CLASS SCHEDULE

ECO 3100 Managerial Economics – Spring 2004

C. R. Thomas

 

Meeting

Date

Topic

1

Mon, Jan 5

Chap 1:  Managers, Profits, and Markets

2

Wed, Jan 7

Chap 1 finish & begin Chap 2

3

Mon, Jan 12

Chap 2:  Demand, Supply, and Market Equilibrium

4

Wed, Jan 14

Chap 2:  Demand, Supply, and Market Equilibrium

 

Mon, Jan 19

MARTIN LUTHER KING HOLIDAY

5

Wed, Jan 21

Chap 3:  Elasticity and Demand

6

Mon, Jan 26

Chap 3:  Elasticity and Demand

7

Wed, Jan 28

Chap 4:  Theory of Optimization

8

Mon, Feb 2

Chap 4 finish and begin Chap 5

9

Wed, Feb 4

Chap 5:  Basic Estimation Techniques

10

Mon, Feb 9

Chap 7:  Empirical Demand Functions

11

Wed, Feb 11

Exam 1  Chapters 1-5, 7 and Consulting Project 1

12

Mon, Feb 16

Chap 8:  Demand Forecasting

13

Wed, Feb 18

Chap 8:  Demand Forecasting

14

Mon, Feb 23

Chap 9:  Production and Cost in the Short Run

15

Wed, Feb 25

Chap 9 finish and Chap 11:  Empirical Analysis of Production and Cost

16

Mon, March 1

Chap 10:  Production and Cost in the Long Run

17

Wed, March 3

Chap 10:  Production and Cost in the Long Run

 

Mon, March 8

SPRING BREAK WEEK

 

Wed, March 10

18

Mon, March 15

Chap 12:  Managerial Decisions in Competitive Markets

19

Wed, March 17

Chap 12:  Managerial Decisions in Competitive Markets

20

Mon, March 22

Exam 2  Chapters 8-12 and Consulting Project 2

21

Wed, March 24

Distance Learning Exercise

22

Mon, March 29

Chap 13:  Managerial Decisions for Firms with Market Power

23

Wed, March 31

Chap 13:  Managerial Decisions for Firms with Market Power

24

Mon, April 5

Chap 14:  Strategic Decision Making in Oligopoly Markets

25

Wed, April 7

Chap 14:  Strategic Decision Making in Oligopoly Markets

26

Mon, April 12

Chap 15:  Cooperation in Oligopoly Markets

27

Wed, April 14

Chap 15 finish and begin Chap 16

28

Mon, April 19

Chap 16:  Multiple Plants, Markets, and Products

29

Wed, April 21

Chap 16:  Multiple Plants, Markets, and Products

 

Wed, April 28

Exam 3  Chapters 13-16 and Consulting Project 3 (10:30 – 12:30)