本課程是在建立學生經濟學基本概念，學習面對有限資源，如何選擇來極大化效用、利潤與效率，以培養學生作決策時，具成本效益分析之能力。學生將來面對財經環境與經營管理議題，都能夠運用經濟學專業知識之思考模式。課程主要內容分成個體經濟學與總體經濟學兩個部分。本學期以個體經濟學為主，探討消費者與廠商選擇理論，包含供給與需求、市場均衡、消費者行為、生產者決策、政府課稅與管制措施，以及市場結構分析。
在完成此課程的學習，學生將能夠
(1) 對經濟學有基本的觀念；
(2) 具備成本效益分析之決策能力；
(3) 應用邏輯推理的方法，剖析日常的各種經濟問題與現象；
(4) 將經濟學的理論予以生活化。This course is to establish students' basic concepts of economics and learn how to make choices to maximize utility, profit and efficiency in the face of limited resources, so as to cultivate students' ability to perform cost-benefit analysis when making decisions. Students will be able to use the thinking model of economics professional knowledge when facing financial environment and business management issues in the future. The main content of the course is divided into two parts: individual economics and overall economics. This semester focuses on individual economics, exploring the theory of consumer and manufacturer choice, including supply and demand, market equilibrium, consumer behavior, producer decision-making, government taxation and regulatory measures, and market structure analysis.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to
(1) Have a basic understanding of economics;
(2) Have the decision-making ability of cost-benefit analysis;
(3) Apply logical reasoning methods to analyze various daily economic issues and phenomena;
(4) Put economic theory into daily life.
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. 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.
Daron Acemoglu, David Laibson, John A. List. 2019. Economics. Global Edition, Second Edition. Pearson.（雙葉書局代理）
Daron Acemoglu, David Laibson, John A. List. 2019. Economics. Global Edition, Second Edition. Pearson. (Agent by Shuangye Books)
| 評分項目 Grading Method | 配分比例 Grading percentage | 說明 Description |
|---|---|---|
| 課堂參與 課堂參與 class participation |
20 | 包含課堂練習、作業及小考，日後可能視情況調整比例分配 |
| 助教實習課助教實習課 Teaching assistant internship class |
20 | 日後可能視情況調整比例分配 |
| 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 |
25 | 日後可能視情況調整比例分配 |
