Splash Biography

THOMAS LEE, econ major who yells on the internet sometimes

Major: Economics

College/Employer: UChicago

Year of Graduation: 2014

Brief Biographical Sketch:

I am generally a pretty boring guy, but for the class I am teaching I will try not to be as such. I watch MLP, in case you couldn't tell from the class, but do not self-determine as a brony. Amartya Sen is cool and so should you. Seven Card Stud is where it's at in poker. I play strategy games on my PC sometimes when I have a crushing need to be lethargic and be an armchair general.

I'm usually quiet, but feel free to ask lots of questions, and I'll discuss stuff as best as I can.

Past Classes

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C1200: Economic Competition: Cartels Are Not Magic in Splash! Fall 2013 (Oct. 05, 2013)

What happens when one person controls the supply of a good? And when a new challenger approaches to try to also supply that good, how does that affect the price of the good and the welfare of the consumers? We investigate monopolies and their related cousin, oligopolies, to build a basic framework of economic competition. We will also apply Bertrand and Cournot models of oligopolies onto a popular TV show to colorfully and critically examine the adverse effects of stifled competition.