Microeconomic Theory IV
Théorie microéconomique IV
ECO6122 - ECO6522
Fall - Automne 2006

Professeurs/Professors: Marcel Mérette and/et Louis Hotte
TA: Muhammad Shahid Siddiqui  (msidd062@uottawa.ca)

NB Professor Hotte is out of town Nov 20 to Dec 1.

Muhammad's weekly office hours are held on Wednesday from 2pm to 5pm, room 016, 200, Wilbrod st.

Tutorials: Every Friday 14:30-16:30 in room LPR 285. Muhammad will solve assigned problems.  If you have a specific question, you may want to send it to him ahead of time by email.

Course Outline
Plan de cours
Reading sugestion: I find that the first two sections of chapter 6 on duality are not very clear.  The following sections from Jehle and Reny (2001) provide a much better treatment of the duality principle: 3.4, 2.1.1 and 2.1.2.

Sections to cover for Chapters 15 and 16:
Exercises English Class:
  1. Varian Chapter 1:  1, 3, 4, 7, 10, 11) a, b, c, d
  2. Varian Chapter 2: 1,2,3,7 and the following: MGW 5.C.12 (ECO6122: to be submitted Tuesday Sept 26 in class.)
  3. Varian Chapter 3: 1,2,3,4 (ECO6122: to be submitted Tuesday Sept 26 in class.)
  4. Varian Chapter 4: 1,2,3,4,5,6,8 (ECO6122: to be submitted Tuesday Oct 3rd in class.)
  5. Varian Chapter 5: 2,4,6,8(ECO6122: to be submitted Tuesday Oct 3rd in class.)
  6. For class of October 10, Chap. 7, Varian, no. 1, 2, 4, 6.
  7. For class of October 17: Chap. 8, Varian, no. 2, 6, 10, 14, 16  and Chap. 9, Varian, no. 4, 6, 7.
  8. For class of October  24: Chap. 10, Varian, no. 2 and Chap. 11, Varian, no. 5, 7, 9, 10, 11.
  9. Chapter 13: 1,2,4,5,6,8 (to be submitted Tuesday Nov 14 in class)
  10. Chapter15: 1, 6, 9a,c,d (to be submitted Tuesday Nov 21 in class)
  11.  Chap 16: 1, 4, 10a,b,c,d, 11, 12 and Cournot with n firms  (to be submitted Tuesday Nov 21 in class)
Exercices français:
  1. Chap 1 Varian: 1, 3, 4, 7, 10, 11) a, b, c, d
  2. Chap 2 Varian: 1,2,3,7 et  MGW 5.C.12
  3. Chap 3 Varian:  1,2,3,4
  4. Chap 4 Varian: Tout sauf 7
  5. Chap 5 Varian: 2,6,10,12 (à rendre jeudi 5 octobre)
  6. Chap 6 Varian: 1,2,3 (à rendre jeudi 5 octobre) 
  7. Pour la classe du 5 octobre, Chap. 7, Varian, no. 1, 2, 4, 6. 
  8. Pour la classe du 12 octobre, Chap. 8, Varian, no. 2, 6, 10, 14,  16 et Chap. 9, Varian, no. 4, 6, and 7 
  9. Pour la classe du 19 octobre: Chap. 10, Varian, no. 2 et Chap. 11, Varian, no. 5, 7, 9, 10, 11.
  10. Chap 13: 1,2,4,5 (à rendre jeudi 9 nov) 
  11. Chap 15: 1, 6, 9a,c,d (à rendre jeudi 16 nov)  
  12. Chap 16: 1, 4, 10a,b,c,d, 11, 12  et Cournot avec n firmes  (à rendre jeudi 16 nov)

Solutions to exercises:
NB Those solutions may be incomplete, or contain mistakes or inaccuracies.  They are provided here solely as one additional resource to help you in your learning process.

Varian Chap 1
MGW 5.C.12
Varian Chap 2
Varian Chap 3
Varian Chap 4
Varian Chap 5 no2,   nos 4,6,   nos 8,10,12,16
Varian Chap 6
Varian chapter 13
Varian chap 15
Varian chap 16
Cournot with n firms

Mid-term exam no 7
Mid-term exam no 8


Previous exams:
NB Those exams are provided as examples only of possible questions.  In particular, the fact that one of the professors has changed since 2005 means that the style of questions may vary from those provided below. 

Mid-term 2005
Mi-session 2005
Final 2005 English
Final 2005 français