Advanced Microeconomic Analysis

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2014/11/17: Solutions to this year's midterm exam are posted.
2014/11/03: I have corrected some errors in the solutions to HW #3 and the solution to last year's midterm.
2014/11/01: There is no class on Sunday, Nov. 2.
2014/10/30: HW #3 is due today. You may place it in my mailbox on the 9th floor of Boxue. I will have additional office hours on 2-5 PM on Friday and 2-5 PM on Monday.
2014/10/14: The midterm will be in class on Nov. 4. The midterm will be open-book, and cover Chapters 1, 2.1, 3, and 7.

In the first half of this course, we will study the foundations of consumer theory, the theory of the firm, and game theory.

The language of instruction for the first half of this course is English.

The primary textbook for the first half of the course is Advanced Microeconomic Theory, 3rd Ed. by Jehle & Reny.

A more advanced and mathematically rigorous textbook, for those interested, is Microeconomic Theory by Mas-Colell, Whinston, and Green.

For Homework 1 (due 9/23 at the end of lecture), please do the following problems in the textbook: A2.9, A2.25, A2.33, 1.3, 1.5, 1.8, 1.12, 1.20, 1.21, 1.27, 1.33
Solutions to HW 1
For Homework 2 (due 10/14 at the end of lecture), please do the following problems in the textbook: 1.41, 1.42, 1.54, 1.56, 2.3, 2.5, 3.7, 3.17, 3.28, 3.32
Solutions to HW 2
For Homework 3 (due 10/28 at the end of lecture), please do the following problems in the textbook: 3.42, 3.55, 7.3, 7.6, 7.10, 7.14, 7.17, 7.18, 7.26, 7.28
Solutions to HW 3