Paul S. Carlin


Professor of Economics and Chair of the Economics Department at IUPUI.

Here is my --CURRICULUM VITAE

Here is a list of --RECENT PUBLICATIONS

 

Working Papers

Affirmative Action Experiment

Cross-country Obesity Evidence

Academic Gender Pay Gap

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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You may send e-mail to me at: pcarlin@iupui.edu.

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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

Original: Paul Carlin 11 May 1999
Updated: Paul Carlin 11 May 1999
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Labor Economics(E304) Items

Syllabus for E304Intro. to Labor Economics, Fall 2008

E304/E408 Homework Assignments, Spring 2007

E304 Class Topics, Spring 2006

E304 Handouts, Spring 2006

E304 Handouts, Spring 2005

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

(Old)Exam 1, Spring 1995

(Old)Exam 1, Spring 1997

(Old)Exam 2, Spring 1995

(Old)Exam 2, Spring 1997

(Old)Exam 3, Spring 1995

(Old)Exam 3, Spring 1997

(Old)Exam 1, Fall 2000

(Old)Exam 2, Fall 2000

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--Class Notes, Fall 2007

E581 Assignments, 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

Lessons, 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

Problem Sets, 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

Class Topics, Fall 2007

Hand-Outs, 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

A simple OLS example with 6 observations. Please look at the Word file first and the Excel file second. Spring 2002.

Sample Quizzes and Exams and Review Questions

Sample Quiz 1, Fall 2007. The sample quiz is meant to give you an idea of the level of question that could be asked. But you could be asked questions on other topics in chapters 4 and 5 up through p. 160. So it is best not to be overly focused on the questions in the sample quiz. See answers below.

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 2, Fall 2007.

Sample Quiz 1 Spring 2004 Answer Key, Spring 2004

Sample Quiz 2, Fall 2006. The sample quiz is meant to give you an idea of the level of question that could be asked. But you could be asked questions on other topics. So it is best not to be overly focused on the questions in the sample quiz. Use them as a self-test of your knowledge, but not as a guide of what to study. See answers below.

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

Preview of Exam 1, Fall 2006

Sample Exam 1, Fall 2007

Sample Exam 1 (Answers), Fall 2007

Preview of Exam 2, Fall 2007

Sample Exam 2, Fall 2007

Sample Exam 2, Answer Key, Fall 2007

Preview of Exam 3, 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

Exercise 3.28, Fall 2001

Sample Problems for Examination No. 2, Spring 2004. We will discuss these in class. See answers below.

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

Tutoring, Times and Place

E201 Handouts

Handout No. 1: Circular Flow

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: Tax Incidence

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. 15: Tax Concepts

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. 20: Monopoly

Handout No. 21: Natural Monopoly and Price Discrimination

Handout No. 22: Oligopoly

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 Fall 2002...Answers to Selected Questions from the Problems and Applications at the end of the textbook chapters.

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 Core Topics

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

Old E201 Exams

Statistics(E270) Items

E270 Syllabus--Summer 1999

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

Homework No. 3--Summer 1999

Homework No. 4--Summer 1999

Homework No. 5--Summer 1999

Homework No. 6--Summer 1999

Data Sets for Homework No. 6--Summer 1999

Summer99--Solutions to Homework#1

Old Exams--F98 Exam 1

Old Exams--S99 Exam 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

Sample 1 Data

Sample 2 Data

Sample Midterm Questions

Summer 99 Data for HW 1, No. 1

Tutor's Hours for Summer

Obesity Results

Farewell!