MICRO:  Unit 4, Topic 4.5 Oligopoly and Game Theory (2 and 1/2 days)
MICRO:  Unit 4, Topic 4.4 Monopolistic Competition (2 days)
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Agenda for this evening Unit 4:  Microeconomics -- Imperfect Competition

*Joel Miller:  Introduction (1 minute)
*Joel Miller:  4.1 Introduction to Imperfectly Competitive Markets (7 minutes)
*Joel Miller:  Calculating Areas on Graphs in Perfect and Imperfect Competition (4 minutes)
*Steven Reff:  4.2 Monopoly (15 minutes)
*Joel Miller:  4.3 Price Discrimination (10 minutes)
*Steven Reff:  4.4 Monopolistic Competition (10 minutes)
*Matt Pedlow:  4.5 Oligopoly and Game Theory (15 minutes)
*Steven Reff:  Activities Listed Below (2 minutes)
*Joel Miller:  Wrap Up (2 minutes)
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MICRO:  Unit 4, Topic 4.3 Price Discrimination (1 day)
Current Events for Unit 4 Websites (1 minutes)
Link to:  fee.org/learning-center
MICRO:  Unit 4, Topic 4.2 Monopoly (3 - 4 days)
MICRO-- Unit 4:  Imperfect Competition
MICRO:  Unit 4: Topic 4.1 Introduction to Imperfectly Competitive Markets (1 day)  
Unit 4.1: Imperfect Competition (8- 10 class periods) (15 - 22 % of exam)
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Non-Discriminating Monopoly and Three Types of Price Discrimination:
https://reffonomics.com/WBchapter9PriceDiscriminationRAeconomics2022.html
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eTextbook Reading Assignments:

Price Discriminating Monopolies:  
https://reffonomics.com/MonopolyPartIII2BRAeconomics2021.html
Joel Miller (7 minutes):  MICRO:  Unit 4, Topic 4.3 Price Discrimination (1 class period)
Steven Reff (3 minutes):  Describe Activities Below for Unit 4: Topics 4.1 - 4.7
Joel Miller Introduction (1 minutes)
MICRO -- UNIT 4:  Topic 4.3
MICRO -- UNIT 4:  Topic 4.1
MICRO -- UNIT 4:  Topic 4.4
MICRO -- UNIT 4:  Topic 4.5
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Reffonomics:  Principles of Microeconomics
https://reffonomics.com/currenteventsmic4.html
https://reffonomics.com/graphsmic4.html
Joel Miller Wrap Up (1 minutes)
reffonomics.com/firesidechat8imp.html
MICRO -- UNIT 4:  Topic 4.2
Joel Miller (7 minutes) MICRO Unit 4, Topic 4.1 Introduction to Imperfectly Competitive
                                                                                 Markets (1 class period)
Types of Market Structure Interactive Table:
https://reffonomics.com/WBchapter6TypesofMarketStructures1RAeconomics2021.html
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eTextbook by Reffonomics:

Market Structure:
https://reffonomics.com/TypesofMarketStructures2BRAeconomics2021.html

eVideos (3 minutes or less with 3 multiple choice questions):

Types of Market Structure, Part I:  
https://reffonomics.com/8MarketStructuresCharacteristicsB.html

Types of Market Structure, Part II:  
https://reffonomics.com/8MarketStructuresCharacteristicsPartIIB.html
Steven Reff (15 minutes) MICRO Unit 4, Topic 4.2 Monopoly (3 - 4 class periods)        
Steven Reff (10 minutes):  MICRO:  Unit 4, Topic 4.4 Monopolistic Competition (2 days)
Starter or Review Video for Monopolistic Competition:
https://reffonomics.com/RAeconomicsreviewoligopoly.html

Monopolistic Competition--What does the CED require?
https://reffonomics.com/2022MonopolisticCompetitionFirmQuestions.html

Monopolistic Competition Graph Interactive
https://reffonomics.com/2022MonopolisticFirmGraph.html
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eTextbook Reading Assignment:
https://reffonomics.com/MonopolisticCompetition2BRAeconomics2021.html
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eWorkbook Interactive Activities (self-graded):  

Monopolistic Competition Firm Graph, Part I:
https://reffonomics.com/WBChapter9MonopolisticCompetitionGraph1RAeconomics2021.html

