Economics & Society

Announcements

If you want to take the test at 14:30 (for any reason) you MUST fill in this form. You have till SUNDAY at 23:00.
EVERYTHING you need to know for the test is here.
Check below for links and timetable for online Q&As and Livestream.

Feb 20 2025
Homework 6 is available below.

Feb 20 2025
The key for homework 5 is available below.
Slides for lecture 6 and the key for practice set 6 are also available.

Feb 19 2025
Homework 5 is available below.

Feb 13 2025
The key for homework 4 is available below.
Slides for lecture 5 and the key for practice set 5 are also available.

Feb 12 2025
Slides for lecture 5 are available.

Feb 11 2025
Homework 4 is available below.

Feb 6 2025
The key for homework 3 is available below.
Slides for lecture 4 and the key for practice set 4 are also available.

Feb 5 2025
Slides for lecture 4 are available.

Feb 4 2025
The key for homework 2 is available below.
The key for practice set 3 and homework 3 are also available.

Jan 29 2025
Slides for lecture 3 are available below.
Lecture 3 will be entirely on video (no f2f lecture this week).

Jan 26 2025
Ηomework 2 is available below.

Jan 23 2025
The key for homework 1 is available below.
The key for practice set 2 is also available.

Jan 22 2025
Slides for lecture 2 are available below. Do not forget to watch segment 2.3 before class.
Homework 1 is due tonight at 11.

Jan 21 2025
Homework 1 is available below at the “Course Calendar” section.
Press on the icon for the key for the Practice Set 1.

Jan 17 2025
Slides for lecture 1 are available below (course calendar section).
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Jan 14 2025
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Jan 13 2025

Weekly zoom & f2f schedule

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

24/2

25/2

26/2

27/2

28/2

1/3

2/3

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Online Q&A
at 20:30

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Livestream
at 20:30
(Q&A to follow)

TEST

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Course Info

Instructor: Kosmas Marinakis, Ph.D.

email: kmarinakis@smu.edu.sg

Office: YPHSL 4-13 Phone: +65 68 261 339

f2f Office Hours: See weekly schedule above

Basic Text: Economics by Acemogly, Laibson and List

Telegram: https://t.me/SMUes2425t2

Class Schedule

Section

Day

Time

Venue

Teaching Support

G13

Wed

12:00

SOSS/CIS CR 3-2

Megan GOH

G14

Wed

15:30

SOSS/CIS CR 3-2

Ethan CHAN

G15

Thu

12:00

SOSS/CIS CR 3-2

Ray CHONG

G16

Thu

15:30

SOSS/CIS CR 3-2

Heidi LIM She Anne

Resources

Lecture playlist

Test & Exam Archive

Test Key

Group Project

Exam Info

Exam Key

Course Calendar

Updated in a weekly basis according to course evolution.

Week of

Lec

Topic

Videos

Text Ch.

PS

HW

Jan 13

1

Course Intro| Basics & Prerequisites

1,2,3

Jan 20

2

Consumer Choice & Demand

5

Jan 27

3

Cost, Supply & Competitive Markets

6, 7

Feb 3

4

Monopoly & Market Efficiency

4.4, 4.6

6, 7, 12

Feb 10

5

Strategic Competition

5.1*, 5.5

14

Feb 17

6

Market Failure & Intervention

9, 10

Feb 24

Test prep week – No lecture

Feb 28

Midterm (online from home at 16:00)

Units 1-6

Mar 3

Recess week – No classes

Mar 10

7

Macro Aggregates & Inequality

19, 20

HW7

Mar 17

8

Economic Growth

8.3, 8.4

21, 22

HW8

Mar 24

9

Banking & The Monetary System

24, 25

HW9

Mar 31

10

Short-run GDP fluctuations

23, 26, 27

HW10

Apr 7

11

Labor Market & Trade

11.1, 10.7, 11.2

8, 27, 28

HW11

Apr 14

Exam prep week – No lecture

Apr 21

Final Exam (online on campus at 08:30)

Units 1 – 11

Lecture; Tutorial; External video; Key; New update;

Video segments denoted by (*) must be watched before the lecture