本學期課程將介紹經濟行為、問題與決策制定之分析方法，並延續上學期廠商選擇理論以至總體經濟學。包括區別市場結構的類型及其定義與由來，並且分析各市場結構下的競爭狀態與結果；總體經濟學之部分，將提供分析總體經濟問題與政策的基本架構，來檢視國民所得與其相關的經濟活動，例如國民所得衡量、就業與通貨膨脹、國民儲蓄與投資、政府之貨幣與財政政策等議題。
期許修習本門課的同學能夠具備:
1.理解GDP、景氣循環等的意義及應用，並分析整個國家經濟狀況之影響因素，以解釋當下經濟景氣的判斷及影響。
2.定義經濟成長與物價膨漲，舉出日常生活相關議題，深度分析與判斷總體經濟政策之決策行為與模式。
3.探討貨幣與財政政策之影響路徑及結果。

This semester's course will introduce the analysis methods of economic behavior, problems and decision-making, and continue the theory of manufacturer choice and overall economics from the previous semester. It includes differentiating the types of market structures, their definitions and origins, and analyzing the competition status and results under each market structure; the general economics part will provide a basic framework for analyzing overall economic issues and policies to examine national income and related economic activities, such as national income measurement, employment and inflation, national savings and investment, and government monetary and fiscal policies.
Students taking this course are expected to possess:
1. Understand the meaning and application of GDP, business cycle, etc., and analyze the influencing factors of the entire country's economic situation to explain the judgment and impact of the current economic boom.
2. Define economic growth and price inflation, cite issues related to daily life, and deeply analyze and judge the decision-making behaviors and patterns of overall economic policies.
3. Discuss the impact paths and results of monetary and fiscal policies.

1.Michael Parkin 原著；王銘正譯著，經濟學(14版)，普林斯頓國際有限公司。
2.N. Gregory Mankiw原著；王銘正譯著，經濟學(8版)，東華書局股份有限公司。

1. Original work by Michael Parkin; translation by Wang Mingzheng, Economics (14th edition), Princeton International Co., Ltd.
2. Original work by N. Gregory Mankiw; translation by Wang Mingzheng, Economics (8th edition), Donghua Book Company Co., Ltd.