Welcome to the web page for
Economics 106 (Decision Making)
WINTER  2024
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WARNING!
You are expected to be familiar with the UC Davis Code of Academic Conduct (http://sja.ucdavis.edu/files/cac.pdf).
Any suspected violation will be reported to the office of Student Support and Judicial Affairs.  If you are found by SSJA to have cheated on a quiz or exam,  you will receive an "F" in the entire course.  


This is a conceptually demanding class.
To earn a passing grade you need to work hard
If you are not prepared to devote a lot of time and effort  to this class you are strongly advised not to enroll in it.
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  • I do not grade "on the curve"I believe that your grade should reflect entirely what you have learned. Grades will be determined according to the scale below. Thus, in principle, everybody in the class could end up with an A.
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    100-98
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     Instructor: Professor Giacomo Bonanno
     
    Office
    e-mail
    Office Hours
    1108 SSH
    gfbonanno@ucdavis.edu
    Thursday 10:30am-12:00pm and 1:30 - 3:00pm 

     
    Teaching Assistant 1: Kalyani Chaudhuri (Sections A03 and A04)   
    Office
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    Office Hours
    SSH 116
    (Courtyard level: one floor down from the Economics Department)
      kalchau@ucdavis.edu 
        Wednesday, 12:00-2:00 pm

     Teaching Assistant 2: Joaquin Paleo (Sections A01 and A02)  
    Office
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    Office Hours
    SSH 118
    (Courtyard level: one floor down from the Economics Department)
      jmpaleo@ucdavis.edu 
       Thursday, 12:00-2:00 pm 

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    Syllabus:   106_Syllabus_W24.pdf   (Please read carefully, in particular the important rules concerning this course)


    TEXTBOOK (Open Access: free download):  http://faculty.econ.ucdavis.edu/faculty/bonanno/DM_Book.html

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    EXAMS:

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    Exams and answers to exams (obviously these will be posted after the exams!)
    First Midterm exam :
    version 1: Mid1_v1.pdf
    version 2: Mid1_v2.pdf
    Answers to First Midterm: 
    version 1: Mid1_v1_answ.pdf
    version 2: Mid1_v2_answ.pdf
    Second Midterm exam :
    version 1: Mid2_v1.pdf
    version 2: Mid2_v2.pdf
    Answers to Second Midterm: 
    version 1: Mid2_v1_answ.pdf
    version 2: Mid2_v2_answ.pdf
    Third Midterm exam :
    version 1: Mid3_v1.pdf
    version 2: Mid3_v2.pdf
    Answers to Thirdd Midterm: 
    version 1: Mid3_v1_answ.pdf
    version 2: Mid3_v2_answ.pdf
    Final: 
    version 1: Fin_v1.pdf
    version 2: Fin_v2.pdf
    Answers to Final:
    version 1: Fin_v1_answ.pdf
    version 2: Fin_v2_answ.pdf

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    HOMEWORK: there are 5 problem sets due on the following days:

    Homework_1.pdf: due on Friday, January 19
      Skip January 26 (First Midterm)
    Homework_2.pdf: due on Friday, February 2
      Skip February 9 (Second Midterm)
    Homework_3.pdf: due on Friday, February 16
    Homework_4.pdf: due on Friday, February 23
       Skip March 1 (Third Midterm)
    Homework_5.pdf: due on Friday, March 8

    Answers to homework:

    Answers to Homework 1: Answ_1.pdf
    Answers to Homework 2: Answ_2.pdf
    Answers to Homework 3: Answ_3.pdf
    Answers to Homework 4: Answ_4.pdf
    Answers to Homework 5: Answ_5.pdf
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    SLIDES ("before class" for the template that will be used in class, "after class" for the slide filled in during class)
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    106_GRADES
    Note: your name has been replaced with an identifier calculated as follows:
    the sum of the two middle digits in your ID followed by the sum of the last four digits of your ID
    followed by the last digit of your ID followed possibly by the last letter of your last name followed possibly by the first letter of your first name

    EXAMPLES:

    ID Last Name First Name Identifier
    007-12-3456 Bond James 1+2 = 3 followed by 3+4+5+6 = 18 followed by 6. Thus the identifier is either
       3-18-6   or  3-18-6-d   or   3-18-6-dj
    985-63-1095 Potter Harry The identifier is either 9-15-5  or 9-15-5-r  or  9-15-5-rh

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