Micro Economics Theory NYU 2007 Ariel Rubinstein

 
Ariel Rubinstein 

Microeconomic Theory I (Fall 2007)

Introduction to Models of Rational Choice

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Lecture Notes

 2007/8 version

 

Number G31.1023.001
Lecturer Ariel Rubinstein       Tel: 212-992-9772 Office hours: Wed 14:30-15:30
TA Ryan Booth  Tel: 330-212-4510. Office hour: Monday and Wednesday: 4:30-6:30 @ 618
Date
Class Tue 9:30-11:30

Thu 9:30-11:30

5-75 @KMEC 44W4th
Lab Tue 3:30-5:30 5-75 @KMEC 44W4th

 

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

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

Course Material

Downloading material (besides the lecture notes) 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:

Oct 18th

09:00

 The exam on this part of the course will take place on Oct 18th  09:00-12:00.

Previous Exams exam solution
Princeton 1997 ---
Princeton 1998 solution
Princeton 1999 ---
Princeton 2000 solution
Princeton 2001 solution
Princeton 2002 solution
NYU 2003  solution  
NYU 2004  solution  
NYU 2005  solution  
NYU 2006  solution  
NYU 2007  solution  

Four years ago...
20 hours before the exam 16 hours before the exam

Plan of the course

The following is the list of 9-10 topics covered in the course.  The material will spread into the 13 lectures as we progress.

# Date Topic Comments Solution
 1 9/4 L1: Introduction/Preferences

Before the lecture do exp11. For Shepard scasle see  http://asa.aip.org/demo27.html  

(listen to both   and   )

 PS1
 2 9/6

L2: Preferences/Utility

   PS2
 3 9/11 Utility    
 4 9/13 L3: Choice   PS3
 5 9/18 Choice  L4: Consumer's preferences    
 6  9/20 Consumer's preferences   PS4
 7 9/25 L5: Demand    
8 9/27 Demand   PS5
 9 10/2 L6: Indirect Utility   PS6
10 10/4 L7: Supply/EU   PS7
11 10/9 L8: Expected Utility   PS8
12 10/11 L9: Risk aversion/    
13 10/16 "Economic doctrine"    PS9
14 10/18 Exam     

Just for me: additional tasks  (will be assigned later)
Before Lecture Task Links
Lecture 4 --- set 1 of pre-class questions
Lecture 6 Speed pf Turtle http://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/RachelShweky.shtml
Lecture 8 --- set 2 of pre-class questions