P. Gunning
Principles of Microeconomics
Additional Notes (please check all)
September 3, 2000
1. Parts of Chapters that Students May Skip*
Ch. 1: principles 8-10, p. 11-13
Ch. 2: p. 27-31; appendix
Ch. 3: FYI, p. 54
Ch. 5: Drug interdiction, p. 106-108
Ch. 6: Case study on the payroll tax, p. 124-5
Ch. 8: Case study on labor taxes: p. 162; In the news on Ukraine tax cuts: 169.
Ch. 9: In the news on Tomatoes: p. 188.
Ch. 10: In the news on outraged citizen: p. 208.
Ch. 11: Case study on the worth of life: p. 225-226.
Ch. 15: Antitrust laws: p. 319-320; In the news on Boeing: p. 321; In the news on electricity: p. 324-325; In the news on competing: p. 330-331.
Ch. 16: In the news on modern pirates: 349; Case study at bottom of p. 353 to top of p. 356, including antitrust laws and the case study on illegal phone calls; In the news on Toys "R" US.
*The examinations will not cover these readings.
2. Study Guide Corrections
p. 1-10: Answer to #1 is e.
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J. Patrick Gunning
Professor of Economics/ College of Business
Feng Chia University
100 Wenhwa Rd, Taichung
Taiwan, R.O.C.
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