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經濟學是研究社會科學的基本課程，本課程主要教授個體經濟學，與大學部個體經濟學課程的差異，在於研究所的個體分析將著重在微積分等分析工具的應用。內容涵蓋: Consumer theory, theory of the firm, markets and social welfare 等內容
能力項目說明
課程的目標旨在訓練每個研究生都具有基本的分析能力來建構一個經濟模型據以分析問題。
透過此一課程的學習，學生將具備閱讀一般學術論文的能力，並且逐步地建立尋找議題、建構理論模型、進而分析與解決問題。
| 教學週次Course Week | 彈性補充教學週次Flexible Supplemental Instruction Week | 彈性補充教學類別Flexible Supplemental Instruction Type |
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| 週次 Week | 課程主題 Course Theme | 課程內容與指定閱讀 Content and Reading Assignment | 教學活動與作業 Activity and Homework | 學習投入時數 Estimated time devoted to coursework per week | ||
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Optimisation |
first order conditions, second order conditions, Lagrange's method Kunh-Tucker conditions |
A2.6 Ex. 2.5 (a),(e) 2.6, 2.25 (a), (e), 2.26. |
3.0
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4.5
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2
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Consumer Theory |
Preferences and Utility, Preference Relations, The Utility Function. |
1.6 EX, 1.12,1.13,1.16. |
3.0
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4.5
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3
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The Consumer's Problem |
The Consumer's Problem, The Indirect Utility Function, The Expenditure Utility Function. |
1.6 EX,1.39,1.50,1.53. |
3.0
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4.5
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4
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Properties of Consumer Denand |
Relative Prices and Real Income, Income effect and Substitution effect, Slustky's Equation. |
1.6 EX, 1.27,1.51,1.54 |
3.0
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4.5
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5
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Topics in Consumer Theory |
Duality: Expenditure and Consumer Preferences Convexity and Monotonicity |
1.6 EX, 1.28. 2.5EX. 2.6,2.7. |
3.0
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4.5
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6
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Topics in Consumer Theory |
Integrability, Revealed Preference |
2.5EX. 2.8,2.10. |
3.0
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4.5
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7
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Uncertainty |
The Expected Utility Theorem Von Neumann-Morgenstern Utility, Risk Aversion |
2.5EX. 2.25,2.26,2.30. |
3.0
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4.5
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8
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Exam |
Exam |
Exam |
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9
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Primitive Notions Production, Returns to Scale |
3.6EX. 3.2,3.3 |
3.0
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4.5
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10
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Cost |
Long-run and Short-run Cost function, Duality in Production |
3.6EX. 3.13,3.16,3.23. |
3.0
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4.5
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11
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The Competitive Firm |
Profit Maximisation, The Profit function |
4.4 EX. 4.5,4.6. |
3.0
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4.5
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12
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Markets and Welfare |
Perfect Competition |
4.4 EX. 4.7,4.11, 4.26. |
3.0
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4.5
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13
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Imperfect Competition |
Cournot Oligopoly, Bertrand Oligopoly |
4.4 EX. 4.8, 4.10, 4.13 |
3.0
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4.5
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14
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Imperfect Competition |
Monopolistic Competition |
4.4 EX. 4.22,4.27. |
3.0
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4.5
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15
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Equilibrium and Welfare |
Price and Individual Welfare, Efficiency of the Competitive Outcome |
4.4 EX. 4.14,4.15. |
3.0
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4.5
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16
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Final Exam. |
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17
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自主學習 | |||||
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18
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自主學習 | |||||
由於個體經濟學是一門基礎學科，學習成效取決於學生對於問題分析的熟練度，因而
課程的評量工具主要是以兩次的期中期末考試為主，上課的表現與參與度為輔。
TEXTBOOK:
Varian (1995) Mircoeconomic Analysis, University of Michigan.
參考書
G. A. JEHLE and P. J. RENY， "Advanced Microeconomic Theory" 新月圖書公司，2011