New School University GECO6200 Advanced Microeconomics I:

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Spring 2005 Syllabus (pdf)

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Address Information

Duncan K. Foley
Graduate Faculty, 65 Fifth Avenue, Room 352
212-229-5906/5717
e-mail: foleyd@newschool.edu
homepage: http://homepage.newschool.edu/~foleyd/GECO6200
Office hours: Tuesdays 2-4, Thursdays 2-4, or by appointment.

Teaching Assistant:
Alexander J. Julius
e-mail: JuliA056@newschool.edu

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Problem Sets

Problem Set 1 (pdf)

Problem Set 2 (pdf)

Problem Set 3 (pdf)

Problem Set 4 (pdf)

Problem Set 5 (pdf)

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Examinations

Examination 1 (pdf) Due April 5, 2005

Examination 2 Study Guide (pdf)

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Notes

Lecture Notes Table of Contents

Lecture 1 Precursors

Lecture 2 Sraffa

Lecture 3 von Neumann, Leontief, Linear Programming

Lecture Notes References

Notes on Maximization 1

Notes on Dynamical Systems

Is utility theory so different from thermodynamics?

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Recommended Reading

Burgstaller, A. Property and Prices : Towards a Unified Theory of Value. Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 0521419034

Kurz, H. and N. Salvadori. Theory of Production : A Long-Period Analysis. Cambridge University Press. (Paperback) ISBN: 0521588677

Mandler, M. Dilemmas in Economic Theory : Persisting Foundational Problems in Microeconomics. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 0195100875

Dobb, Maurice. Theories of Value and Distribution since Adam Smith. Cambridge University Press.

Foley, Duncan. Understanding Capital. Harvard University Press.

Mirowski, Philip. Machine Dreams. Cambridge University Press

Starr, Ross. General Equilibrium Theory: An Introduction. Cambridge University Press, 1997