Monopolistic Competition Firm Graph, Part II:
https://reffonomics.com/WBChapter9MonopolisticCompetitionGraph2RAeconomics2021.html

Monopolistic Competition Firm Graph, Part III:
https://reffonomics.com/WBChapter9MonopolisticCompetitionGraph3RAeconomics2021.html

Monopolistic Competition Firm Graph, Part IV:
https://reffonomics.com/WBChapter9MonopolisticCompetitionGraph4RAeconomics2021.html
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eVideos (3 minutes or less with 3 multiple choice questions):

Monopolistic Competition (Characteristics):
https://reffonomics.com/13MonopolisticCompetitionCharacteristicsB.html

Monopolistic Competition (Advertising):
https://reffonomics.com/13MonopolisticCompetitionAdvertisingB.html

Monopolistic Competition (Profit, Breakeven, Loss):
https://reffonomics.com/13MonopolisticCompetitionProfitBreakEvenLossB.html

Monopolistic Competition (Entry Exit):
https://reffonomics.com/13MonopolisticCompetitionEntryExitB.html
Matt Pedlow (15 minutes):  MICRO:  Unit 4, Topic 4.5 Oligopoly and Game Theory (2 and 1/2 days)
Starter or Review Video for Oligopoly:
https://reffonomics.com/RAeconomicsreviewoligopoly.html

Oligopoly--What does the CED require?
https://reffonomics.com/2022OligopolyQuestions.html

Oligopoly Matrix Interactive:
https://reffonomics.com/2022OligopolyMatrix.html

FRQs for Oligopoly:
https://reffonomics.com/FRQUnit4Micro2021oligopolyRAeconomics2021.html
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eTextbook Reading Assignment:

Oligopoly:       
https://reffonomics.com/Oligopoly2BRAeconomics2021.html
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eWorkbook Interactive Activities (self graded):

Reffonomics Baseball (Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly):
https://reffonomics.com/ReffonomicsBaseballMonopolisticCompetitionOligopoly2BRAeconomics2021.html

Oligopoly, Matrix 1 (Prisoners' Dilemma):
https://reffonomics.com/WBChapter9OligopolynGraph1RAeconomics2021.html

Oligopoly, Matrix 2 (Going on a Date):  
https://reffonomics.com/WBChapter9OligopolynGraph2RAeconomics2021.html

Oligopoly, Matrix 3 (Advertise or Not Advertise):  
https://reffonomics.com/WBChapter9OligopolynGraph3RAeconomics2021.html

Oligopoly, Matrix 4 (Create Your Own):  
https://reffonomics.com/WBChapter9OligopolynGraph4RAeconomics2021.html

Oligopoly Multiple Choice Questions (15 Questions):
https://reffonomics.com/MultipleChoiceOligopolyPart12BRAeconomics2021.html

Oligopoly Multiple Choice Questions (11 Questions):
https://reffonomics.com/MultipleChoiceOligopolyPart22BRAeconomics2021.html
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eVideos (3 minutes or less with 3 multiple choice questions):

Oligopoly (Characteristics):
https://reffonomics.com/13OligopolyCharacteristicsB.html

Oligopoly Matrix (How to Read a Matrix, Part II):  
https://reffonomics.com/13OligopolyReadaMatrixPartIB.html

Prisoner's Dilemma, Part I:  
https://reffonomics.com/13OligopolyPrisonersDilemmaPartIB.html

Prisoner's Dilemma, Part II:  
https://reffonomics.com/13OligopolyPrisonersDilemmaPartIIB.html

Prisoner's Matrix (How to Read a Matrix, Part II):  
https://reffonomics.com/13OligopolyReadaMatrixPartIIB.html
Joel Miller (4 minutes) MICRO Unit 4, Topic 4.2 Monopoly (Homework on In-Class Assignment)        
Calculating Area of Squares, Rectangles, and Triangles:
https://reffonomics.com/WBchapter4ProducerConsumerSurplusAREA1RAeconomics2021.html

Calculating Area of Total Expenditures = Total Revenue:
https://reffonomics.com/WBchapter4ProducerConsumerSurplusAREA2RAeconomics2021.html

