講義名 Microeconomics ≪□第一部≫
講義開講時期 前期
曜日・時限 月4
単位数 2

担当教員
氏名
齋藤 哲哉

学習目標(到達目標) The aim of this course is to introduce some basic concepts of microeconomics at college level. Several reading assignments and self-study assignments (both not graded) are given. Students are expected to read, write, and discuss basic microeconomic models in English after taking this course.
授業概要(教育目的) This course tries to help understanding the following five major topics in microeconomics at college level: (1) Consumer theory, (2) producer theory, (3) market equilibrium, (4) a measurement of social welfare, and (5) some imperfect competitin models.
授業計画表
 
項目内容
第1回Guidance Course plan and evaluation method are introduced.
第2回Demand and Supply This lecture introduces overviews of demand, supply, and market equilibrium.
第3回Consumer Theory 1 This lecture introduces utility function and budget set.
第4回Consumer Theory 2 This lecture introduces utility maximization and expecditure minimization problems to obtain demand functions.
第5回Consumer Theory 3 This lecture introduces a classification of goods and impacts of changes in prices.
第6回Producer Theory 1 This lecture introduces revenue and cost functions to derive profit function.
第7回Producer Theory 2 This lecture introduces average cost and marginal cost functions in short-run and long-run, and fixed and variable costs.
第8回Producer Theory 3 This lecture introduces how to maximize profit.
第9回Producer Theory 4 This lecture introduces how to obtain cost function from cost minimization problem.
第10回Market Equilibrium and Social Welfare 1 This lecture considers market equilibrium with demand and supply functions obtained from consumer theory and producer theory. We also consider the stability of the equilibrium.
第11回Market Equilibrium and Social Welfare 2 This lecture introduces a measurement of social welfare using surplus measures.
第12回Monopoly This lecture introduces a monopoly model.
第13回Duopoly 1 This lecture introduces a quantity competition model with more than two firms (Cournot model). We also review what is Nash equilibrium.
第14回Duopoly 2 This lecture introduces some oligopoly models, such as Bertrand and Stackelberg models.
第15回Summary and Conclusion Summary and conclusion
授業形式 Lectures and discussions
評価方法
定期試験 レポート 小テスト 講義態度
(出席)
その他 合計
80% 0% 0% 0% 20% 100%
評価の特記事項 The final exam is curve based.
テキスト Handouts
参考文献 井堀利宏『入門ミクロ経済学』第2版,新世社,2004
オフィスアワー(授業相談) Fri. 4:20pm-5:50pm in my office, or by appointment
事前学習の内容など,学生へのメッセージ I encourage anyone to take this course if you are interested in learning Economics in English. Please notice that this course in not a course in English, but a course in Economics taught in English.