Dr. Greenlaws ECON 202 http://econ202.umwblogs.org Principles of Microeconomics Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:58:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 en Homework Assignment for Tuesday http://econ202.umwblogs.org/2008/03/12/homework-assignment-for-tuesday/ http://econ202.umwblogs.org/2008/03/12/homework-assignment-for-tuesday/#comments Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:14:57 +0000 sgreenla http://econ202.umwblogs.org/2008/03/12/homework-assignment-for-tuesday/ Please read Chapter 1 in Tim Harford’s The Undercover Economist. Harford provides a non-text book introduction to the principles of economics. (You can find a copy of Chapter 1 under the tab labeled Readings, above. The password is the name of the building where we hold class.)

The chapter provides an overview of the issues we will be discussing in the next topic: The theory of the firm. Once you’ve read it, please email me the answers to the following questions by Tuesday night.

Study Questions for Harford:

1. Who makes the most profit on coffee shops around the London subway? Please explain why that is the case

2. What two factors make coffee shops profitable?

3. How much profit does “the marginal firm” earn? Why? Your answer should explain clearly what a marginal firm is.

4. Why are British teachers paid so little?

5. Why are British nurses paid so little?

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]]> http://econ202.umwblogs.org/2008/02/21/sample-exam/feed/ Are you playing (the new and improved) RavenDesk? http://econ202.umwblogs.org/2008/02/05/are-you-playing-the-new-and-improved-ravendesk/ http://econ202.umwblogs.org/2008/02/05/are-you-playing-the-new-and-improved-ravendesk/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:00:07 +0000 sgreenla http://econ202.umwblogs.org/2008/02/05/are-you-playing-the-new-and-improved-ravendesk/ You should be!

http://www.ravendesk.org/game.xul

]]> http://econ202.umwblogs.org/2008/02/05/are-you-playing-the-new-and-improved-ravendesk/feed/ Class Monday! http://econ202.umwblogs.org/2008/01/18/class-monday/ http://econ202.umwblogs.org/2008/01/18/class-monday/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:53:18 +0000 sgreenla http://econ202.umwblogs.org/2008/01/18/class-monday/ We will have class Monday, January 18.  It’s the following week I will be gone.  I’ve corrected the course outline.

Also, you should be able to read the “6 Principles of Micro” powerpoint now.

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