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 economics 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：理性選擇方法、市場如何運作、市場失靈與政府角色、訊息不對稱、法律之經濟分析等。總體經濟內容包括：總體經濟探討議題、國民所得的意義、物價膨脹與失業、貨幣與金融市場、國際經濟等。
Economics is a study of how to use rare sex resources to make the most efficient allocation, aiming to explore how people choose under limited resources, and what results will result from the activities they choose. Therefore, economics can also be said to be a science of research and selection. This course introduces basic economic concepts and analytical tools to study how to configure limited resources to each mutually exclusive uses in order to gain an in-depth understanding of economic activities (behavior). The course content covers individual economics and overall economics. Personal economic content includes: method of rational selection, how the market operates, market loss and government role, inconsistent information, and economic analysis of the law. The overall economic content includes: general economic discussions, the meaning of national income, price inflation and unemployment, currency and financial markets, international economy, etc.
書名: 經濟學概要(7版)
書局: 華泰文化
作者: 朱敬一 , 毛慶生 , 林全, 許松根, 陳添枝, 陳思寬, 黃朝熙
Book name: Economics Summary (7th Edition)
Book Bureau: Huatai Culture
Author: Zhu Jingyi, Mao Qingsheng, Lin Quan, Xu Songgen, Chen Tianzhi, Chen Sibi, Huang Chaoxi
| 評分項目 Grading Method | 配分比例 Grading percentage | 說明 Description |
|---|---|---|
| 出席出席 Attend |
20 | |
| 期中考期中考 Midterm exam |
25 | |
| 期末考期末考 Final exam |
30 | |
| 平時小考平時小考 A small exam |
25 |
