Date

Reading

October 1

Required: Introduction to Managerial Economics (Chapter 1)
Optional: Appendix A (pp. 597-626) of the textbook (particularly for those students whose math skills may be a bit on the "rusty" side).

October 8

Required: Demand Theory (Chapter 2) and Production Theory (Chapter 4)
Optional: Synopsis of the first lecture in ECO 5315

October 15

Required: Production Theory (Chapter 4)
Optional: Synopsis of the second lecture in ECO 5315

October 22

Required: The Analysis of Costs (Chapter 5) and Perfect Competition (Chapter 6)
Optional: Synopsis of the third lecture in ECO 5315

October 29

Required: Monopoly and Monopolistic Competition (Chapter 7) and Oligopoly (Chapter 10)
Optional: Synopsis of the fourth lecture in ECO 5315

November 5
(Midterm Review Session)

Required: None
Optional: Synopsis of the fifth lecture in ECO 5315

November 12

Midterm Exam (in class)

November 16

Required: Game Theory (Chapter 11)

November 23

Required: Risk Analysis (Chapter 13)
Optional: Synopsis of the sixth lecture in ECO 5315

November 30

Required: Principal-Agent Issues and Managerial Compensation (Chapter 14) and Adverse Selection (Chapter 15)
Optional: Synopsis of the seventh lecture in ECO 5315

December 7
(Final Review Session)

Required: None
Optional: Synopsis of the eighth lecture in ECO 5315

December 14

Final Exam (in class)