Economics & Society

Announcements

The key for the exam is available below.

Dec 2 2024
Everything you need to know for the exam is posted below at "resources".

Nov 19 2024
The key for homework 11 is available below.

Nov 19 2024
Slides for lecture 11 are available below.
Homework 11 is also available.

Nov 14 2024
The key for homework 10 is available below.
The key for practice set 11 is also available.

Nov 13 2024
Homework 10 is available below.

Nov 7 2024
The key for homework 9 is available below.
The key for practice set 10 is also available.

Nov 6 2024
Slides for lecture 10 are available.

Nov 5 2024
The key for homework 8 is available below.
Homework 9 and the key for practice set 9 are also available.

Oct 30 2024
Lecture 9 will be entirely on video. Slides are posted below.

Oct 27 2024
The key for homework 7 is available below.
The key for practice set 8 is also available.

Oct 23 2024
Slides for Lecture 8 are available below.

Oct 22 2024
The key for the test is available below.

Oct 21 2024
Homework 7 is available below.
The key for practice set 7 is also available.

Oct 16 2024
Lecture 7 will be entirely on video. You will find the slides and the link to the lecture () below at the calendar.

Oct 13 2024
Everything you need to know for the group project is available below at "resources".

Oct 10 2024
The key for homework 6 is available below.

Oct 2 2024
Homework 6 is available below.
Everything you need to know for the test in posted below ("Test Info" down at the calendar).

Sep 27 2024
Homework 6 is available below.

Sep 26 2024
The key for homework 5 is available below.
The key for practice set 6 is also available.

Sep 25 2024
Slides 6 are up.

Sep 24 2024
Homework 5 is available below.

Sep 19 2024
The key for homework 4 is available below.
The key for practice set 5 is also available.

Sep 18 2024
Slides 5 are available. Livestream Thursday at 21:00.

Sep 17 2024
Homework 4 is available below.

Sep 12 2024
The key for homework 3 is available below.
The key for practice set 4 is also available.

Sep 11 2024
Slides 4 are up. Livestream on Thursday at 21:00.

Sep 10 2024
Homework 3 is available below.

Sep 05 2024
The key for homework 2 is available below.
The key for practice set 3 is also available.

Sep 04 2024
Slides for lecture 3 are available below. This week the livestream will be on Thursday at 21:00.

Sep 02 2024
Homework 2 is available below.
The key for Practice Set 2 is also available.

Aug 29 2024
The key for homework 1 is available below (click on next to HW1).

Aug 28 2024
Slides for f2f lecture 2 are available below.
The weekly schedule is updated with livestream 2.

Aug 27 2024
Homework 1 is available below at the “Course Calendar” section.
Press on the icon for the key for the Practice Set 1.

Aug 22 2024
Slides for lecture 1 are now available for download in pdf.
You will find them scrolling down at the “Course Calendar”.

Aug 20 2024
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Aug 16 2024

Weekly zoom & f2f schedule

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Online Q&A
at 21:00

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Online Q&A
at 21:00

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Livestream
at 21:30
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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/SMUes24t1

Class Schedule

Section

Day

Time

Venue

Teaching Support

G10

Wed

12:00

SOSS/CIS CR 3-2

HAN Jin Guang

G11

Wed

15:30

SOSS/CIS CR 3-2

Heidi LIM She Anne

G12

Thu

12:00

SOSS/CIS CR 3-2

Ethan CHAN

G13

Thu

15:30

SOSS/CIS CR 3-2

Megan GOH

Senior Teaching Assistant: DU Xinyi

Resources

Lecture playlist

Test & Exam Archive

Course Calendar

Updated in a weekly basis according to course evolution.

Week of

Lec

Topic

Videos

Text Ch.

PS

HW

Aug 19

1

Course Pres.| Basics & Prerequisites

1,2,3

Aug 26

2

Consumer Choice & Demand

5

Sep 2

3

Cost, Supply & Competitive Markets

6, 7

Sep 9

4

Monopoly & Market Efficiency

4.4, 4.6

6, 7, 12

Sep 16

5

Strategic Competition

5.1*, 5.5

14

Sep 23

6

Market Failure & Intervention

9, 10

Sep 30

Test prep week – No lecture

Oct 4

Midterm (online from home at 16:00)

Units 1-6

Oct 7

Recess week – No classes

Oct 14

7

Macro Aggregates & Inequality

19, 20

Oct 21

8

Economic Growth

8.3, 8.4

21, 22

Oct 28

9

Banking & The Monetary System

24, 25

Nov 4

10

Short-run GDP fluctuations

23, 26, 27

Nov 11

11

Labor Market & Trade

11.1, 10.7, 11.2

8, 27, 28

Nov 18

Exam prep week – No lecture

Nov 25

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