Problem sets are due on Fridays (except for Problem Set 10, which is due the Tuesday before Thanksgiving). The timing of 24-hour take-home exams will be announced in class. Other assignments are due on Sundays. Assignments are due by 11:00 PM.
| Date | Assignment |
|---|---|
| September 11 | Reading: The Economic Approach to Human Behavior, Chapter 1 |
| September 16 | Problem Set 1 |
| September 18 | Reading: “Giffen Behavior and Subsistence Consumption” |
| September 23 | Problem Set 2 |
| September 30 | Problem Set 3 |
| October 2 | Modeling Exercise 1 |
| October 11 | Problem Set 4 |
| October 14 | Problem Set 5 |
| October 19-20 | Take-Home Exam 1 |
| October 23 | Reading: “The Distributional Preferences of an Elite” |
| November 2 | Problem Set 6 |
| November 4 | Reading: “Paying Not to Go to the Gym” |
| November 6 | Problem Set 7 |
| November 11 | Problem Set 8 |
| November 18 | Problem Set 9 |
| November 20 | Reading: “The Market for Lemons” |
| November 22 | Problem Set 10 |
| November 30 | Modeling Exercise 2 |
| December 2 | Problem Set 11 (optional) |
| December 7-8 | Take-Home Exam 2 |
| December 15 | Modeling Exercise 3 (optional) |