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Week 3 · Intermediate Microeconomics
Demand Curves & Comparative Statics
Prof. Naveen Sunder
Study Materials
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.
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.
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
Graded Homework
Submit your graded problem set for Week 3 on Brightspace. Complete and submit before the deadline to receive full credit.
Practice Problems
Randomly generated problems covering demand curve derivation and Slutsky decomposition. Attempt each, then reveal the full worked solution with graph and intuition.
Flashcards
20 cards covering definitions, equations, graphical reasoning, and true/false for demand curves, Slutsky decomposition, and normal vs. inferior goods.