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Week 3 · Intermediate Microeconomics

Demand Curves & Comparative Statics

Prof. Naveen Sunder

Study Materials
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Textbook
Read the full Week 3 chapter. Covers demand curve derivation, income and substitution effects, the Slutsky decomposition, normal vs. inferior goods - including all derivations and key diagrams from lecture.
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Lecture Slides & Videos
Download the clean or annotated slide deck and watch the asynchronous lecture videos covering demand curve derivation, the Slutsky decomposition, income and substitution effects, and demand shifts.
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Interactive Visualizations
Five interactive diagrams: animate the demand curve derivation step by step, decompose price changes into SE and IE, explore income effects, drill shift-vs-movement, and map cross-price effects.
Practice
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Graded Homework
Submit your graded problem set for Week 3 on Brightspace. Complete and submit before the deadline to receive full credit.
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Practice Problems
Randomly generated problems covering demand curve derivation and Slutsky decomposition. Attempt each, then reveal the full worked solution with graph and intuition.
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Flashcards
20 cards covering definitions, equations, graphical reasoning, and true/false for demand curves, Slutsky decomposition, and normal vs. inferior goods.