Economics 241, Microeconomic Analysis
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• Textbook: Intermediate Microeconomics by Hal Varian, 6th edition
• Class Syllabus
• Math Review Handout
• Math Diagnostic Questions
• Math Diagnostic Answers
• Study Group Assignments

Links for Problem Set #7:

• Business Roundtable article on US benefits from China joining the WTO
• Chinese government's article on Chinese consumers benefit from WTO membership
• Economic Policy Institute article criticizing China's WTO membership

Links for Problem Set #6:

• Statement on cost of emissions controls from WMC
• Study of pollution controls and housing values from Princeton
• Discussion of environmental effects on trade and jobs in Mexico

Links for Problem Set #5:

• National Coalition on Health Care summary of health costs effects on the economy
• Washington Post article on health costs and overseas competitiveness
• Center on Budget and Policy Priorities discussion of the uninsured
• President Bush's health care proposals from the State of the Union speech
• American Nursing Association criticisms of the President's proposals

Links for Problem Set #4:

• NY Times article discussing Greespan's consumption tax comments
• Americans for Fair Taxation proposal for a consumption tax
• Anti-consumption tax argument from the Lew Rockwell of the Mises Institute
• San Diego Union-Tribune article on the negative savings rate

Links for Problem Set #3:

• Government's description of the Medicare prescription drug benefit
• Anti-benefit argument from Campaign for America's Future
• Pro-benefit argument from the White House

Links for Problem Set #2:

• Article on the effects of anti-smoking advertising
• PCNR article on New York State's anti-smoking campaign
• nti-anti-smoking advertising article

Links for Problem Set #1:

• People for the American Way's criticism of Alito
• Starr and Cass's statement of support for Alito
• NPR story on the University of Michigan affirmative action case

• Go to Stephen Schmidt's home page.
  
• Go to Economics Department home page.
  
• Go to Union College home page.
  

Last modified September 13 2006.