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ECON 811
Economics 811 Advanced Microeconomic Theory I
Link to ECON 811 Announcements (updated December 3, 2021)
Teaching Plan:
Part I. Individual Decision Making
Part II. Game Theory
Part III. Market Equilibrium and Market Failure
ECON 811 Announcements
Announcements for 811, Fall 2021-22
1. Everyone who is taking or considering taking this course please send me an e-mail immediately, so that you can receive important announcements regarding this course. My e-mail address is: wangr@queensu.ca
2. Please send your assignments to your TA by e-mail: gongy@econ.queensu.ca Please put ECON 811 Assignment #1 (or so on) as your e-mail subject title.
3. Assignment #1: 1.B.4; 1.C.2; 1.D.3. Due Monday, September 20, 2021 at 11:59pm.
4. The TA's office hour has been changed to Wednesday, 2:30-4:00pm. Please take note.
5. Assignment #2: 2.D.2; 2.E.4; 2.E.5. Due Monday, September 27, 2021 at 11:59pm.
6. Assignment #3: 3.B.3; 3.C.6; 3.D.6(a)(b). Due Monday, October 4, 2021 at 11:59pm.
7. The midterm exam will be held on Thursday, October 28, 2021. It will be an in-class, closed book, closed notebook exam.
8. Assignment #4: 3.E.5; 3.G.8; 3.G.15. Due Monday, October 11, 2021 at 11:59pm.
9. Past Midterm Exams:
2005, 2006, 2007 (exclude Q4), 2008, 2009 (exclude Q5), 2018
Our midterm exam will cover everything up to (and including) Section 6.B.
10. Tutorial: Tuesday, Oct. 26, 1:00-3:00pm, MC A416
11. Midterm Exam: Thursday, Oct. 28, 10:00-11:30am, Dunning Hall Conference Room (DUN 213), 2nd Floor, Dunning Hall.
12. Practice questions for Chapter 5: 2005 Q4, 2007 Q3, 2008 Q4, 2018 Q2 in the past midterm exams.
13. Past Midterm Answers HERE.
14. There will be no ECON 811 class on Thursday due to Remembrance Day.
15. Assignment #5: 6.C.1; 6.C.12; 6.C.13. Due Monday, Nov 15, 2021 at 11:59pm.
16. The final exam will take place on Monday, December 13, 2021, from 9:00am to 12:00noon in Dunning Hall Conference Room. It is a closed book, closed notebook exam.
17. Assignment #6: HERE, Due Monday, November 29, 2021 at 11:59pm.
18. Assignment #7: HERE. Due Monday, December 6, 2021 at 11:59pm.
19. The tutorial for the final exam will be on Tuesday, Dec 7, 2021, 1:00-3:30pm, at MC A516.
20. Past final exams HERE. The following past exam questions are relevant to our final exam.
Final exams: 2005 (#1, #3, #4, #5), 2006 (#1(a), #2, #4, #5), 2007 (#2, #5), 2008 (#2, #3, #4),
2009 (#4, #5), 2018 (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5)
Midterm exams: 2007 (#4), 2009 (#5)
21. Final Exam Office Hours: 9:00am-11:00am, Sunday, Dec 12, 2021. I will send everyone a link 20 minutes in advance.