Lesson Plan

Name: Dr. Yashpal Singh

Class:BA 2nd semester

Subject: MIcro Economics

Duration: 17 weeks (from January 2018 to April 2018)

Week 1 Assignments
Date 1.1.2018
  • Market: meaning; features

Date 2.1.2018
  • Main forms of market structure (contd…)

Date 3.1.2018
  • Main forms of market structure ; basis of classification of the markets

Date 4.1.2018
  • Perfect competition: definition; assumptions

Date 5.1.2018
  • Price determination under perfect competition

Date 6.1.2018
  • Role of time element in price determination

Week 2 Assignments
Date 8.1.2018
  • Market price vs normal price

Date 9.1.2018
  • Equilibrium of the firm – TR and TC approach

Date 10.1.2018
  • Equilibrium of the firm – MR and MC approach

Date 11.1.2018
  • Determination of short run equilibrium of the firm

Date 12.1.2018
  • Determination of long run equilibrium of the firm, supply curve
  • Entry and exit of firms and its effect

Date 13.1.2018
  • Perfect competition: discussion on very short and objective type questions

Week 3 Assignments
Date 15.1.2018
  • Perfect competition: case study

Date 16.1.2018
  • Monopoly: definition; assumptions

Date 17.1.2018
  • Causes of monopoly power

Date 18.1.2018
  • Determination of price and output: TR and TC approach and MR and MC approach

Date 19.1.2018
  • Short run equilibrium under monopoly

Date 20.1.2018
  • Long run equilibrium under monopoly, supply curve

Week 4 Assignments
Date 22.1.2018 VasantPanchami
Date 23.1.2018
  • Degree of monopoly power

Date 24.1.2018 Sir Chhotu Ram Jyanti
Date 25.1.2018
  • Distinction between monopoly and perfect competition

Date 26.1.2018 Republic Day
Date 27.1.2018
  • Price discrimination: meaning; types; degrees

Week 5 Assignments
Date 29.1.2018
  • Essential conditions for price discrimination
  • When price discrimination is profitable?

Date 30.1.2018
  • Determination of price and output under price discrimination

Date 31.1.2018 Guru Ravidas Birthday
Date 1.2..2018
  • Determination of price and output under dumping

Date 2.2.2018
  • Monopoly: discussion on very short and objective type questions

Date 3.2.2018
  • Case study

Week 6 Assignments
Date 5.2.2018
  • Monopolistic competition: definition, assumptions

Date 6.2.2018
  • Product differentiation and equilibrium

Date 7.2.2018
  • Short run equilibrium under monopolistic competition

Date 8.2.2018
  • Long run equilibrium under monopolistic competition
  • Excess capacity
Date 9.2.2018
  • Selling costs and firm’s equilibrium

Date 10.2.2018 Maharishi DayanandSarswatiJyanti
Week 7 Assignments
Date 12.2.2018
  • Distinction between monopolistic competition and perfect competition

Date 13.2.2018 MahaShivratri
Date 14.2.2018
  • Distinction between monopolistic competition and monopoly

Date 16.2.2018
  • monopolistic competition: discussion on very short and objective type questions

Date 17.2.2018
  • Case study

Week 8 Assignments
Date 19.2.2018
  • Oligopoly: definition; assumptions

Date 20.2.2018
  • Classification of oligopoly

Date 21.2.2018
  • Emergence of oligopoly

Date 22.2.2018
  • Cournot’s model

Date 23.2.2018
  • Bertrand’s model

Date 24.2.2018
  • Edgeworth’s model

Week 9 Assignments
Date 26.2.2018
  • Price determination in non- collusive oligopoly

Date 27.2.2018
  • Price determination under perfect collusion

Date 28.2.2018 Holiday
Date 1.3.2018 Holiday
Date 2.3.2018 Holi
Date 3.3.2018 Holiday
Week 10 Assignments
Date 5 .3.2018
  • Price leadership model

Date 6.3.2018
  • Oligopoly: discussion on very short and objective type questions

Date 7.3.2018
  • Case study

Date 8.3.2018
  • Class test

Date 9.3.2018
  • Theory of distribution; why a separate study of factor pricing?

Date 10.3.2018
  • Basic concepts; productivity of factor, cost of factor

Week 11 Assignments
Date 12.3.2018
  • Marginal productivity theory of distribution: definition, assumptions

Date 13.3.2018
  • Explanation of the theory from the viewpoint of an industry

Date 14.3.2018
  • Explanation of the theory from the viewpoint of a firm

Date 15.3.2018
  • Criticism of MP theory

Date 16.3.2018
  • Theory of distribution: discussion on very short and objective type questions

Date 17.3.2018
  • Case study

Week 12 Assignments
Date 19.3.2018
  • Rent: definition; types

Date 20.3.2018
  • Ricardian theory of rent; assumptions

Date 21.3.2018
  • Determination of rent- extensive cultivation

Date 22.3.2018
  • Determination of rent- intensive cultivation

Date 23.3.2018 Saheedi Diwas
Date 24.3.2018
  • Drawbacks of Ricardian theory of rent

Week 13 Assignments
Date 26.3.2018
  • Rent and price, quasi rent

Date 27.3.2018
  • Rent: discussion on very short and objective type questions

Date 28.3.2018
  • Case study

Date 29.3.2018 MahavirJyanti
Date30.3.2018
  • Interest: definition, gross and net interest

Date 31.3.2018
  • Differences in the rates of interest

Week 14 Assignments
, Date 2.4.2018
  • Classical theory of interest

Date 3.4.2018
  • Neo-classical theory of interest

Date 4.4.2018
  • Interest: discussion on very short and objective type questions

Date 5.4.2018
  • Case study

Date 6.4.2018
  • Wages: definition; types; factor determining the real wages

Date 7.4.2018
  • Marginal productivity theory of wages: assumptions
  • Analysis of the theory from the point of view of an industry

Week 15 Assignments
Date 9.4.2018
  • Analysis of the theory from the point of view of a firm

Date 10.4.2018
  • Criticism of MP theory of wages

Date 11.4.2018
  • Wages: discussion on very short and objective type questions

, Date 12.4.2018
  • Case study

Date 13.4.2018
  • Discussion on the problems of perfect competition

Date 14.4.2018 Dr.AmbedkarJyanti
Week 16 Assignments
Date 16.4.2018
  • Discussion on the problems of monopoly

Date 17.4.2018
  • Discussion on the problems of monopolistic competition

Date 18.4.2018 BhagwanParshuramJyanti
Date 19.4.2018
  • Discussion on the problems of oligopoly

Date 20.4.2018
  • Discussion on the problems of rent

Date 21.4.2018
  • Discussion on the problems of interest

Week 17 Assignments
Date 23.4.2018
  • Discussion on the problems of distribution

Date 24.4.2018
  • Discussion on the problems of wages

Date 25.4.2018
  • Revision of case study

Date 26.4.2018
  • Revision of case study

Date 27.4.2018
  • Revision of case study

Date 28.4.2018
  • Revision of case study