USC's Masters in Economics Program is Ranked #9 in the U.S
I am not sure how these folks create their ranking but I like the fact that USC Economics has a Masters Degree that is ranked #9 in the USA. Over the last year, we have been MS STEM certified and now we are also creating a new MS degree in Spatial Economics and Data Science.
A New Version of my First Year Micro Problems
Here is my revised set of notes. These problems can be covered in three weeks in either an undergraduate or a graduate class and the students will walk away having a better sense of price theory.
Take a look at the new problem on page 34. A person gains utility from pizza and from being healthy.
A Revised Version of My "Becker/Rosen" Micro Problems
Here is a free copy of my updated set of Price Theory problems. These are new problems that I have written down based on my memories of Gary Becker and Sherwin Rosen's Price Theory classes from 30 years ago. I will teach these problems during my 3 week stint teaching Ph.D Micro at USC this fall.
Would You Learn from Taking this USC Ph.D. Microeconomics Class?
I am looking for somebody to produce a clean set of answers to my 40 pages of questions posed here. Over the last two weeks, I have written out these questions because I'll be teaching the first part of USC's Ph.D. micro class this Fall.
The Urban Economics of "The Bird"
I live close to UCLA and the streets of Westwood are covered with "The Bird". These are scooters that travel at a speed of up to 15 MPG and cost $1 to rent and 15 cents per minute of use. The Bird is produced by Xiaomi (a Chinese company).
