授業の目的 【日本語】
Goals of the Course(JPN) | | |
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授業の目的 【英語】
Goals of the Course | | This course aims to deepen the students’ understanding of the concepts covered in Introductory Microeconomics I by developing a more accurate mathematical framework. Several applications, like price indices and taxes, are discussed to illustrate the potential of the analysis.
At the end of the course, students will be able to solve the consumer problem with exogenous and endogenous income, to understand how uncertainty affects decisions, to solve the problem of the firm, and to calculate the market equilibrium under perfect competition and monopoly. |
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到達目標 【日本語】
Objectives of the Course(JPN) | | |
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授業の内容や構成
Course Content / Plan | | 1 (April 12)
Preferences, Indifference Curves and Utility Functions.
2 (April 19)
The Marginal Rate of Substitution. Review of Problem Set 1.
3 (April 26)
The Consumer Problem with Exogenous Income.
4 (May 10)
Income and Substitution Effects with Exogenous Income. Review of Problem Set 2.
5 (May 17)
Summary and Partial evaluation 1. The Consumer Problem with Endogenous Income.
6 (May 24)
Consumer Surplus, Compensated Variation, Equivalent Variation, Price Indices. Review of Problem Set 3.
7 (May 31)
Decision under Uncertainty (I)
8 (June 7)
Decision under Uncertainty (II). Review of Problem Set 4.
9 (June 14)
Summary and Partial evaluation 2. Production Function, Marginal Rate of Transformation, Returns to Scale.
10 (June 21)
Cost Minimization: Demand of Factors.
11 (June 28)
Cost Curves and Supply Function.
12 (July 5)
Competitive Equilibrium. Review of Problem Set 5.
13 (July 12)
Summary and Partial evaluation 3. Monopoly.
14 (July 19)
Price Discrimination and Regulation in the Monopolistic Environment.
15 (July 26)
FINAL SUMMARY AND FINAL EVALUATION. |
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履修条件・関連する科目
Course Prerequisites and Related Courses | | | While there are no prerequisites, this course is recommended for students who have taken Microeconomics I and Calculus courses. |
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成績評価の方法と基準
Course Evaluation Method and Criteria | | | 3 partial evaluations (20% each) and a final evaluation (40%). Getting a total average above 60% is necessary to pass the course. |
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教科書・参考書
Textbook/Reference Book | | Course materials will be distributed via NUCT.
Textbooks: to be announced in class if necessary.
Reference books:
Hal R. Varian – Intermediate Microeconomics: A Modern Approach. W. W. Norton & Company; 9th edition.
Walter Nicholson and Christopher Snyder – Microeconomic Theory: Basic Principles and Extensions. Cengage Learning; 12th edition.
Robert S. Pindyck and Daniel L. Rubinfeld – Microeconomics. Pearson; 9th edition. |
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課外学習等（授業時間外学習の指示）
Study Load(Self-directed Learning Outside Course Hours) | | | Students should use the reference books below before each lesson and attempt to solve the problem sets by themselves before the solution is provided. |
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注意事項
Notice for Students | | | Office hours available upon request. |
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授業開講形態等
Lecture format, etc. | | |
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遠隔授業（オンデマンド型）で行う場合の追加措置
Additional measures for remote class (on-demand class) | | |
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