TERM:  Summer

COURSE MECN 430

SECTION: 71 & 72

COURSE NAME:
Microeconomic Analysis

INSTRUCTOR: Sven Feldmann

CASEPACK - YES or NO?: Yes

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:

Pleases read the following:

1.   Besanko and Braeutigam, Microeconomics, Chapter 2, Section 2.1.

2.   Case: Capacity expansion in the Global Aluminum Industry, 2006

3.   Note on the Microeconomics of Cost

4.   Besanko and Braeutigam, Mathematical Appendix, Sections A1–A5 (as needed)

Optional: “Oil that Glisters,” “Of Mice and Economics”

Please give the Exercise a try: “Constructing the Short-Run Supply Curve for Primary Aluminum in 2004.” (appx. 45 min.)

IS ATTENDANCE AT FIRST CLASS MANDATORY – YES OR NO?: No

1.  TEXT - REQUIRED or RECOMMENDED?: (Strongly) recommended

AUTHOR: Besanko & Braeutigam

PUBLISHER: Wiley

TITLE: Microeconomics

ED./DATE: 2^nd, 2005

TERM: summer 2007

COURSE #: mecn 441

SECTION: 71/72

COURSE NAME: Competitive Strategy & Industry Structure

INSTRUCTOR: Saraniti

CASEPACK - YES or NO?:  YES

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Please prepare the case and first assignment posted on the class blackboard site.

IS ATTENDANCE AT FIRST CLASS MANDATORY – YES OR NO?:

1.  TEXT - REQUIRED or RECOMMENDED?: none

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