Econ 50: Economic Analysis I
Stanford University | Instructor: Christopher Makler | Syllabus | Canvas Page
Week 1: Tell Me What You Want
Wednesday, September 23
Friday, September 25
Saturday, September 26
Problem Set 1 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)
Week 2: Analyzing Tradeoffs
Monday, September 28
Wednesday, September 30
Friday, October 2
Saturday, October 3
Problem Set 2 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)
Week 3: Constrained Optimization
Monday, October 5
Wednesday, October 7
Friday, October 9
Saturday, October 10
Problem Set 3 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)
Monday, October 12
Checkpoint 1: Constrained Optimization (weeks 1-3)
Week 4: Consumer Demand
Wednesday, October 14
Friday, October 16
Saturday, October 17
Problem Set 4 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)
Week 5: Foundations of Finance
Monday, October 19
Wednesday, October 21
Friday, October 23
Saturday, October 24
Problem Set 5 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)
Monday, October 26
Checkpoint 2: Consumer Theory (weeks 4-5)
Week 6: Production and Cost
Wednesday, October 28
Friday, October 30
Saturday, October 31
Problem Set 6 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)
Week 7: Profit Maximization
Monday, November 2
Wednesday, November 4
Friday, November 6
Saturday, November 7
Problem Set 7 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)
Monday, November 9
Checkpoint 3: Theory of the Firm (weeks 6-7)
Week 8: When Markets are Efficient
Wednesday, November 11
Friday, November 13
Saturday, November 14
Problem Set 8 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)
Week 9: When Markets are Inefficient: Externalities
Monday, November 16
Wednesday, November 18
Saturday, November 28
Problem Set 9 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)
Week 10: When Markets Fail: Public Goods
Monday, November 30
Wednesday, December 2
Friday, December 4
Review session
Saturday, December 5
Problem Set 10 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)