This course is an advanced alternative to Business 33001. The course will cover much of the same ground at Business 33001, but in greater depth, with more advanced analytical tools, and with more applications. We will cover a number of topics that are not typically covered in Business 33001, such as economic growth, behavior under uncertainty, the determinants income distribution, vertical contractual relations and pricing strategies, antitrust, and economic policy.

A course in intermediate microeconomics at the university level is useful but not essential. In addition, students should be comfortable using basic mathematical tools such as graphing curves, solving simple systems of equations, and basic calculus.

Detailed lecture notes are distributed weekly. There will also be a supplemental, non-required text, most likely Microeconomics with Calculus by Jeffrey Perloff.

All assignments other than the final exam are to be completed in groups of 4-5 students. There are weekly assignments and a take-home midterm.