課程資訊
課程名稱
 經濟學乙一
ECONOMICS (B)(1) 
開課學期
 97-1 
授課對象
 社會科學院  政治理論組  
授課教師
 江瑞祥 
課號
 PS2021 
課程識別碼
 302 24710 
班次
  
學分
 2 
全/半年
 半年 
必/選修
 必帶 
上課時間
 星期五3,4(10:20~12:10) 
上課地點
 社法22 
備註
 總人數上限：160人
外系人數限制：10人 
Ceiba 課程網頁
 http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/97130224710 
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課程概述

This course is the first of a series of a year-long course in economic reasoning designed for undergraduate students. The goal of this course is to introduce student to the application of the principles of microeconomic analysis to policy questions. Upon completion of the course, you should be able to understand basic economic analysis of public policy and be able to apply the principles of economics to these policies.
We begin by introducing the basic model of market interaction – supply and demand curves in perfect competition. Most of the first half of the course will be spent developing the models of consumer and producer behavior underlying these curves. Then, we examine situations in which the perfectly competitive model breaks down, such as in the face of monopolies or pollution. We will be interested both in the effects brought on by such complications and possible remedies for them. Finally, the course concludes with an introduction of information economics. 

課程目標
 To apply economic principles to public policy, we first need to master the tools that economists use. Microeconomics studies the allocation of scarce resources among individual agents. Examples of such agents include consumers, firms, or workers. The allocation of resources is determined by interactions in markets. The course will focus on how markets work. In particular, we will see how agents, such as buyers and sellers, are able to interact in such a way that mutually beneficial exchanges are possible. As we analyze various market scenarios, we will ask what role government intervention into the market may play, and whether such intervention is necessary.  
課程要求
 The formal course requirements are: completion of 4 problem sets, a midterm examination, and a final examination. The problem sets will count toward 20 percent of the course grade, the midterm will count for 30 percent and the final exam for 50 percent. The examinations will be “in-class”; books and notes can be consulted during examinations.
Small groups of students (no more than 4) are encouraged to work together on the problem sets. Problem solutions must be written independently by each of the students in the small group, and must indicate the names of the other students in the group. In other words, all assignments are “Work with others, write up alone,” as described in the academic code. Problem sets will be graded on a check minus, check, check plus scale in order to provide feed-back only; this grade does not affect the final course grade. I consider the problem sets a central learning device and believe their payoff goes well beyond the 20 percent of the final grade they purchase. It will be extremely difficult to do well in the midterm and final exams unless the student is familiar with and can solve the types of problems that are assigned in the problem sets. Class participation is strongly encouraged, but will not be graded.
You are encouraged to consult other students and myself for help with the problem sets, with two caveats. First, the work that you turn in must be your own. If you do work with someone, both/all of you should hand in solutions in your own words. Second, attempt the problems yourself before consulting others. This is for your own benefit, since you won’t be able to consult others during exams!
 
預期每週課後學習時數
  
Office Hours
 另約時間 備註： by apointment at rchiang@ntu.edu.tw 
指定閱讀
  
參考書目
 The textbook required for
this course is Essentials of
Economics (雙語版), 1st
edition, by Glenn P. Hubbard
and Anthony P. O'Brien
(published by Prentice Hall
and 華泰書局 in 2007). For
those who need an in-depth
understanding of basic
economics, Principles of
Economics, 4th Edition, by
N. Gregory Mankiw (published
by South Western in 2007) is
recommended. Lectures will
roughly follow the material
in the Hubbard and O'Brien
textbook, although
occasionally materials from
Mankiw will be covered. You
will be responsible for all
material covered in lecture,
whether or not it is also in
the text. The text is
intended to be a supplement
to the lectures. It provides
background information,
examples, and does an
excellent job of describing
the intuition of economic
theory. At times the text is
more advanced than needed
for our course. You should
use the lectures, rather
than the text, as a guide to
the level of understanding
you are expected to master.
For additional help, copies
of the study guide that
accompanies the text are
also available for download.
Students who have never
taken an economics course
before, or those who feel
they need a refresher, may
find the study guide useful.
The study guide is also a
source of additional
practice problems.
 
評量方式
(僅供參考)
  
No.
項目
百分比
說明
1. 
 期中考 
30% 
  
2. 
 期末考 
50% 
  
3. 
 隨堂測驗 
0% 
  
4. 
 作業 
20% 
  
5. 
 報告 
0% 
  
 
課程進度
週次
日期
單元主題
第1週
 9/19  Economics: Foundations and Models 
第2週
 9/26  Ten Principles of Economics 
第3週
 10/03  Trade-offs, Comparative Advantage, and the Market System 
第4週
 10/10  National Holiday 
第5週
 10/17  Where Prices Come From: The Interaction of Demand and Supply 
第6週
 10/24  Market Efficiency and Market Failure 
第7週
 10/31  Supply, Demand, and Government Policies 
第8週
 11/07  Consumer Choice and Elasticity 
第9週
 11/14  Technology, Production, and Costs 
第10週
 11/21  Mid-Term 
第11週
 11/28  Firms in Perfectly Competitive Market 
第12週
 12/05  Monopoly and Antitrust Policy 
第13週
 12/12  Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly 
第14週
 12/19  Antitrust Policy and Regulation 
第15週
 12/26  Labor Market 
第16週
 1/02  Externalities 
第17週
 1/09  Public Goods and Common Resources