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Course title |
個體經濟學原理與實習
Principle of Microeconomics (with Recitation) |
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Semester |
111-1 |
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Designated for |
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Instructor |
王道一 |
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Curriculum Number |
ECON1020 |
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Curriculum Identity Number |
303E10110 |
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Class |
04 |
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Credits |
4.0 |
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Full/Half
Yr. |
Half |
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Required/
Elective |
Elective |
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Time |
Monday 5(12:20~13:10) Wednesday 5(12:20~13:10) Friday 3,4,5(10:20~13:10) |
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Room |
博雅103博雅103博雅103 |
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Remarks |
本課程以英語授課。一5三5實習課。各系必帶入作業完成後，於二階選課階段開放通識A5*選修。可抵通識。。A5*:公民意識與社會分析領域。可充抵通識與朴埻錄合授
The upper limit of the number of students: 250.
The upper limit of the number of non-majors: 150. |
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Course introduction video |
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Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning |
Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning |
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Course Syllabus
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Course Description |
[For the complete info, please refer to http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~josephw/principles_micro_22F.htm ]
This is the introductory class for the principles of microeconomics. It serves as an introduction of economics to an audience that are not familiar with Calculus. Those who have took Calculus should consider taking (intermediate) microeconomics instead. One interesting feature of this class is there will be various classroom experiments throughout the semester, and students are expected to participate actively in them.
This is a course taught in English, and all assignments are in English. If you feel that you would be in a disadvantaged position, please take other principles classes instead. |
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Course Objective |
The goal of this class is to introduce how economists think (without the math required for intermediate microeconomics), and, help you think like an economist! Specifically, we will see how economists observe real world phenomenon, build simplified models of reality, derive theories to provide policy advice, and test implications with empirical or experimental data. |
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Course Requirement |
There are no prerequisites for this course. |
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Student Workload (expected study time outside of class per week) |
8 hours or more. |
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Office Hours |
Fri. 09:20~10:20 Note: Or by email appointment |
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Designated reading |
Textbook: Mankiw (2021), Principles of Economics, 9th ed., Asian Edition, Cengage. (東華) |
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References |
Reference: Acemoglu, Laibson and List (2022), Economics, 3rd ed., Pearson. (雙葉) |
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Grading |
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Explanations for the conditions |
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1. |
Classroom Experiment Participation |
15% |
In-class experiments happen weekly. If you earn more than 15%, you get a “tie-breaker” which bumps you up one letter grade (A to A+, A- to A, etc.) when you are the highest-scoring person in that letter grade. |
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Homework |
3% |
You are required to submit assignments 7 days after they appear in class (on the last slide of each chapter). Not turning in one assignment costs 1% each (up to 3%). The TA will NOT grade it, so try it out yourself instead of copying answers. |
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Exam-Giving Contest |
2% |
Propose in groups “Economics in the News” questions for the Midterm/Final exam (1% each); the best question will appear in the actual exam! |
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Quizzes |
10% |
One quiz (5% each) before each exam as practice (10/12 and 12/9). |
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Midterm Exam |
30% |
10/21, 10:20am-1:10pm in class. Submit request of absence in writing before 10am exam day (except for emergencies).
Submit re-grading requests in writing within one week we return the exam, and the TA will re-grade your entire exam. So, think carefully before you ask!
This course is taught in English, so all assignments are in English. Taiwan-specific material in Chinese would come with translations, though quality is not guaranteed. |
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Final Exam |
40% |
12/16, 10:20am-1:10pm in class. Submit request of absence in writing before 10am exam day (except for emergencies). If you do better in the final than the midterm, it replaces the midterm (counts 70%). |
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Adjustment methods for students |
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Teaching methods |
以錄影輔助, 提供學生彈性出席課程方式 |
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Assignment submission methods |
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Exam methods |
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Others |
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Week |
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Topic |
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第1週 |
9/5, 7, 9 |
Ten Principles of Economics (Ch. 1)
Production Possibility Frontier (Ch. 2)
[National Holiday] |
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第2週 |
9/12, 14, 16 |
Gains from Trade (Ch. 3)
TA session
Supply and Demand (Ch. 4) |
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第3週 |
9/19, 21, 23 |
TA session
TA session
Elasticity (Ch. 5); Intervening the Market (Ch. 6) |
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第4週 |
9/26, 28, 30 |
TA session
[Teacher's Day - University Holiday]
Markets and Welfare (Ch. 7); Application to Taxation and Trade (Ch. 8, 9) |
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第5週 |
10/3, 5, 7 |
TA session
TA session
Classical Market Failure: Externalities (Ch. 10) |
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第6週 |
10/10, 12, 14 |
[National Holiday]
Quiz 1 (Ch. 1-10)
Classical Market Failure: Public Goods and Common Resources (Ch. 11) |
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第7週 |
10/17, 19, 21 |
TA session
TA session
Midterm Exam (Ch. 1-11) |
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第8週 |
10/24, 26, 28 |
[No class (midterm week)]
[No class (midterm week)]
Cost of Production (Ch. 13) |
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第9週 |
10/31, 11/2, 4 |
TA session
Competitive Markets (Ch. 14)
Monopoly (Ch. 15) and Monopolistic Competition (Ch. 16) |
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第10週 |
11/7, 9, 11 |
TA session
TA session
Oligopoly (Ch. 17) |
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第11週 |
11/14, 16, 18 |
TA session
TA session
Factor Markets (Ch. 18); Wage Differentials and Discrimination (Ch. 19) |
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第12週 |
11/21, 23, 25 |
TA session
TA session
Frontiers of (Micro-)Economics (Ch. 22) |
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第13週 |
11/28, 30, 12/2 |
TA session
TA session
[NTU Sports Day] |
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第14週 |
12/5, 7, 9 |
TA session
TA session
Quiz 2 (Ch.13-19) |
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第15週 |
12/12, 14, 16 |
TA session
TA session
Final Exam (Cumulative, but focus on the second half, Ch. 13-22) |
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第16週 |
12/19, 21, 23 |
[No class]
[No class]
Economics in the News (Optional) |
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