Peter J Wilcoxen

PPA 723 Managerial Economics

General Information About the Course

General Information, Textbook and Requirements
General information that you may need at the beginning of the semester.
Course Outline
The list of the topics to be covered in class this semester.
Materials from Class
Topics covered each day plus copies of handouts.

Announcements

Nov 18 No lab session on Friday 11/21; there will be a session on Monday 11/24 instead. 
Nov 4 The due date for Exercise 8 will be extended to Thursday 11/13. 
Oct 16 Updated schedule through October 27th 
Oct 14 Update to syllabus regarding exam grades 
Oct 7 No class on Thursday the 9th (Yom Kippur); office hours as usual. 
Sep 25 Office hours on Thu 9/25 will be 4:00-5:30 
Sep 23 Office hours will be held on Tue 9/30 at the usual time. 
Sep 23 The first exam will be Thu 10/2. Be sure to bring a calculator. 
Sep 23 There will be no class on Tue 9/30. It's a university holiday for Eid ul-Fitr. 
Aug 26 Copies of Perloff are now on reserve at Bird library. 
Aug 26 No lab session on Friday, August 29th. 
Aug 25 Welcome! 

Assignments

Exercise 1 Due 9/2. Math refresher 
Exercise 2 Due 9/9. Finding and analyzing market equilibria 
Exercise 3 Due 9/16. The consequences of raising the gas tax in Washington, DC. 
Exercise 4 Due 9/23. An analysis of US restrictions on sugar imports. 
Exercise 5 Due 10/2. Policy memo. 
Exercise 6 Due 10/16. Indifference curves and budget constraints. 
Exercise 7 Due 10/30. Evaluating climate change policy.  
Exercise 8 Due 11/11. Present value of research on fuel cells. 
Exercise 9 Due 11/25. Expected value. 

Solution Keys

Exercise 1 Solution  
Exercise 2 Solution  
Exercise 3 Solution  
Exercise 4 Solution  
Exercise 5 Solution Not applicable. 
Exercise 6 Solution  
Exercise 7 Solution  
Exercise 8 Solution  

Resources

Notation
A quick reference list of names, abbreviations and symbols.

Web Notes
An assortment of notes on key topics from the course.
Supplementary Exercises
Optional exercises you may want to do to help prepare for exams.
Tips on Writing a Policy Memo
There's no single formula for writing an effective policy memo because every policy is different. However, here are a few guidelines that may help.
More Tips on Writing a Policy Memo
Here are a few additional Do's and Don'ts about writing policy memos.
Previous Exams
Previous exams, with solutions.
Email Questions and Answers
Selected questions sent in by email, with answers.
Macrosoft
An interactive monopoly simulation game.
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