Consumption - What is Microeconomics? Books My lectures will follow: Varian, H R.(2002), Intermediate Microeconomics: A Modern Approach 6th Edition, Norton. Buy it A secondary text which may be useful is: Katz, M. L. and Rosen, H. S.(1998) Microeconomics 3rd Edition. McGraw-Hill references in the course outline refer to Varian and K-references to Ro International trade is briefly covered in the last lecture. The text is Krugman, P and Obstfeld, M.(2003), International Economics 6th Edition, Addison-Wesley(KO-references in the course outline) There are some other suggestions for 'fun'reading on the course outline Consumption- What is Microeconomics? The Course The course is arranged into four parts: 1. Consumption: Lectures l to 6. 2. Production: Lectures 7 to 11 3. Market: Lectures 12 to 1 4. International Trade: Lecture 16 Elementary mathematics is required. Material is graphically presented, but algebra and calculus appear often You will not be re-taught this material in the second year- but you will need to know it in finals! Take notes during the lectures. They will be invaluableConsumption — What is Microeconomics? 3 Books • My lectures will follow: Varian, H. R. (2002), Intermediate Microeconomics: A Modern Approach 6th Edition, Norton. Buy it. • A secondary text which may be useful is: Katz, M. L. and Rosen, H. S. (1998), Microeconomics 3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill. • Both are excellent. V -references in the course outline refer to Varian and K-references to Katz and Rosen. • International trade is briefly covered in the last lecture. The text is Krugman, P. and Obstfeld, M. (2003), International Economics 6th Edition, Addison-Wesley. (KO-references in the course outline). • There are some other suggestions for ‘fun’ reading on the course outline. Consumption — What is Microeconomics? 4 The Course • The course is arranged into four parts: 1. Consumption: Lectures 1 to 6. 2. Production: Lectures 7 to 11. 3. Market: Lectures 12 to 15. 4. International Trade: Lecture 16. • Elementary mathematics is required. Material is graphically presented, but algebra and calculus appear often. • You will not be re-taught this material in the second year — but you will need to know it in Finals! • Take notes during the lectures. They will be invaluable