Calculating Area of Consumer Surplus (CS):
https://reffonomics.com/WBchapter4ProducerConsumerSurplusAREA3RAeconomics2021.html

Calculating Area of Producer Surplus (PS):
https://reffonomics.com/WBchapter4ProducerConsumerSurplusAREA4RAeconomics2021.html

Calculating Area of CS, PS, and Deadweight Loss (DWL):
https://reffonomics.com/WBchapter4ProducerConsumerSurplusAREA5aRAeconomics2021.html
Starter or Review Videos for Monopoly:
https://reffonomics.com/RAeconomicsreviewmonopoly.html

Monopoly--What does the CED require?
https://reffonomics.com/2022MonopolyQuestions.html

Natural Monopoly Graph Interactive:
https://reffonomics.com/2022MonopolyNatural.html

Monopoly (Graphs and Questions):  
https://reffonomics.com/WBChapter9MonopolyGraphsandQuestionsRAeconomics2021.html

Monopoly (Natural Monopoly):  
https://reffonomics.com/WBChapter9MonopolyNaturalMonopolyGraphRAeconomics2021.html

Monopoly Graph Graph Interactive:
https://reffonomics.com/2022MonopolyGraph1.html

Monopoly Graph compared to a Perfectly Competitive Firm Graph Interactive:
https://reffonomics.com/2022MonopolyGraph2.html
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eTextbook Reading Assignments:

Monopoly, Part I:  
https://reffonomics.com/MonopolyPartI2BRAeconomics2021.html

Monopoly, Part II:  
https://reffonomics.com/MonopolyPartII2BRAeconomics2021.html

Monopoly Movie (Silent), Part I:  
https://reffonomics.com/MovieMonopolyPart12020RAeconomics2021.html

Monopoly Movie (Silent), Part II:  
https://reffonomics.com/MovieMonopolyPart22020RAeconomics2021.html
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eWorkbook Interactive Activities (self-graded):

Reffonomics Baseball Monopoly:  
https://reffonomics.com/ReffonomicsBaseballMonopoly2BRAeconomics2021.html

Monopoly (Drag, Drop, and Draw Monopoly Graphs):  
https://reffonomics.com/WBChapter9MonopolyGraphsDragDropandDrawRAeconomics2021.html

Monopoly (Lump-Sum and Per-Unit Tax and Subsidy):  
https://reffonomics.com/WBChapter9MonopolyGraphsLumpSumPerUnitTaxSubsidyRAeconomics2021.html

Monopoly, Part (True and False Questions):
https://reffonomics.com/WBChapter9MonopolyTrueandFalseRAeconomics2021.html

Monopoly (27 Multiple Choice Questions):  
https://reffonomics.com/MultipleChoiceMonopolyPart12BRAeconomics2021.html

Monopoly (15 Multiple Choice Questions):  
https://reffonomics.com/MultipleChoiceMonopolyPart22BRAeconomics2021.html
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eVideos (3 minutes or less with 3 multiple choice questions):

Monopoly Characteristic:  
https://reffonomics.com/10MonopolyCharacteristicsB.html

Monopoly (MR and P), Part I:  
https://reffonomics.com/10MonopolyMRandPpartIB.html

Monopoly (MR and P), Part II:  
https://reffonomics.com/10MonopolyMRandPpartIIB.html

Monopoly (D, MR, and TR), Part I:  
https://reffonomics.com/10MonopolyTRandDgraphPartIB.html

Monopoly, Part (D, MR, and TR), Part II:
https://reffonomics.com/10MonopolyTRandDgraphPartIIB.html

Monopoly (MC), Part I:  
https://reffonomics.com/10MonopolyMCpartIB.html

Monopoly (MC), Part II:  
https://reffonomics.com/10MonopolyMCpartIIB.html

Monopoly (ATC):           
https://reffonomics.com/10MonopolyandATCB.html

Monopoly (Economic Profit, Break Even, Economics Loss):  
https://reffonomics.com/10MonopolyProfitBreakevenLossB.html

Monopoly (NOT Allocatively Efficient):  
https://reffonomics.com/10MonopolyNOTAllocativelyEfficientB.html

Monopoly (NOT Productively Efficient):  
https://reffonomics.com/10MonopolyNOTProductivelyEfficientB.html