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Fall semester 2010/2011

2nd year students, group 204, course on Fridays, 1.15-2.50pm (room 101)

Course given by: Katarzyna Metelska-Szaniawska

Requirements for passing the course

  • pre-exam (kolokwium)
The pre-exam will take place towards the end of the semester and must be passed with a positive result. The pre-exam consists of 3 complex problems and 10 multiple-choice questions. In total you can receive a maximum of 70 points. There will be no possibility to retake the pre-exam before the January exam. You may retake the pre-exam (once) before the retake exam.
  • class participation and short tests
For each problem solved individually at the board you can receive 0-3 points (depending on the correctness of your solution).
Short 5-10 minute tests will be organized 5 times during the semester without prior announcement. On each test you can receive 0-3 points (depending on the correctness of your answer).
In total you can receive a maximum of 30 points for class participation and short tests during the semester.
  • final grade
In total you can receive a maximum of 100 points in this course (70 for the pre-exam + 30 for class participation). The grades will be given according to the following scale:
86-100 points: 5
76-85 points: 4+
66-75 points: 4
56-65 points: 3+
51-55 points: 3

Your average grade from both semesters of this course counts for 40% of your final Microeconomics grade. The remaining 60% is determined on the basis of your final exam results. You are required to pass this course with a positive grade in order to be admitted to the final exam.

Class material

1/10Organizational meeting. Partial equilibrium in the final goods marketBPAP
8/10Government interventionBP--
15/10Government intervention contd.--AP
22/10Government intervention contd. Factor marketsBPAP
29/10Factor markets contd. Labor marketBPAP
5/11General equilibrium - Edgeworth Box and Welfare EconomicsBPAP
19/11General equilibrium - Robinson Crusoe's EconomyBP--
26/11General equilibrium - Robinson Crusoe's Economy contd.BP--
3/12General equilibrium - Robinson Crusoe's Economy contd.--AP
10/12ExternalitiesBP--
17/12Externalities contd.----
7/1Public goodsBP--
14/1Pre-exam----
21/1Public goods contd. Asymmetric informationBP--
25/1Asymmetric information contd. Discussion of pre-exam resultsBP--

BP - basic problems, AP - additional problems

Results

Final results (including points for participation in class and pre-exam scores) are available here (last updated 16/3/2011).

Useful links

Here you can find the Microeconomics lecture materials.
Website of the Polish version of the course - various materials (in Polish).

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