ECON205

MICROECONOMIC THEORY

This course is offered in a current or upcoming term. Check the official course schedule before registering.

Also listed under 8 other titles

Microeconomic Theory
DISC: MICROECONOMIC THEORY
DISC: MICROECON THEORY
DISC: MICRO THEORY
MICROECONOMICS
MICRO LAB I
MICRO LAB II
MICROECONOMICS LAB

Department: Economics
Terms offered: 43
Data refreshed: Sep 1, 2026

Description

Describes and analyzes how a market-oriented economy functions in answering the five basic economic questions: (a) What commodities to produce? (b) How much of each to produce? (c) What productive techniques to use and how to provide incentives? (d) How to distribute the output among the various members of society? (e) What provision to make for the future? Interspersed with theory, the course contains frequent examples that demonstrate the use of microeconomics in solving problems faced by decision makers in both the private and public sectors.

Syllabi

Offering history & forecast 2016–2026

Forecast

1995

2026

Sections offered by academic year and season, with estimated offering chances for future years above the divider
Year	Fall	Spring	Summer	Intersession
2030	2030 Fall: 62% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2018.	2030 Spring: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 spring terms since 2018.	2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018.	2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020.
2029	2029 Fall: 62% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2017. Department course count falling about 2% per year.	2029 Spring: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 spring terms since 2017.	2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017.	2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2028	2028 Fall: 65% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2016. Department course count falling about 3% per year.	2028 Spring: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 spring terms since 2016.	2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016.	2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2027	2027 Fall: 68% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2015. Department course count falling about 3% per year.	2027 Spring: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 spring terms since 2015.	2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015.	2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.

2026	1 section	Not offered	Not offered	No data for this term
2025	1 section	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered
2024	1 section	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered
2023	1 section	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered
2022	1 section	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered
2021	1 section	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered
2020	1 section	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered
2019	1 section	Not offered	Not offered	No data for this term
2018	1 section	Not offered	Not offered	No data for this term
2017	1 section	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered
2016	1 section	Not offered	Not offered	No data for this term

Forecast Under 15% 15–39% 40–69% 70–89% 90%+ Not enough history

Fall Spring Summer Intersession Darker means more sections Not offered No data for term

Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.

Meeting times

Most recent first

Tue, Thu, 9:00 AM–10:15 AM Carlson Hall CH128 202620162009-12005-11999-1
Mon, Thu, 2:50 PM–4:05 PM JC220 2025
Tue, Thu, 4:15 PM–5:30 PM JC215 20182003
Tue, Fri, 1:25 PM–2:40 PM JC001 20112006-12004
Tue, Thu, 10:25 AM–11:40 AM JC118 2010-12007-12006-11997-1
Fri, 12:00 PM–1:00 PM Sackler Science Center S121 2010-3
Mon, 3:00 PM–4:00 PM JC204 2010-2
Mon, 10:00 AM–10:50 AM JC102 2009-2

2026–27 1 entry

Credit-bearing sections of ECON205, 2026–27
Term	Professor	Type	Credits	Enrollment	CRN
Fall 2026	Sang Hoo Bae	Lecture	1	19 of 40 enrolled	20009

2025–26 1 entry

Credit-bearing sections of ECON205, 2025–26
Term	Professor	Type	Credits	Enrollment	CRN
Fall 2025	Sang Hoo Bae	Lecture	1	33 of 40 enrolled	20009

2024–25 1 entry

Credit-bearing sections of ECON205, 2024–25
Term	Professor	Type	Credits	Enrollment	CRN
Fall 2024	Jacqueline M. Geoghegan	Lecture	1	20 of 40 enrolled	20009

2023–24 1 entry

Credit-bearing sections of ECON205, 2023–24
Term	Professor	Type	Credits	Enrollment	CRN
Fall 2023	Jacqueline M. Geoghegan	Lecture	1	21 of 40 enrolled	20009

2022–23 1 entry

Credit-bearing sections of ECON205, 2022–23
Term	Professor	Type	Credits	Enrollment	CRN
Fall 2022	Sang Hoo Bae	Lecture	1	22 of 40 enrolled	20009

2021–22 1 entry

Credit-bearing sections of ECON205, 2021–22
Term	Professor	Type	Credits	Enrollment	CRN
Fall 2021	Jacqueline M. Geoghegan	Lecture	1	31 of 40 enrolled	20013

