學習面對具有多種用途的有限資源時，如何加以選 擇來極大化效用、利潤與效率，並促進經濟的穩定、成長與公平。

Learn how to make choices when faced with limited resources that have multiple uses to maximize utility, profit, and efficiency, and to promote economic stability, growth, and equity.

經濟學是研究如何把稀少性資源，做最有效率配置的一門學問，旨在探討人們在有限的資源下如何做選擇？以及人們所選擇的活動，會造成什麼樣的結果？因此，經濟學也可說是一門研究選擇的科學。本課程介紹基本經濟學概念及分析工具，用來研究如何把有限資源配置到各個彼此互斥的用途上，以期對經濟活動（行為） 有深入的瞭解，課程內容涵蓋個體經濟學及總體經濟學。個體經濟內容包括: 經濟學與經濟課題、市場如何運作、家戶選擇行為之探討、廠商選擇行為與市場結構、市場失靈與政府角色、訊息不對稱等。總體經濟內容包括: 總體經濟探討議題、國民所得的意義與衡量、物價膨脹與失業、貨幣與金融市場、總合供需分析、財政政策與貨幣政策、國際貿易與金融等。

Economics is a discipline that studies how to allocate scarce resources in the most efficient manner. It aims to explore how people make choices with limited resources. And what are the consequences of the activities people choose? Therefore, economics can also be said to be a science that studies choices. This course introduces basic economic concepts and analytical tools, which are used to study how to allocate limited resources to mutually exclusive uses, in order to gain an in-depth understanding of economic activities (behavior). The course content covers individual economics and overall economics. Individual economic content includes: economics and economic topics, how the market operates, discussion of household choice behavior, manufacturer choice behavior and market structure, market failure and government role, information asymmetry, etc. General economic content includes: general economic discussion issues, the meaning and measurement of national income, price inflation and unemployment, currency and financial markets, aggregate supply and demand analysis, fiscal policy and monetary policy, international trade and finance, etc.

(A)教科書:
經濟學理論與實際:（2016，7版上冊），張清溪、許嘉棟、劉鶯釧、吳聰敏合著，翰蘆圖書出版有限公司。

(B)參考書:以下參考書僅供參考，不必購買。
1、經濟學(2015，第八版)，毛慶生、朱敬一、林全、許松根、陳添枝、陳思寬、黃朝熙等合著，華泰文化事業有限公司。
2、21世紀全球視野 (2010，第一版)，霍德明、熊秉元、胡春田、巫和懋等合著，雙葉書廊有限公司。
3、Economics (2016,12th edition), Michael Parkin, Pearson Education Limited.
4、Principles of Economics (2017, 8th edition), N. Gregory Mankiw, South Western Educational Publishing.

(A)Textbook:
Economic Theory and Practice: (2016, 7th edition, Volume 1), co-authored by Zhang Qingxi, Xu Jiadong, Liu Yingchuan, and Wu Congmin, Hanlu Book Publishing Co., Ltd.

(B) Reference books: The following reference books are for reference only and do not need to be purchased.
1. Economics (2015, eighth edition), co-authored by Mao Qingsheng, Zhu Jingyi, Lin Quan, Xu Songgen, Chen Tianzhi, Chen Sikuan, Huang Chaoxi, etc., Huatai Cultural Industry Co., Ltd.
2. Global Perspective in the 21st Century (2010, first edition), co-authored by Huo Deming, Xiong Bingyuan, Hu Chuntian, Wu Hemao, etc., Shuangye Bookstore Co., Ltd.
3. Economics (2016,12th edition), Michael Parkin, Pearson Education Limited.
4. Principles of Economics (2017, 8th edition), N. Gregory Mankiw, South Western Educational Publishing.