ECON 302: Microeconomic Theory II: Strategic Behavior
Fall
2014


Course Outline


E-mail Office (WMC)    Office Hours  
Sections
Instructor:
Iryna Dudnyk
idudnyk@sfu.ca
1654 T 1:00-2:20
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Garrett Petersen
garrett_petersen@sfu.ca 2654 M 12:30-2:30 D201, D203,
D207, D208
Hao Tang haot@sfu.ca 2652 M 8:30-10:30 D202, D206,
D209, D210
Duman Bahramirad
duman_b_rad@sfu.ca 4649
W 3:30-4:30
D204, D205


Lectures, Readings and Tutorials
Note: this schedule is tentative and is subject to changes depending on how we progress
with the materials. It is students' responsibility to come to lectures and be aware of the topics covered in class.


McAfee, P. (2006), Introduction to Economic Analysis [MAF]

 Week #
                                      Topic                                  
  Readings 
Tutorial Questions
Week 1
Introduction. Review of Competitive Equilibrium; Pareto Efficiency.  Monopoly and Price Discrimination.
MAF 6.5.1-2, 6.5.4-7
EEA Ch.10, 14
No Tutorials
Week 2
Game theory: Basic Concepts, Nash Equilibrium.
MAF 7.1.1, 7.1.4
EEA  15.1-15.5
Tutorial 1  Answers
Week 3
  NE in Mixed Strategies. Sequential Games.
MAF 7.1.5-7.1.6
EEA 15.6
Tutorial 2  Answers
Week 4
Applications: Cournot and Bertrand Oligopoly Models.
MAF 2.1
EEA 16.1-16.8
Tutorial 3 Answers
Week 5
Repeated Games.
MAF 7.1.7, 7.1.8, 7.4
EEA 16.9
Tutorial 4 Answers
Diagram
Week 6
Midterm 1 on October 7th;

Tutorial 5 Answers
Week 7
Uncertainty and Risk
MAF 5.2.6
EEA 17
EEA Ch. 17  problems 8, 15,  13, if time left also 14, 9, 6
Week 8
Adverse Selection, Signalling
MAF 6.6.1, 6.6.3
EEA 20.2
Tutorial 7 Answers
Week 9 Moral Hazard.  Auctions  - Part1: Four Standard Auction Formats   MAF 7.5;   EEA 20.4 Tutorial 8 Answers
Week 10 Midterm 2 on Nov 4th ; MAF 7.6;
no tutorials
Week 11
Nov 11 - Rememberance Day - no lecture.
Auctions    Part2:Expected Revenue Equivalence
MAF 6.3  EEA 18.1-18.6
Tutorial 9 Answers
Week 12
Externalities

Tutorial 10 Answers
Week 13 Public Goods
MAF 6.4 EEA 18.7
Tutorial 11 Answers

Midterm 2 is not cumulative. Final exam is cumulative and will cover all topics discussed in class.