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Principles of Microeconomics

Prof. Jonathan Gruber · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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About

This introductory undergraduate course covers the fundamentals of microeconomics. Topics include supply and demand, market equilibrium, consumer theory, production and the behavior of firms, monopoly, oligopoly, welfare economics, public goods, and externalities.

Lectures

Video Lectures

  1. Lec 1: Introduction to Principles of Microeconomics and Supply & Demand Video
  2. Lec 2: Preferences and Utility Function Video
  3. Lec 3: Budget Constraints and Constrained Choice Video
  4. Lec 4: Demand Curves and Income/Substitution Effects Video
  5. Lec 5: Production Theory Video
  6. Lec 6: Costs Video
  7. Lec 7: Competition I Video
  8. Lec 8: Competition II Video
  9. Lec 9: Supply and Demand & Consumer/Producer Surplus Video
  10. Lec 10: Welfare Economics Video
  11. Lec 11: Monopoly I Video
  12. Lec 12: Monopoly II Video
  13. Lec 13: Oligopoly I Video
  14. Lec 14: Oligopoly II Video
  15. Lec 15: Input Markets I—Labor Market Video
  16. Lec 16: Input Markets II—Labor and Capital Video
  17. Lec 17: Making Choices over Time Video
  18. Lec 18: Introduction to Trade Video
  19. Lec 19: International Trade: Welfare and Policy Video
  20. Lec 20: Uncertainty Video
  21. Lec 21: Social Insurance Video
  22. Lec 22: Efficiency and Equity Video
  23. Lec 23: Government Redistribution and Taxation Video
  24. Lec 24: Externalities Video
  25. Lec 25: Behavioral Economics Video
  26. Lec 26: Health Care Economics Video

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department
Economics
Teacher
Prof. Jonathan Gruber
Term
Fall 2023
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Economics, Society and politics
Source
MIT OpenCourseWare
Licence
CC BY 4.0, as MIT OpenCourseWare states it. MIT OpenCourseWare's terms
Attribution
Prof. Jonathan Gruber. Principles of Microeconomics. Fall 2023. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu/. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.
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