AT Micro/Macro Economics

EYE OPENER OF THE WEEK: A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry; but money answereth all things. BIBLE KEY DATES: 1. On Monday, Nov. 26, Mike Ross will do a debrief. 2. During the second class period of the week, we will have a QUIZ on Perfect Competition. 3. On Friday, your STOCK SELECTION PAPERS are due. 4. On Wednesday, December 19, Ariel Capital Management will be in and John and Charlie will speak to us about value investing. CLASS ONE: we will review the chapter on Perfect Competition and I will give you time to work on your stock selection papers.  HOMEWORK: prepare for a quiz on Perfect Competition. CLASS TWO: QUIZ  on Perfect Competition. HOMEWORK: please read chapter 2 in The Big Short. CLASS THREE: we will discuss the reading. HOMEWORK: work on your stock selection papers which are due tomorrow. CLASS FOUR: I will collect your papers and we will read some of them in class. HOMEWORK: Please read chapter 15 on Monopoly.

EYE OPENER FOR THE WEEK: Character is that which can do without success. Ralph Waldo Emerson KEY DATES: On Monday, Nov. 12, your Capsim assignment on the production schedule for the demand forecast for Able is due. On Wednesday, Nov. 15, Steve Soble will speak to both sections about running a small business and, specifically, Obamacare. During the last class period of the week, you will have a quiz on the two chapters on production and cost analysis plus an essay question from Soble's talk. On Friday, Nov. 30, your stock selection paper is due. See the course syllabus or the category Stock Selection paper on this site for details. THE LONG PERIOD: we will watch Doris Kearns Goodwin discussing Obama's second term. CLASS ONE: we will discuss chapter 12 on Production and Cost Analysis. HOMEWORK: read chapter 13, the second chapter on production for the class period that Steve Soble is not speaking. CLASS TWO: we will discuss chapter 13 and do the Capsim debrief. HOMEWORK FOR LAST

EYE-OPENER OF THE WEEK: The nation that has no schools has no future. Bismarck KEY DATES: On Monday, Nov. 5, your Capsim assignment on a new product introduction is due. On Friday, Nov. 9, we will have a QUIZ on the game theory chapter in Colander as well as the chapter on production and cost analysis. On Monday, Nov. 12, your Capsim assignment on the production schedule for the demand forecast for Able is due. On Friday, Nov. 30, your stock selection paper is due. See the course syllabus or the category Stock Selection paper on this site for details. LONG PERIOD: we will watch a video on Sandy and our economic goals. CLASS ONE: We will discuss the first half of the chapter on game theory. HOMEWORK: finish the chapter. CLASS TWO: we will discuss the second half of the chapter and do the Capsim Debrief. HOMEWORK: please read chapter 12 on Production and Cost Analysis in Colander. CLASS THREE: we will discuss the reading. HOMEWORK: prepare for the Quiz on game theory and production and c