Dr. P.V. Viswanath

 

pviswanath@pace.edu

Home
Bio
Courses
Research
Economics/Finance on the Web
Student Interest

d
 
  Courses / MBA 662/  
   
 
 
d

MBA 662: Marketing and Micro Economics for Value Creation
Course Outline and TimeTable for Economics component

 
 

Spring 2008

 
 

Class Meeting Week and Days

Topics

Projects and other Deadlines

Meeting 1
Jan. 24

Introduction -- Chapter 2 of Pindyck and Rubenfeld
Demand and Supply

 

Meeting 2
Jan. 31

Demand and Supply

Chapter 2, Problems 5, 9

Meeting 3
February 7

Consumer Behavior and Demand -- Chapters 3, 4 of Pindyck and Rubenfeld

Chapter 3, Problems 10, 16

Meeting 4
February 14
Consumer Behavior and Demand Chapter 4, Problems 7, 9, 12
Meeting 5
February 21
Production -- Chap. 6, 7 of Pindyck and Rubenfeld
Production and Supply Curves
Chapter 6, Problems 4, 9
Meeting 6
February 28
Production and Supply Curves Chapter 7, Problems 8, 11
Meeting 7
March 6
Profit Maximization and Competitive Supply
Chap. 8
Chapter 8, Problems 5, 10, 15
Meeting 8
March 13
Midterm  
Meeting 9
March 27
Market Power: Monopoly and Monopsony
Chapters 10
Chapter 10, Problems 8, 12, 14, 18
Meeting 10
April 3
Pricing with Market Power and Monopolistic Competition
Chapters 11, 12

Read Lessons from Apple's I-phone pricing strategy

Meeting 11
April 10
Pricing with Market Power Chapter 11, Problem 4, 7, 10, 17.
Meeting 12
April 17
Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly
Chapter 12
 
Meeting 13
April 24
Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly  
Meeting 14
May 1
Final Exam  

Go to Prof. P.V. Viswanath's Home Page

Go to MBA 662 Home Page