ECON 2316 — Microeconomic Theory

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath NDusually offered: fall, spring, summerBostonOakland, CATraditional

Examines the behavior of consumers and firms under several different market structures, including monopoly, oligopoly, monopolistic competition, and perfect competition. Covers sources of market failure, such as public goods, externalities, and information asymmetry. Presents the key analytical tools economists apply to evaluate the welfare and distributional impacts of policies designed to improve market outcomes. Relies on calculus-based methods, offering an opportunity for students to extend their knowledge of microeconomics.

Prerequisites

Offering history

TermSectionsEnrolledCapacityFullOpen seats/section
Summer B 20231123534%23.0
Fall 2023715916696%1.0
Spring 2024518819397%1.0
Summer A 20242437061%13.5
Summer B 20241153345%18.0
Fall 2024619920299%0.5
Spring 2025821528077%8.1
Summer A 20252557079%7.5
Summer B 20251163546%19.0
Fall 2025621922896%1.5
Spring 2026722024590%3.6

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 40% · T 38% · W 46% · Th 33% · F 28%

Common patterns: TF (21% of sections), MWR (20% of sections), W (12% of sections), T (12% of sections), M (9% of sections), WF (5% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

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Spring

Summer A

Summer B

Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.

Unlocks

ECON 3990, ECON 4640, ECON 4642, ECON 4680, ECON 4681, ECON 4692, ECON 4916, ECON 4970, ECON 4997, ECON 5293

Courses that list ECON 2316 in their prerequisites.

Links

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