Course Information
Course title
個體經濟學原理與實習
Principle of Microeconomics (with Recitation) 
Semester
109-1 
Designated for
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS  
Instructor
樊家忠 
Curriculum Number
ECON1020 
Curriculum Identity Number
303 10110 
Class
04 
Credits
4.0 
Full/Half
Yr.
Half 
Required/
Elective
Preassign 
Time
Monday 5(12:20~13:10) Wednesday 5(12:20~13:10) Friday 3,4,5(10:20~13:10) 
Room
新102新102新102 
Remarks
一5三5實習課。經濟,財金,國企,會計系依學號末二位除5餘4者必帶入。可抵通識A5*。(必帶可改班)。
Restriction: freshmen
The upper limit of the number of students: 200. 
Ceiba Web Server
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1091ECON1020_4 
Course introduction video
 
Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning
Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning
Course Syllabus
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Course Description

This course provides an introduction to a broad range of concepts, theories, and analytical techniques of microeconomics. It focuses on the analysis of choices made by individual decision-making units (individuals, households, and firms). The use of a market, supply and demand, model will be the fundamental model in which trade-offs and choices will be considered through comparison of costs and benefits of actions. Production and market structure will be analyzed at the firm level. The role of government policy to address microeconomic market failures will be examined.  

Course Objective
1. Be able to describe the major realms of modern economics, and how to define an economic question
2. Learn the concept of optimization
3. Be able to operate basic economic models to analyze different markets
4. Learn how to derive demand, supply, and form a product market
5. Learn about the perfectly competitive model, in contrast with markets with monopoly power to different degrees
6. Being able to identify the features of various market structures
7. Learn about the theory of “Invisible Hand” proposed by Adam Smith’s “Wealth of Nations” and “Theory of Moral Sentiments.”
8. Being able to comprehend the argument for comparative advantage and apply it to real world examples
9. Acquire an understanding on game theory
10. Being able to understand why a market fails and a government fails
11. Acquire an understanding on externality and the corresponding roles of government
 
Course Requirement
Assignments and mini paper will be completed and submitted in a group of 2 to 4 students. Each student is required to find his or her partners by the end of the first week of the course.
For the mini paper, each group is required to read an article from the Economist or other resources and submit a one-page report that presents a summary of the piece and your critique.
 
Student Workload (expected study time outside of class per week)
 
Office Hours
 
Designated reading
Microeconomics, Daron Acemoglu, David Laibson, and John List, 2nd ed.
 
References
吳聰敏《經濟學原理》, 第3版 (2018), 全一冊, 合計30章。 
Grading
 
No.
Item
%
Explanations for the conditions
1. 
Assignments  
20% 
Around 10 assignments will be issued. Late submission is not allowed. 
2. 
Midterm examination  
30% 
 
3. 
Final examination  
40% 
 
4. 
Mini paper 
10% 
 
 
Progress
Week
Date
Topic
第1週
9/14,9/16,9/18  The principles and practice of economics 
第2週
9/21,9/23,9/25  Economic Methods and Economic Questions 
第3週
9/28,9/30,10/02  Demand, supply, and equilibrium 
第4週
10/05,10/07,10/09  Consumers and incentives 
第5週
10/12,10/14,10/16  Sellers and incentives 
第6週
10/19,10/21,10/23  Perfect competition and the invisible hand 
第7週
10/26,10/28,10/30  Trade 
第8週
11/2 11/4 11/6  Midterm examination  
第9週
11/09,11/11,11/13  Externalities and public goods 
第10週
11/16,11/18,11/20  The government 
第11週
11/23,11/25,11/27  Markets for Factors of Production 
第12週
11/30,12/02,12/04  Monopoly 
第13週
12/07,12/09,12/11  Game theory and strategic play 
第14週
12/14,12/16,12/18  Oligopoly and Monopolistic Competition 
第15週
12/21,12/23,12/25  The Economics of Information 
第16週
12/28,12/30,1/01  Holidays 
第17週
1/04,1/06,1/08  Behavioral economics 
第18週
1/15  Final examination