Microeconomics Tutorial

Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne — PSME 2013

This tutorial follows the PSME Microeconomics course taught by Prof. Secchi. Class attendence is mandatory and preparing the problem sets in advance is highly recommended. Problem sets will be online at least one week before the class and solutions will be available after the classes.

Textbooks and other helpful resources:

• Microeconomic Analysis, H. Varian (1992,..)
• Advanced Microeconomic Theory, G. Jehle and P. Reny (2011,..)
• Mathematics for Economists, C. P. Simon and L. Blume (1994)
• MIT OpenCourseWare: Beginner Microeconomics, Intermediate Microeconomics, Advanced Microeconomics

Tentative schedule:

• 1. Week: Basic Concepts in Microeconomics (September 17th/19th, 2013)
• Problem set 1
• Solutions 1
• 2. Week: Math Review (September 24th/26th, 2013)
• Problem set 2
• Solutions 2
• "You, the Kuhn-Tucker Conditions, and You" — by Nolan H. Miller (University of Illinois)
• 3. Week: Consumer Theory – Introduction (October 1st/3rd, 2013)
• Problem set 3
• Solutions 3
• 4. and 5. Week: Consumer Theory – Duality (October 8th/10th and 15th/17th, 2013)
• Problem set 4
• Solutions 4
• 6. Week: Expected Utility and Uncertainty (October 22nd/24th, 2013)
• Problem set 5
• Solutions 5
• 7. Week: Review (November 5th and 7th, 2013)
• 8. and 9. Week: Production Theory (November 12th/14th and 19th/21st, 2013)
• Problem set 6
• Solutions 6
• 10. Week: General Equilibrium (November 26th/28th, 2013)
• Problem set 7
• Solutions 7
• 11. and 12. Week: Game Theory (December 3rd/5th and December 10th/12th, 2013)
• Problem set 8
• Solutions 8

Tutorial taught and website maintained by Julian Hinz.