Econ 2 - Principles of Microeconomic Theory 

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Textbook -  Economics:  A Contemporary Introduction - McEachern - 7th ed

 

Listed Below Is the Reading Materials for Students Who Are Using McEachern

 

 

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Reading Material for Module #1  (100pts) 

The Art and Science of Economic Analysis - Chapter 1 (pages 2, 10, 15)

Some Tools of Economic Analysis - Chapter 2 - (pages 30 - 39) 

Economic Decision Makers - Chapter 3 - (pages 49 - 51)

Public Goods and Public Choice - Chapter 16 - (pages 339 - 340)

Measuring the Economy and the Circular Flow - Chapter 22 - (pages 468 - 477)

Watch Videos #1 - #6

 

Productivity and Growth - Chapter 21 - (pages 448 - 449, 452 - 455, 459)

Watch Videos #7 - #10

Complete PPC Assignment

 

Calculating Opportunity Costs and Determining Specialization

Watch Videos #11 - #14

Complete all Opportunity Cost Problems

 

Accounting vs Economic Profits

Production and Cost in the Firm - Chapter 7 - (pages 141 - 143) 

Watch Videos #15 - #16

Complete Accounting and Economic Profits Homework

Complete Corporate Research Assignment

 

Time Value of Money and Corporate Finance

Capital, Interest, and Corporate Finance - Chapter 13 - (pages 290 - 294)  

Watch Videos #17 - #20

Complete All Time Value of Money Problems

 

Complete Intelligence Squared Debate Analysis

  

 

Reading Material For Module #2 - (100 points)

International Trade -  (read Chap 19)

Watch Videos #1 - #9

Complete Comparative Advantage Homework Problems

Complete International Trade Assignment

Complete Intelligence Squared Debate Analysis

 

 

Reading Material For Module #3 - (100 points)

Demand and Supply Analysis -  (read Chapter 4)

 

Reading Material For Module #4 - (100 points)

Elasticity of Demand and Supply - (read Chapter 5) 

 

Reading Material For Module #5 - (100 points)

Production and Cost in the Firm - Chapter 7 - (pages 143 - 150)

Perfect Competition - Chapter 8 - (read Chapter 8)

Monopoly - Chapter 9 - (pages 194 - 209)

 

 

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Listed Below Is the Reading Materials for Students Who Are Using McConnell, Brue/Flynn (chapters and pages based upon e - book)

 

Reading Materials for Module #1

Limits, Alternative, and Choices - Chapter 1  - (pages 4 - 13)

The Market System and the Circular Flow - Chapter 2 - (pages 33 - 35) 

Public Goods, Public Choice, and Government Failure - Chapter 5 - (pages 95 - 98))  

Measuring Domestic Output and National Income - Chapter 27 ( pages 546 - 545, 554 - 555)

Economic Growth and Productivity - Chapter 28 (read entire chapter)

Businesses and the Costs of Production - Chapter 9 - (pages 574 - 576)

Financial Economics - Chapter 36 - (pages 748 - 755)

 

Reading Material for Module #2

International Trade - Chapter 39 - (read all)

 

Reading Material for Module #3

Demand and Supply -  Chapter 3) - (read entire chapter)

Market Failure Causes by Externalities and Asymmetric Information - (chapter 4) - (read entire chapter)

 

Reading Material for Module #4

Elasticity - Chapter 6 - (read entire chapter)

 

Reading Material for Module #5

Business and the Costs of Production - Chapter 9 - (read entire chapter)

Pure Competition - Chapter 10 - (read entire chapter)

Monopoly - Chapter 11 - (read entire chapter)