Professor of Economics and Chair of the Economics Department at IUPUI.
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Here is a list of --RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Working Papers
Cross-country Obesity Evidence
Teaching
I will be teaching E304-Labor Economics and E581 Applied Microeconomic Topics I in the fall 2008 term. Scroll down to the first section below to find course materials for E304. Course materials for the E201, E270, E307, E470, E581 and E582 courses, which I have taught in other semesters, are also found further below.
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Paul S. Carlin
Department of Economics
IUPUI
425 University Blvd.
Indianapolis, IN. 46202-5140
U.S.A.
telephone: 317-278-7230
fax: 317-274-0097
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Paul Carlin 11 May 1999Labor Economics(E304) Items
Syllabus for E304Intro. to Labor Economics, Fall 2008
E304/E408 Homework Assignments, Spring 2007
E304 Class Topics, Spring 2006
E304 Review Questions in Classs, Spring 2006
E304/E408 Data Sources Assignment, Spring 2007
Term paper assignment, Spring 2006
List of Student Paper Topics, Spring 2006
Schedule of presentations, Spring 2006
Exam No. 1 Description, Spring 2006
Exam No. 1 Description_Answers for Problems, Spring 2006
Exam No. 2 Description, Spring 2006
Exam No. 2 Description answers to questions, Spring 2006
Exam No. 3 Description, Spring 2006
Exam No. 3 Description answers to questions, Spring 2006
E304 Grades (by class i.d.), Spring 2005
Applied Microeconomic Topics (E581) Fall 2008 Items
Syllabus for E581, Applied Micro Topics (E581)--vs. 1, Fall 2008
Sample questions for E581 Exam, Fall 2006
Remote Terminal Server Instructions for E581, Fall 2006
E581--Class Outlines, Fall 2007
E581 Limdep Exercises, Fall 2007
Project Description, Fall 2007
"Intrafamily Bargaining and Time Allocation" by Paul Carlin
Data Sets and a sample file for Limdep Exercises, Fall 2008
Family Economics Issues (E307)
Syllabus for E307, Family Economics, Spring, 2008
In-class Presentation List for E307, Family Economics, Spring, 2008
Homework Assignments, Spring 2008
Paper for E307, Family Economics, Spring, 2008
Workout Solutions, Spring 2008
Questions for Ch. 3 in Readings book by Kimmel and Hoffman, Spring 2008
Questions for Ch. 4 in Readings book by Kimmel and Hoffman, Spring 2008
Guide to 3rd Exam--Family Econ, Spring 2008
Answers to Sample Questions on Guide to 3rd Exam--Family Econ, Spring 2008
Introduction to Econometrics (E470) Items
Syllabus for E470, Intro. to Econometrics, Fall 2007
Grades, by Class I.D. Number, Fall 2007.
Sample Problems for first problem set, Fall 2007
Data Set for Ex. 3.9, Capital Asset, Fall 2003.
data3-6 file for in-class EViews demo, Spring 2004
data3-8 file for in-class EViews demo, Spring 2004
data3-9 file for in-class EViews demo, Spring 2004
data3-11 file for in-class EViews demo, Spring 2004
Empirical Project Materials, Fall, 2007
Importing data sets or entering data manually into EViews
NBA Data for Empirical Project Demo, Fall 2004
California School Data-Eviews session 1, Fall 2007
Summation Sign Guide, Fall 2007
Worked-out Probability Problems, Fall 2005
First EViews Session, Fall 2007
Second EViews Session, Fall 2007
Third EViews Session, Fall 2006
Data Files for Third session, Fall 2006
Selecting a Sub-sample for Analysis in EViews
Sample Quizzes and Exams and Review Questions
Fall 2007 Quiz No. 1 will cover Handouts 1 and 7 through 13 or chs. 1, 4 and ch. 5 through p. 160. The Sample quiz is a good guide to the kinds of interpretation questions that will be asked.
Sample Quiz 1 Answer Key, Fall 2007
Sample Quiz 1 Spring 2004 Answer Key, Spring 2004
Sample Quiz 2 answers, Fall 2007
Quiz 2 Answer sheet, Spring 2005
Review question for Quiz 2, with answers, Spring 2004
Review question for Quiz 2, with no answers, Spring 2004
Sample Exam 1 (Answers), Fall 2007
Sample Exam 2, Answer Key, Fall 2007
Sample Exam 3, Fall 2007 with answers (scroll down in the document)
Sample Problems, with answers, for Examination No. 3, Fall 2005.
