14.03 Reading Assignments - Spring 1996
Modified 4/12/96

Note: This document will be updated periodically to reflect changes in the 
schedule, and to give page numbers or chapter sections more specifically.
Text: Nicholson, Walter, Microeconomic Theory: Basic Principles and Extensions,
New York: Dryden Press, 1995.

Assignments by Week
2/6-2/8:  Nicholson Chps. 1-2; Freeman; Kennan.
2/13-2/15:  Nicholson Chps. 3-5 (through p. 149); Dwyer.
2/22: Nicholson (149-167; 173-185); Boskin; Business Week Articles.
2/27-2/29:  Nicholson Chps. 7,11; Medoff.
3/5-3/7:  Nicholson Chps. 11-13; Milgrom and Roberts (book chapter).
          (focus on Nicholson 311-318, 321-333, 344-360, 368-382, 388-404)
3/12-3/14:  Nicholson Chp. 14 (optional); Milgrom and Roberts (AER).
3/19-3/21:  Nicholson Chps. 15 (445-458;463-470); 
            Fischel and Lazear (thr. 911).
4/2-4/4:  Nicholson Chps. 15 (476-480),16, begin 17; Krugman (FA), (HBR).
4/9-4/11,4/18:  Nicholson Chps. 8 (skip 242-244), 17 (505-522), and 18, 
                Krugman (AER), Culbertson (NYT and HBR - handouts).
4/23-4/25:  Nicholson Chp. 20 (605-617; 620-633); McAfee and Deneckre.
4/30-5/2: Nicholson Chp. 21 (643-644; 649-650; 652-657; 659-665); Schmalensee.
5/7-5/9:  Nicholson Chp. 26; Krugman NYT Column (Optional)
5/14-5/16: Review