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ECON357: Intermediate Economic Theory - Microeconomics II 
Comprehensive Revision Guide and Notes 2025 
 
- Part A: About This Guide 
- Part B: Sample Examination 
- Part C: Suggested Solutions to Exam Paper 
- Part D: Study Tips for Students 
 
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ECON357: Intermediate Economic Theory - Microeconomics II

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ACADEMIC YEAR 2024 - 2025

University	University of Calgary
Study Level	Undergraduate
Course Code	ECON357
Course Name	Intermediate Economic Theory - Microeconomics II
Notes Title	Comprehensive Revision Guide and Notes
Page Length	30

Discover a comprehensive and easy-to-understand set of notes for ECON357: Intermediate Economic Theory - Microeconomics II at the University of Calgary. This resource covers all examinable topics, including course structure, assessment criteria, and exam formats. It provides clear explanations, practical examples, and detailed solutions to sample questions to ensure a thorough understanding of the material. Organized for easy navigation, the guide highlights essential concepts crucial for academic success. Prepare confidently for all course assessments, whether aiming for top grades or solid performance.

ECON357: Intermediate Economic Theory - Microeconomics II delves into advanced topics such as intertemporal choice, decision-making under uncertainty, and general equilibrium theory. It covers welfare theorems, public and social choice theory, and market failures including imperfect competition, externalities, public goods, and informational asymmetries. Prerequisite: Economics 301. Note: Students cannot receive credit for both ECON357 and either ECON309 or ECON529.

Key Areas of Focus:

Analyze market power with concepts like monopoly and price discrimination.
Explore different types of imperfect competition and game theory, including the Prisoner’s Dilemma and Nash equilibrium.
Apply general equilibrium theory to exchange economies and production.
Evaluate social welfare and economic equity using concepts like Bergson Social Welfare Functions and Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem.
Assess market failures related to externalities, including solutions like Pigouvian taxes and the Coase Theorem.
Examine public goods and issues related to free riders and optimality conditions.
Investigate market failures due to asymmetric information, including adverse selection and moral hazard.
Analyze government failure and its impact on public choice.

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