Sample Quiz 2 Answer Key, Fall 2002
Answers to additional exercises from chapter 3, Fall 2002
Answers to Sample Problems for Examination No. 2, Spring 2004.
Extra sample Problems forCh. 13, Fall 2002. Answers are provided after the last question.
Introduction to Microeconomics (E201) Items
E201 Department Final Exam: Practice Exam!!!!
E201 Department Final Exam: Answer Key for Practice Exam
E201 Syllabi
Syllabus for E201, Intro. to Microeconomics, Spring 2003, Sec. B444, CA 239, MW 8
Syllabus for E201, Intro. to Microeconomics, Fall 2002, Sec. B630, TR 9:30
Syllabus for E201, Intro. to Microeconomics, Spring 2002, Sec. B530, TR 9:30
Syllabus for E201, Intro. to Microeconomics, Summer I 2001
E201 Tutoring Schedule, Spring 2003
E201 Handouts
Handout No. 2: Production Possibilities Frontiers
Handout No. 3: Comparative Advantage
Handout No. 4: Supply and Demand, No. 1
Handout No. 5: Supply and Demand, No. 2
Handout No. 6: Elasticity, No. 1
Handout No. 7: Elasticity, No. 2
Some Extra Elasticity Questions
Handout No. 8: Price floors & price ceilings
Handout No. 9.5: Consumer Surplus, Producer Surplus and Efficiency
A price ceiling/elasticity problem
Answers to the price ceiling/elasticity problem
Handout No. 10: Taxes and Deadweight Loss
Handout No. 10b: Subsidies and Surplus
Handout No. 11: International Trade Gains and Losses from Protection
Some Extra International Trade Questions
Handout No. 12: Changes in Surplus
(Evil) Practice Questions for C.S., P.S./Taxes, price floors & ceilings
Handout No. 13: Externalities and Public Policy
Handout No. 14: Property Rights and Market Failure
Handout No. 16: Production and productivity--tables & graphs
Handout No. 16b: Econmic Profits
Handout No. 17: Cost Tables and Graphs
Handout No. 17b: Long-run Costs
Handout No. 18: The Competitive Firm in the Short Run
Handout No. 19: The Competitive Firm:Short Run Supply Curve and the Long Run
Handout No. 21: Natural Monopoly and Price Discrimination
Handout No. 23: Monopolistic Competition
Handout No. 24: Resource Markets (esp. labor)
Handout No. 25: Labor Market Applications
E201 Problem Sets
E201 Problem Sets, Spring 2003
Other E201 Materials
E201 Spring 2003 Extra Credit Assignment (SR)
E201 Sample Questions for T/F Explain and Problem Segment questions
E201 Extra Problems for Perfectly Competitive Firm (SR)
E201 Course Grades, by class i.d., Spring 2003, MW 8 a.m. (By class i.d.)
E201 Department Final Exam: Practice Exam
E201 Department Final Exam: answer key for practice exam
E201 Section Final Exam Sample Questions (+ answer key)
More Practice Questions for Departmental Final Exam
Review Session Practice Questions for Departmental Final Exam
E201 Review Sheet No. 1, Spring, 2002
E201 Description of Exam No. 1, Spring, 2002
E201 Review Sheet No. 2, Spring, 2003
E201 Description of Exam No. 2, Spring, 2003
E201 Review Sheet No. 3, Spring, 2003 {4/18/03 Note: Section on Oligopoly is not on the Exam.
E201 Description of Exam No. 3, Spring 2003
E201 Practice Questions for Exam. No. 3
E201 Review Sheet for Final Exam, Summer I 2001
Answers for old exam...E201, Spring 1997, Exam. No. 1
Statistics(E270) Items
E270 Final Exam Scores and Course Grades--Summer 1999
E270 Announcements--Summer 1999
Examples on Point Estimators and Confidence Intervals Handout on Thursday, June 3rd--Answers
Answers to Sample Questions on Hypothesis Testing Handout on Monday, June 7th
Answers to Sample Questions on Two-Sample Hypothesis Testing & Review Handout on Wednesday, June 9th
ExcelTips:Histograms--Summer 1999
Stat Tips...Permutations & Combinations
Data Sets for Homework No. 6--Summer 1999
Summer99--Solutions to Homework#1
Old Exam solutions--F98 Exam 1
Old Exam solutions--S99 Exam 1
Old Exam solutions--S99 Exam 2, part I
Old Exam solutions--S99 Exam 2, part 2
Summer 99 Data for HW 1, No. 1
Farewell!
