Overview
Description
Elements of mathematical economics and explicit functional forms applied to neoclassical models of the firm, consumer theory, and general equilibrium.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Admission to the Ph.D. in Economics program
- permission of the instructor
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Ph.D. in Economics program, or permission of the instructor.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall
Terms
fall
Restrictions
Admission to the Ph.D. in Economics program; permission of the instructor
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- use abstract modeling skills and analytical reasoning to analyze microeconomic theory.
- use mathematical techniques for unconstrained and constrained optimization in consumer and firm behavior.
- use the envelope theorem to analyze duality in consumer and firm behavior.