Assessment
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Problem Sets
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10%
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Mid-Term Test
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30%
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Essay
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10%
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Final Exam
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50%
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The weighting for the various pieces of assessment will be according to one of the following two schedules, whichever gives the highest grade (except, for the note on "dishonest practice" included in the Course Outline):
Schedule 1:
Problem Sets 10%
Mid-Term Test 30%
Essay 10%
Final Exam 50%
Schedule 2:
Problem Sets 10%
Mid-Term Test 15%
Essay 10%
Final Exam 65%
Textbooks
Required Texts
Bergstrom, Theodore C. , Varian, Hal R;
Workouts in intermediate microeconomics;
7th ed;
W.W. Norton, 2006.
Varian, Hal R;
Intermediate microeconomics : a modern approach;
7th ed;
W.W. Norton & Co, 2006.
Recommended Reading
Harford, Tim;
The undercover economist : exposing why the rich are rich, the poor are poor--and why you can never buy a decent used car!;
Oxford University Press, 2006.
ECON203 uses the same books as ECON202.
