授業の目的 【日本語】
Goals of the Course(JPN) | | | （本講義は英語で行うので、英文の「授業の目的」を参照してください。） |
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授業の目的 【英語】
Goals of the Course | | | This course provides students with the basic knowledge and skills of microeconomic theory to understand and evaluate current theoretical research and to apply analytical tools to examine various economic problems. |
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到達目標 【日本語】
Objectives of the Course(JPN) | | （本講義は英語で行うので、英語で書きます。）
Students will be able to understand the basic concepts in the theory of consumer and producer behavior under perfect competition and competitive equilibrium. Moreover, students will be able to formulate economic models and analyze them. |
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到達目標 【英語】
Objectives of the Course | | | Students will be able to understand the basic concepts in the theory of consumer and producer behavior under perfect competition and competitive equilibrium. Moreover, students will be able to formulate economic models and analyze them. |
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授業の内容や構成
Course Content / Plan | | 1. Quick review of mathematics
2. Preference relations
3. Utility functions
4. Utility maximization problem
5. Expenditure minimization problem
6. Properties of consumer demand
7. Duality analysis of consumer theory
8. Expected utility
9. Production technology
10. Cost minimization
11. Profit maximization
12. Factor demand
13. Competition equilibrium
14. Fundamental theorems of welfare economics
15. Summary |
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履修条件・関連する科目
Course Prerequisites and Related Courses | | | There are no formal prerequisites, but students should be familiar with basics in undergraduate-level microeconomics and basic calculus. |
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成績評価の方法と基準
Course Evaluation Method and Criteria | | | Participation in class and submission of homework assignments (approximately 30%), and final exam (approximately 70%). Evaluation is based on total score, and students are required to get 60% or higher to pass. Both for homework and exam, students should correctly prove propositions or derive equations in the model by using knowledge and tools discussed in the class. |
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教科書・テキスト
Textbook | | Jehle, G. A., & Reny, P. J. (2011). Advanced microeconomic theory, 3rd. Pearson.
Mas-Colell, A., Whinston, M.D., & Green, J. R. (1995). Microeconomic theory, Oxford university press.
Kreps, D.M. (2012). Microeconomic Foundations I: Choice and Competitive Markets, Princeton University Press. |
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参考書
Reference Book | | |
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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 are encouraged to read the textbooks or references in advance. Students also should spend their time on review after the class (going through the material and references, doing computation of models on their own, etc.). |
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注意事項
Notice for Students | | |
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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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