Economics & Society

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The key for Self-Test 7 is available below.

Oct 15 2026
Slides for lecture 7 are available below.

Oct 13 2026
The key for the Midterm test is available below.
A document with everything you need to know for the Group Project is available below.

Oct 12 2026
A series of Web Apps are posted below to help you understand various aspects of the material. Enjoy!

Sep 30 2026
The schedule for the online Q&A and Livestream is available below.
It will be on Zoom.

Sep 24 2026
The key for Self-Test 6 is available below.
Info for the Test is posted below!

Sep 24 2026
Info for the test is posted below.
Slides for lecture 6 are available below.
My Cournot calculator here!

Sep 23 2026
Slides for lecture 6 are available below.
My Cournot calculator here!

Sep 22 2026
My Cournot calculator here!

Sep 21 2026
The key for Self-Test 5 is available below.

Sep 17 2026
Slides for lecture 5 are available below.

Sep 15 2026
The key for Self-Test 4 is available below.

Sep 10 2026
Slides for lecture 4 are available below.

Sep 8 2026
The key for Self-Test 3 is available below.

Sep 3 2026
Slides for lecture 3 are available below.

Sep 1 2026
Slides for lecture 2 are available below.

Aug 25 2026
The key for Self-Test 1 is available below.

Aug 20 2026
Slides for lecture 1 are available below at the "Course Calendar" section.

Aug 18 2026
Welcome to Economics & Society, Sections G10 - 11 - 12 - 13!

Jul 24 2026

Weekly zoom & f2f schedule

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

12/10

13/10

14/10

15/10

16/10

17/10

18/10

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Lecture
G10 – G11

Lecture
G12 – G13

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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/SMUes2627t1

Class Schedule

Section

Day

Time

Venue

Teaching Support

G10

Wed

12:00

SOSS/CIS SR 3-3

Lesham YU Jiaxin

G11

Wed

15:30

SOSS/CIS SR 3-3

Jocelyn TAN

G12

Thu

12:00

SOA SR 3-4

Zakarya Ibn ZULKIFLEE

G13

Thu

15:30

SOA SR 3-4

KUA Xin Ren

Resources

Lecture playlist

Midterm Archive

Handout 9

Exam Info

Course Calendar

Updated in a weekly basis according to course evolution.

Week of

Lec

Topic

Videos

Text Ch.

PS

ST

Aug 17

1

Course Intro | Basics & Prerequisites

1,2,3

Aug 24

2

Consumer Choice & Demand

5

Aug 31

3

Cost, Supply & Competitive Markets

6, 7

Sep 7

4

Monopoly & Market Efficiency

4.4, 4.6

6, 7, 12

Sep 14

5

Strategic Competition

5.1*, 5.5

14

Sep 21

6

Market Failure & Intervention

9, 10

Sep 28

Test prep week – No lecture

Oct 3

Midterm (online from home at 08:30)

Units 1-6

Oct 5

Recess week – No classes

Oct 12

7

Macro Aggregates & Inequality

19, 20

Oct 19

8

Economic Growth

21, 22

ST8

Oct 26

9

Banking & The Monetary System

24, 25

ST9

Nov 2

10

Short-run GDP fluctuations

23, 26, 27

ST10

Nov 9

11

Labor Market & Trade

11.1, 10.7, 11.2

8, 27, 28

ST11

Nov 16

Exam prep week – No lecture

Nov 23

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