be asked to attend one of the two classes. 

Gabi Gayer       and Tamir ...       

Problem Sets In 2003-4 submitting all problem sets (subject to reasonblness condition) is a pre-condition for eligibility to take the exam.
Administrative problems Anna Ayach 
Date
Class Mon 18:15-19:45,

Wed 08:30-10:00

Berglas 012

Berglas 010

Hashlama  (for case it will be needed) Fri    08:30-10:00 Berglas  010
Targil Gabi

Tamir

 
Books David Kreps:  A Course in Microeconmic Theory, Princeton University Press, 1990   acses

Andreu Mas-Colell, Michael D. Whinston, Jerry R. Green:  Microeconomic Theory, Oxford University Press, 1995.  acses

Regulations A student must hold an e-mail address and a web-access.  All material for the course will be posted on the web (and will not be distributed in class).

Downloading lecture notes and problems sets requires a "user name" and a password which will be given to students in the class and should not be transferred to other students!!!

Exam

Participation in Moed A is a pre-condition for taking MOED B.

Dates:

Moed A:

Moed B:

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TAU Princeton

exam solution grades
1994A ---  
1997/8 A solution grades
1997/8  B page 1 page 2  
1998/9 A solution grades
1998/9 B solution  
1999/00 A solution  
1999/00 B    
2002/3 A solution grades 
2002/3 B    

exam solution
1997 ---
1998 solution
1999 solution
2000 solution
2001 solution
2002 solution
    
   
   

Student list   (you are welcome to use the list)  Registration at:  listserv@post.tau.ac.il  with the line:    (will be provided later)

Plan of the course

In most of the course (about 80%) we study models of rational economic agent.  In the rest of the course we will discuss the notion of competitive equilibrium.

Here is a rough plan of the course:
# Date Topic Reading in Kreps Reading in MWG Lecture Notes Solution
1   Preferences 1-32 Ch 1. L01  
2   Preferences        
3   Utility     L02  
4   Utility        
5   Choice     L03  
6   Criticism on Rationality        
  Consumer's preferences 32-45 Ch 3 A,B,C,D L04  
8   Classes of consumer's preferences        
9     Demand 45-63 Ch 2, 3D-E    
10   Rationalizing Demand     L05  
11    more on Demand.        
12    Indirect Utility     L06  
13   LAST lecture on demand and supply     L07  
14   Expected Utility 72-81 (115-122)  6.A-B     
15   Expected Utility      L08  
16   EU         
17    Risk aversion        
18    Risk aversion 81-98   6 C-D   L09  
19   Finishing EU        
20   Social Choice 149-156, 174-181   L10  
21   Social Choice     Reny's paper  +

sketch of Reny's proof

 
22   The notion of game     M11  
24   Mixed strategy equ    
25   Competitive equilibrium  Ch 6  15 A,B  

17 A,B,C

M12  
26   Existence        
27   Welfare properties +core    16 M13