授業の目的 【日本語】
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授業の目的 【英語】
Goals of the Course | | This course aims to familiarize Microeconomic terms with the students. Several applications, such as price indices and taxes, are discussed to illustrate the concepts of Microeconomics.
With the lectures and series of review questions, students will be able to learn the key concepts of Microeconomics and will be able to solve the economic issues related to consumers, firms, and competitive markets. |
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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. How the market works? Supply, demand, and government policies.
2. Markets and welfare
3. Is trade good? The winners and losers from trade
4. Application of trade: Trade agreements, the World Trade Organization, and the Trade Policy of Trump
5. The economics of the public sector: public goods and common resources
6. Preferences, utility, and constrained consumer choice
7. Applying consumer theory: Income and Substitution Effects
8. Summary and Mid-term
9. Firms and production: Production function and return to scale
10. The nature of costs: What are costs?
11. Competitive equilibrium
12. Game theory: Is it rational?
13. Application of game theory: Two-person zero-sum game
14. Monopoly and monopolistic competition
15. Final Summary and Final-term |
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履修条件・関連する科目
Course Prerequisites and Related Courses | | None other than interest in Economics.
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成績評価の方法と基準
Course Evaluation Method and Criteria | | Quizzes (4 or more) 20%, Mid-term 40%, Final-term 40%
Getting a total average above 60% is necessary to pass the course.
Details will be explained in the first lecture |
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教科書・参考書
Textbook/Reference Book | | Textbook
1. N. Gregory Mankiw, “Principles of Economics”
Reference
1. Perloff, Jeffrey M. “Microeconomics”
2. Other materials will be distributed during the class |
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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) | | After the lecture, students should solve exercises for review study and submit answers to the review questions if necessary.
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注意事項
Notice for Students | | | Students can contact me through e-mail. The E-mail address will be announced during the class. |
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授業開講形態等
Lecture format, etc. | | If the educational activity level is 1 or less, face-to-face lessons will be held in principle. However, for students who do not wish to take face-to-face lessons, it will be conducted "face-to-face / ICT-based remote classes (two-way or simultaneous on-demand)". ICT-based remote classes will be conducted by TACT etc. When conducting an on-demand lesson, students should use the TACT feature "Messages" to ask teachers questions and exchange opinions about lessons between students.
* If the class format changes after registration (after this notification), we will notify you on the TACT class site. |
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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) | | | Will be announced if necessary |
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質問への対応方法
Office hour | | | Office hour: Tuesday 4th period but highly recommended to e-mail prior to visiting. |
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