Economics is the social science of choices, whether that choice is made by an individual, a firm, or a government. It is a science in that economists try to explain and rationalize behavior through models and hypothesis testing. It is social because, at the end of the day, interaction between economic agents is what drives the most interesting and engaging questions.
This course is an introduction to the basic concepts and tools of microeconomics and macroeconomics. We study how markets work, with an emphasis on analysis of the effects of public policy on the welfare of society.
Economics is the social science of choices, whether that choice is made by an individual, a firm, or a government. It is a science in that economists try to explain and rationalize behavior through models and hypothesis testing. It is social because, at the end of the day, interaction between economic agents is what drives the most interesting and engaging questions.
This course is an introduction to the basic concepts and tools of microeconomics and macroeconomics. We study how markets work, with an emphasis on analysis of the effects of public policy on the welfare of society.
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 economics 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. The 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.
書名: Economics, Global Edition, Second Edition (2019)
書局: 雙葉書局
作者: Daron Ace moglu, David Laibson, John A. List
Book title: Economics, Global Edition, Second Edition (2019)
Bookstore: Shuangye Bookstore
Author: Daron Ace moglu, David Laibson, John A. List
| 評分項目 Grading Method | 配分比例 Grading percentage | 說明 Description |
|---|---|---|
| 上課作業與出席上課作業與出席 Classwork and Attendance |
20 | |
| 助教實習課助教實習課 Teaching assistant internship class |
25 | |
| 經濟學原理競試經濟學原理競試 Principles of Economics Competitive Examination |
10 | |
| 期中考期中考 midterm exam |
20 | |
| 期末考期末考 final exam |
25 |
