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Here is the list of concepts and methodological tools that students should command before attending the class.

The full exposition of these are to be found in the (aim at the bookmarks highlighted in BLUE) 

Microeconomics (ref. Varian) 
1. Technology (the production possibilities/constraints)
2 Profit maximization
3 Cost minimization
Labour Economics (ref. Cahuc & al.)
1. Labour demand in the short run
2. Substitution of capital for labour
3. Specific functional forms for production (and labour demand): Cobb-Douglas, CES
Mathematics (ref Varian)
1. Functions and Graphs
2. Properties of function
3. Inverse functions
4. Equations and Identities
5. Linear Functions
6. Changes and the Rates of Change
7. Slopes and Intercepts
8. Absolute Values and Logarithms
9. Derivatives (first, second)
10. The product rule and the chain rule
11. Optimization
12. Constrained Optimization
Econometrics (ref. Wooldridge-)
1. The nature of econometrics
2. Regression Analysis with Cross-Sectional Data
3. The Omitted Variable Bias
4. Basis Mathematics Underpinning Econometrics (in particular the matrix presentation of the OLS estimator)

Jeffrey Wooldridge (2016), Introductory Econometrics: A Modern Approach, 6th Edition, Cengage Learning.
Part I. Regression Analysis with Cross-Sectional Data
Chapter 1
Chapter 2 (except Section 2.6 )
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5 (Except 鈥淒eriving Inconsistency in OLS鈥� and 鈥淥ther Large Sample Tests: The Lagrange Multiplier Statistic鈥�)
Chapter 6 (Sections 6.2 and 6.3 only)
Chapter 7 (Except 鈥淭esting for Differences in Regression Functions across Groups 禄 + Section 7.5 + Section 7.7)
Chapter 8 (Except 鈥淧rediction and Prediction Intervals with Heteroskedasticity鈥�, Section 8.4 and Section 8.5)

Students should be familier with standard concepts of game theory and constrained optimization. A very nice overview of these concepts is in Appendix A: Game theory (pages 721 - 728) of the following book.

Belleflamme, P., & Peitz, M. (2015). Industrial organization: markets and strategies. Cambridge University Press.

At the end, this chapter also contains useful recommendations for further reading on these topics. These further-reading materials also include more exercises.

The following books provide an excellent overview of the econometric methods that will be used in the course.

• Angrist, Joshua D., and J枚rn-Steffen Pischke. Mostly harmless econometrics: An empiricist's companion. Princeton university press, 2008. (Graduate level textbook)
• Angrist, Joshua D., and J枚rn-Steffen Pischke. Mastering'metrics: The path from cause to effect. Princeton University Press, 2014. (Undergrad level textbook)

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Any textbook of introduction to Economics

• Basics of microeconomics; supply and demand in price-taking and competitive markets:
• Basic knowledge on the link between the economy and the environment:
  

Nothing special.
The students should have a good knowledge of Macro at the undergraduate level (ex. book by Blanchard), and feel comfortable with maths (essentially applied to optimization problems).
At the beginning of the course, I will provide basic notions on dynamic equations.

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O. Blanchard et D. Cohen
7猫me 茅dition
Pearson

鈥�    Economics: A course in microeconomics
鈥�    Math: A course in algebra and some familiarity with calculus and, especially, with the concept of derivatives.
鈥�    Econometrics: It is assumed that students have at least a basic knowledge in econometrics.
Note that having previously taken an introductory course in labor economics is helpful but is not required. It is assumed that students have at least a basic knowledge about static labor demand and supply, perfect competition theory.