2020–21 1 entry

Credit-bearing sections of ECON205, 2020–21
Term	Professor	Type	Credits	Enrollment	CRN
Fall 2020	Jacqueline M. Geoghegan	Lecture	1	36 of 45 enrolled	20013

2019–20 1 entry

Credit-bearing sections of ECON205, 2019–20
Term	Professor	Type	Credits	Enrollment	CRN
Fall 2019	Suprabha Baniya	Lecture	1	47 of 50 enrolled	20013

2018–19 1 entry

Credit-bearing sections of ECON205, 2018–19
Term	Professor	Type	Credits	Enrollment	CRN
Fall 2018	Sang Hoo Bae	Lecture	1	50 of 50 enrolled	20013

2017–18 1 entry

Credit-bearing sections of ECON205, 2017–18
Term	Professor	Type	Credits	Enrollment	CRN
Fall 2017	Sang Hoo Bae	Lecture	1	41 of 49 enrolled	20013

2016–17 1 entry

Credit-bearing sections of ECON205, 2016–17
Term	Professor	Type	Credits	Enrollment	CRN
Fall 2016	Sang Hoo Bae	Lecture	1	49 of 49 enrolled	20013

2015–16 1 entry

Credit-bearing sections of ECON205, 2015–16
Term	Professor	Type	Credits	Enrollment	CRN
Fall 2015	Sang Hoo Bae	Lecture	1	33 of 50 enrolled	20013

2014–15 1 entry

Credit-bearing sections of ECON205, 2014–15
Term	Professor	Type	Credits	Enrollment	CRN
Fall 2014	Dhanushka D. Thamarapani	Lecture	1	43 of 50 enrolled	20013

2013–14 1 entry

Credit-bearing sections of ECON205, 2013–14
Term	Professor	Type	Credits	Enrollment	CRN
Fall 2013	Marc Rockmore	Lecture	1	42 of 50 enrolled	20013

2012–13 1 entry

Credit-bearing sections of ECON205, 2012–13
Term	Professor	Type	Credits	Enrollment	CRN
Fall 2012	Sang Hoo Bae	Lecture	1	34 of 50 enrolled	20013

2011–12 1 entry

Credit-bearing sections of ECON205, 2011–12
Term	Professor	Type	Credits	Enrollment	CRN
Fall 2011	Amy S. Ickowitz	Lecture	1	47 of 50 enrolled	20013

2010–11 1 entry

Credit-bearing sections of ECON205, 2010–11
Term	Professor	Type	Credits	Enrollment	CRN
Fall 2010	Junfu Zhang	Lecture	1	38 of 50 enrolled	27013

2009–10 1 entry

Credit-bearing sections of ECON205, 2009–10
Term	Professor	Type	Credits	Enrollment	CRN
Fall 2009	Amy S. Ickowitz	Lecture	1	42 of 50 enrolled	26187

2008–09 1 entry

Credit-bearing sections of ECON205, 2008–09
Term	Professor	Type	Credits	Enrollment	CRN
Fall 2008	Sang Hoo Bae	Lecture	1	43 of 50 enrolled	20039

2007–08 1 entry

Credit-bearing sections of ECON205, 2007–08
Term	Professor	Type	Credits	Enrollment	CRN
Fall 2007	Junfu Zhang	Lecture	1	33 of 50 enrolled	20039

2006–07 1 entry

Credit-bearing sections of ECON205, 2006–07
Term	Professor	Type	Credits	Enrollment	CRN
Fall 2006	Junfu Zhang	Lecture	1	34 of 40 enrolled	20039

2005–06 2 entries

Credit-bearing sections of ECON205, 2005–06
Term	Professor	Type	Credits	Enrollment	CRN
Spring 2006	Amy S. Ickowitz	Lecture	1	14 of 50 enrolled	33417
Fall 2005	Diya B. Mazumder	Lecture	1	20 of 40 enrolled	20039

2004–05 2 entries

Credit-bearing sections of ECON205, 2004–05
Term	Professor	Type	Credits	Enrollment	CRN
Spring 2005	Wayne B. Gray	Lecture	1	11 of 50 enrolled	30465
Fall 2004	Sang Hoo Bae	Lecture	1	22 of 40 enrolled	20039

