Please note that this course has shifted emphasis away from the economics of symmetric and asymmetric information, since many of the students that take it will be taking courses that cover that material in the finance department. Instead, coverage of industrial organization and price theory has been expanded.
< i> ``Professionalism'' is a catch-all for things such as attending class regularly, being polite and helpful to other students, asking good questions, not sleeping in class, and so forth.
Since we have a relatively small number of people in the class, we should take advantage of that with give and take during the lectures. I strongly suggest that you do the reading before class. Read the textbook chapter most carefully, and use the packet readings as background unless I tell you that an article is important for class. The packet is meant to show you what articles on these topics are like and to give you the start of a literature collection for your future work.
My office is on the 4th floor at the north end of the business building. Feel free to stop by any time. If my door is even a little bit open, that means you can knock and have a good chance of finding me able to talk. If it is closed, I am probably not there, or am on the phone, or am otherwise busy. You can also drop by during office hours or make an appointment, or use email to contact me. I am often in my office on Saturdays, but the outer doors are closed after 5 p.m. and on weekends, so call me at 855-3356 or email me.
There will be a G601 mailbox there, for extras of handouts and for the articles for reports.
You can also send me email via a web form. The difference is that comments via the form are anonymous unless you sign your message.
I have a website on the World Wide Web set up at the address:
URL: http://www.bus.indiana.edu/g570/_webg601/g601.htm.
The syllabus and other materials will be available there.
Return to the ``Applied Microeconomics'' Home Page, at URL: http://www.bus.indiana.edu/g570/_webg601/g601.htm.