Applied Microeconomics
Applied Microeconomics develops conceptual and empirical analysis of microeconomic behavior, covering production, consumption, technical change, investment, and welfare implications.
Summary
Past student reviews · Guanming Shi
The instructor declined requests for study materials or key point reviews, requiring students to prepare for the final without provided guidance.
What you’ll be able to do
Understand formal models of economic problems such as production and consumption allocations and the efficiency consequences.
Employ analytical and mathematical models to analyze economic problems.
Articulate and critique theories and practices in such analyses.
Communicate clearly economic and policy issues related to such analyses.
Source: UW Guide
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the class
Past student reviews · Guanming Shi
Students described the course organization as messy and criticized the lack of review sessions or sample exams for the final.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2011: 3.83 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2012: 3.85 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2020: 3.58 GPA, 84.6% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Past student reviews · Guanming Shi
The instructor declined requests for study materials or key point reviews, requiring students to prepare for the final without provided guidance.
Past student reviews · Guanming Shi
One student found the professor nice and emphasized the importance of reading all lecture notes to succeed.
Topics
- Production and consumption analysis, technical change, and investment
- Empirical applications of microeconomics with implications for efficiency and welfare analysis
- Formal models of economic problems, production/consumption allocations, and efficiency consequences
Skills
- Employing analytical and mathematical models to analyze economic problems
- Articulating and critiquing theories and practices in economic analyses
- Clearly communicating economic and policy issues related to microeconomic analyses
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