物流专业课程大纲Microeconomics MS syllabi Fall.docx

PrinciplesofMicroeconomicsOfficeHours:WeChatanytimeandIwillreplypromptlygivenourtimedifferenceCourseDescription:Thiscourseisanintroductiontoeconomicanalysis:efficiencyandequity;productionandexchange;costs,supply,anddemand;markets,organizations,andgovernment;competition,cooperation,andcoercion;andinternationaltrade.CourseGoalsandObjectives:ThiscoursewillintroducestudentstotheeconomicwayofthinkingSimplyput,theeconomicwayofthinkingisa\va)'toseeandunderstandthesocialworldthroughthelensofeconomics.Theworldisacomplicatedbutfascinatingplace.Socialscientistsrecognizethatpeople-humanbeings-arethesourceofmuchofthiscomplicationandfascination.Humansarestrangefolkwhoperformawiderangeofstrangebehaviors.Whydopeopledowhattheydo?Thesocialworldisoftentoocomplicatedandintensetounderstandwithoutsomedigestibleframeworkorsomemeaningfultheorytomakesenseofitall.Economicsislikeasetofeyeglasses.Withouttheseeyeglassestheworldisabigoldmess.Withtherightpairofeyeglassestheviewercanmakesenseoutoftheblurrymess.Economicsisatheoreticalframeworkthatcanbringclaritytotheotherwiseconfusingsocialworld.Economicsisnottheonlysetofeyeglassesthatstudentswillorshouldeverneed.Studentsshouldbeintellectuallypromiscuouswhileatuniversity.Theyshouldconstantlytryonnewandchallengingsetsofeyeglasses;theyshouldexperimentwithnewanddifferentintellectualframeworks.Theyshouldseehowtheyfitforthem.Theyshouldtakeusefulpiecesfromsomeandtossothersaside.Theyshouldconstantlystrivetoconstructandimproveuponasetofeyeglassesforwhichtomakesenseoutoftheworld.Thisclasshopestoprovidestudentswithabasicsetofeyeglassesconstructedoutofthefundamentalprinciplesofeconomics.Obviously,thisbeingaprinciplesclass,thisisnotthemostadvancedsetoftheoreticaltoolsthateconomicshastooffer.ButIwouldbewillingtoarguethattheexplanatorypowerandsenseofclaritygainedfromeventhesemostbasicoftheoreticalprincipleswillatfirstseemprofound.Secondly,economicsisaconsistentdiscipline,whichistosaythateconomicseyeglassesmaygetfancierbuttheywillneverjettisonnorrefutethebasiccoreconceptsthatyouwilllearninthisclass.Theprinciplesofeconomicsthatwewillbecoveringinthisclassinclude,butarenotlimitedto,opportunitycosts,marginalism,mutuallybeneficialexchange,comparativeadvantageandaworkingunderstandingofsupplyanddemand.Grading:Attendance(weeklyassignments)is20%ofyourgradeMid-termExamis30%ofyourgrade(Week9)FinalExamis50%ofyourgrade(Week18)GradeScale:90-100A80-89B70一79C60-69D0-59FCourseSchedule:WEEK1:IntroductionandSyllabiandScheduleChapterOne:TheTenPrinciplesofEconomicsWEEK2:ChapterTwo:ThinkingLikeanEconomistWEEK3:ChapterThree:InterdependenceandtheGainsfromTradeWEEK4:Chapter4:TheMarketForcesofSupplyandDemandWEEK5:NOCLASS:NationalHolidayWEEK6:Chapter5:ElasticityandItsApplicationWEEK7:Chapter6:Supply,Demand,andGovernmentPoliciesWEEK8:Chapter7:Consumers,Producers,andtheEfficiencyofMarketsAndMid-termExamReviewWEEK9:MID-TERMEXAMWEEK10:Chapter8:Application:TheCostofTaxationWEEK11:Chapter9:TheCostsofProductionWEEK12:Chapter10:FirmsinCompetitiveMarketsWEEK13:Chapter11:MonopolyWEEK14:Chapter12:MonopolisticCompetitionWEEK15:Chapter13:OligopolyWEEK16:Chapter14:TheMarketsfortheFactorsofProductionAndChapter15:EarningsandDiscriminationWEEK17:Chapter16:IncomeInequalityandPovertyAndFinalExamReviewWEEK18:FINALEXAM。