THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE
UNIVERSITY
Smeal College of Business
BA533: Economics for Managers
Coursepack Contents for Fall 2025
Part I
Part II
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Reading
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Worksheets for in-Class Problems (Bring them!)
Cases and Readings
"Franchisee McCosts"
"Estimating the Demand for Tagamet"
"$15 Minimum Wage Would Cut Employment, Reduce Poverty, CBO
Study Finds”
“Fuel Fee May Raise Pa. Gas Prices”
“Seeking Perfect Prices, CEO Tears Up the Rules”
“US Judge Says Microsoft…”
“Europe v Google: Not so Froogle”
“They’re Watching You”
“The Price You Pay Depends on Time and Day”
“Cable Companies See a New Threat In FCC Shift on a la Carte Service”
"E. Pluribus Tunum"
“Price Fixing for Dummies”
“Just One More Fix”
“DeBeers Is in Talks to Settle Price-Fixing Charge”
Part III
Practice Problems
Part IV
Answers to Practice Problems
Part V
Practice Exams and Answer Keys
Part VI
Lecture Slides