14.121 | Fall 2015 | Graduate

Microeconomic Theory I

Course Description

This half-semester course provides an introduction to microeconomic theory designed to meet the needs of students in an economics Ph.D. program. Some parts of the course are designed to teach material that all graduate students should know. Others are used to introduce methodologies. Students should be comfortable with …
This half-semester course provides an introduction to microeconomic theory designed to meet the needs of students in an economics Ph.D. program. Some parts of the course are designed to teach material that all graduate students should know. Others are used to introduce methodologies. Students should be comfortable with multivariable calculus, linear algebra, and basic real analysis.
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A photograph of stacks of Canadian fifty dollar, American five dollar, and British five pound notes lined up on a table.
Microeconomics focuses on patterns of supply and demand and the determination of price and output in individual markets. (Image by Jessica C. on Flickr. CC BY-NC.)