2003–04 2 entries

Credit-bearing sections of ECON205, 2003–04
Term	Professor	Type	Credits	Enrollment	CRN
Spring 2004	Elizabeth P. Seidler	Lecture	1	25 of 50 enrolled	30465
Fall 2003	Sang Hoo Bae	Lecture	1	17 of 50 enrolled	20039

2002–03 2 entries

Credit-bearing sections of ECON205, 2002–03
Term	Professor	Type	Credits	Enrollment	CRN
Spring 2003	Jacqueline M. Geoghegan	Lecture	1	16 of 50 enrolled	35209
Fall 2002	Wayne B. Gray	Lecture	1	24 of 50 enrolled	20113

2001–02 2 entries

Credit-bearing sections of ECON205, 2001–02
Term	Professor	Type	Credits	Enrollment	CRN
Spring 2002	Vladislav V. Dolgopolov	Lecture	1	12 of 50 enrolled	35209
Fall 2001	Jacqueline M. Geoghegan	Lecture	1	25 of 60 enrolled	20113

2000–01 2 entries

Credit-bearing sections of ECON205, 2000–01
Term	Professor	Type	Credits	Enrollment	CRN
Spring 2001	Zheng Liu	Lecture	1	21 of 50 enrolled	35209
Fall 2000	Jacqueline M. Geoghegan	Lecture	1	31 of 99 enrolled	20113

1999–00 2 entries

Credit-bearing sections of ECON205, 1999–00
Term	Professor	Type	Credits	Enrollment	CRN
Spring 2000	Zheng Liu	Lecture	1	21 of 99 enrolled	30117
Fall 1999	Zheng Liu	Lecture	1	17 of 99 enrolled	20113

1998–99 2 entries

Credit-bearing sections of ECON205, 1998–99
Term	Professor	Type	Credits	Enrollment	CRN
Spring 1999	Wayne B. Gray	Lecture	1	29 of 99 enrolled	30117
Fall 1998	Jacqueline M. Geoghegan	Lecture	1	37 of 99 enrolled	20113

1997–98 2 entries

Credit-bearing sections of ECON205, 1997–98
Term	Professor	Type	Credits	Enrollment	CRN
Spring 1998	Jacqueline M. Geoghegan	Lecture	1	26 of 99 enrolled	30117
Fall 1997	Zheng Liu	Lecture	1	20 of 999 enrolled	20113

1996–97 3 entries

Credit-bearing sections of ECON205, 1996–97
Term	Professor	Type	Credits	Enrollment	CRN
Spring 1997	Emiel C. Veendorp	Lecture	1	12 of 999 enrolled	30117
Fall 1996	Lorna S. Gross	Lecture	1	14 of 999 enrolled	20113
Fall 1996	Lorna S. Gross	Lecture	1	1 of 999 enrolled	21517

1995–96 2 entries

Credit-bearing sections of ECON205, 1995–96
Term	Professor	Type	Credits	Enrollment	CRN
Spring 1996	Lorna S. Gross	Lecture	1	22 of 999 enrolled	30117
Fall 1995	Emiel C. Veendorp	Lecture	1	13 of 999 enrolled	20113

No-credit sessions

No-credit sections of ECON205
Term	Professor	Type	Credits	Enrollment	CRN
Fall 2010	Junfu Zhang	Disc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise	-	0 of 0 enrolled	28672
Fall 2010	Junfu Zhang	Disc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise	-	0 of 0 enrolled	28703
Fall 2009	Amy S. Ickowitz	Disc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise	-	0 of 0 enrolled	26795
Fall 2008	Sang Hoo Bae	Disc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise	-	19 of 25 enrolled	26018
Fall 2008	Sang Hoo Bae	Disc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise	-	13 of 25 enrolled	26019
Fall 2006	Junfu Zhang	Disc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise	-	Enrollment not recorded; capacity 40	24573
Fall 2006	Junfu Zhang	Disc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise	-	Enrollment not recorded; capacity 40	24574
Spring 1997	Emiel C. Veendorp	Disc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise	-	5 of 99 enrolled	31512
Spring 1997	Emiel C. Veendorp	Disc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise	-	4 of 99 enrolled	31513
Fall 1996	Lorna S. Gross	Lecture	-	3 of 999 enrolled	21518