Econ on the Go

By John Horn - WashU

These short podcasts are summaries of the microeconomic topics I teach in my Managerial Economics course at the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis.

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Econ on the Go episodes:

November 06, 2020 Profit Maximization
What is the rule for how much a firm should produce if they want to maximize profits?
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7min
October 29, 2020 Revenue Maximization
How does a monopolist trade off changes in revenue from existing customers and the changes from new or lost customers?
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10min
October 29, 2020 Cost, Part II
What happens when input prices or quantity targets change, and what are the differences between total, variable and fixed costs?
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9min
October 27, 2020 Cost, Part I
Variable and fixed costs affect which is the optimal combination of inputs the firm should use to produce its products and services.
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11min
October 24, 2020 Production
Economic concepts of production technology are explored in this episode.
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10min
October 19, 2020 Price & Quantity Restrictions
The second set of government interventions are the price and quantity restrictions.
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October 14, 2020 Taxes & Subsidies
How do taxes affect the competitive equilibrium, and how are subsidies related to taxes?
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9min
October 13, 2020 Competitive Markets & Equilibrium
This episode discusses the supply-demand framework and how the competitive market results in the most surplus in the market.

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9min
October 08, 2020 Basics of Supply
Why does the supply curve slope up, and what are the factors that affect the supply curve?

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October 05, 2020 Consumer Surplus & Elasticity
The demand curve concepts of consumer surplus and elasticity are explored in more detail.

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8min

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How many episodes does Econ on the Go have?

The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.