Econ 1b, Microeconomics, Spring 2016

Dr. Fred E. Foldvary
Dept. of Economics
San Jose State University

Final exam May 20 study guide
exam 1
exam 2

The syllabus

high states

Term paper interview project due April 26.

Second exam Tues May 3

   Lectures

Week 1, Jan. 28
premises

Week 2, Feb. 2, 4: Factors, time
Factors of production
Law of wages and rent
A Henry Plottre story
principles
main concepts
labor
land
capital goods
time and interest
factors
interest

Week 3, Feb. 9, 11
models
economic thinking
trade
trade concepts

chapter 4, supply and demand
Questions
Key concepts
slide show

Austrian economics

Elasticity, Taylor chapter 7,
econ song
elasticity questions
video

Taylor chapter 8 household decisions
indifference curves
Seinfeld 1
Seinfeld 2
Seinfeld 3
Labor Leisure
Mankiw

chapter 6, price controls, taxes
Skousen ppt
video on minimum wage
Milton Friedman on minimum wage
Williams and Sowell minimum wage
Min wage video

chapter 7, surplus

chapter 8, cost of taxation
quantum leap
land song lyrics
lang song mp3
land song large
Rent in Australia ppt
Case study Denmark
video on cost of tax compliance
video by student
Ultimate Tax Reform

chapter 11 public goods
presentation
demand revelation

chapter 12 tax system
my cost of government
taxman video
taxman lyrics.
The tax clawback video
federal tax brackets
California tax brackets
corp tax 1
corp tax 2
corp tax 3
land tax song mp3
save the land

chapter 13 cost
presentation

Theory of the firm

chapter 14 competition
competition display

chapter 15 monopoly
monopoly display

chapter 16 monop comp

chapter 17 oligopoly

Student's video on prisoner's dilemma
split or steal
picture
Dilbert

chapter 18 interest, rent, capital goods
chapter 18 labor
power point

chapter 19 more on wages

April 5, 7
externalities
The green tax shift
presentation

chapter 20 inequality, poverty
Inequality and poverty
presentation
questions
The tax clawback video

Financial investing

public choice
Why democracy fails (Word file)
Quiz public choice

Ethics and Economics ppt

The Austrian school of economic thought
Austrian economics
capital goods and free banking
schools of economic thought

Real Estate Economics

zillow house prices
property
rent amount
taxes
leases
appraisals
insurance
finance
buy or rent
cycles

US economic history ppt

Economics videos

Excellent student's video on "tragedy of the commons."

Article about Apple company

Foldvary speaking on real estate and the economy.
video on the business cycle

Final exam: Friday, May 20, 9:45 AM - noon e-mail: [email protected]