ECON 2201 Intermediate Micro (Spring 2011)

This class is taught by Professor Segerson, and course materials can be accessed via MyEconLab. I lead three discussion sections:

If you're registered for any of my sections, feel free to attend whichever section meets your schedule best on that particular Friday (as long as there are enough seats for those registered for that section). 1D has the most extra space.

In my opinion, ECON 2201 is the most important economics class you'll take at UConn, and investment in learning this material will pay off in every subsequent economics class. There is a website that accompanies the Perloff text. Some other books you might find useful for expanding on what is taught in lecture and discussion are listed below:

• R. Preston McAfee's Introduction to Economic Analysis is an introductory microeconomics text that presents the material at an advanced level. It is more mathematically-challenging than most intro texts. It's also free.
• David Friedman's Price Theory: An Intermediate Text is also available for free online. Its mathematical requirements are about the same as for this class, but its emphasis and approach is a bit different. Sections I, IV, and V are particularly valuable.
• Dierdre McCloskey's The Applied Theory of Price is a classic intermediate level text that presents the theory with modest mathematical requirements but at a conceptually-challenging level. It's free, too.
• George Stigler's The Theory of Price is a classic advanced price theory text with modest mathematical requirements. You may find the style a bit "old fashioned", but you may also find it rewarding (and, if you appreciate a dry sense of humor, occasionally even hilarious). You should be able to find a copy at the campus library, or for $5-10 at a used bookstore.
• Finally, Hal Varian's Intermediate Microeconomics: A Modern Approach (aka "Baby Varian") is one of the most popular intermediate level texts. An old copy from the library or a used bookstore should still be useful.

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Textbook: Perloff: Microeconomics, 5e
Course Name: Econ 2201 Intermediate Micro - Perloff
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<= Robert Szarka