Economics 331: INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS
Dr. Bob Horn
REVIEW GUIDE: FIRST EXAM
I. BASICS: Demand, Supply
demand analysis: movement along versus a shift
supply analysis: movement along versus a shift
market equilibrium: comparative equilibrium: price and quantity adjustments
price elasticity of demand
income elasticity
cross elasticity
II. CONSUMER THEORY
axioms of choice
indifference curves
budget constraints
utility maximization
deriving the demand function
interpretation and applications
III. EXTENSIONS
the price consumption curve, the ordinary demand curve
the income consumption curve, Engel curves
substitution and (price induced) income effects
normal, inferior, Giffen good analysis
consumer surplus
point and arc elasticities
bandwagon and snob effects