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Microéconomie

2026

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Microéconomie

2026

Description du Cours

A rigorous introduction to microeconomic analysis. We study choice under constraints, firm behavior, market equilibrium, welfare and efficiency, and market failures (externalities, public goods, information). Applications include pricing, auctions, labor markets, and policy evaluation.

Prerequisites

  • Single-variable calculus, basic linear algebra (recommended).

  • Introductory economics.

Learning Outcomes

  • Understand how individual consumers make spending decisions.
  • Analyze how firms produce goods and services and set prices.
  • Use graphical and mathematical models to explain economic phenomena.
  • Grasp the role of supply and demand in shaping prices and outcomes.
  • Evaluate the impact of government policies on specific markets.
  • Better understand how individual choices affect the broader economy.

Livres et Téléchargement

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  • Primary: Varian, Intermediate Microeconomics (latest ed.) or equivalent.

  • Supplement: Jehle & Reny (advanced), Goolsbee/Levitt/Syverson (applied).

  • Problem Bank: Weekly sets (posted here).

  • Software (optional): Desmos/GeoGebra for visualization; Python or R for simple simulations.

Weekly Outline

  • Week 01: Preferences, utility, and choice; budget sets

  • Week 02: Demand, Engel/Price effects, elasticity

  • Week 03: Revealed preference & duality (expenditure/cost minimization)

  • Week 04: Production, technology, and cost functions

  • Week 05: Profit maximization; supply and market equilibrium

  • Week 06: Welfare analysis, surplus, deadweight loss

  • Week 07: axes, subsidies, and price controls

  • Week 08: Uncertainty and risk; expected utility

  • Week 09: Game theory basics: normal/ extensive forms, Nash equilibrium

  • Week 10: Oligopoly (Cournot, Bertrand), entry, and dynamics

  • Week 11:Asymmetric information: adverse selection & moral hazard

  • Week 12: Externalities and public goods; Pigouvian taxes, cap-and-trade

  • Week 13: Auctions and mechanism design (intro)

  • Week 14: Review and capstone applications

Évaluation

  • Problem Sets: 25%

  • Midterm Exam: 25%

  • Short Policy Memo (5–7 pages): 15%

  • Final Exam: 30%

  • Participation/Check-ins: 5%

Grading Scale: A (93–100), A- (90–92), B+ (87–89), B (83–86), B- (80–82), C+ (77–79), C (73–76), C- (70–72), D (60–69), F (<60).

Regles(Points saillants)

  • Collaboration: Discuss ideas; submit your own work.

  • Late Work: 48-hour window with a 10% per day penalty; after that, by prior approval only.

  • Academic Integrity: University policy applies; violations receive a zero and are reported.

  • Accessibility: I’m committed to equitable learning—contact me early for accommodations.

Schedule

TTH 10:00 - 11:00 AM

Location

Economics Building, Room 305

Enrollment

45 Students

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