SemesterSpring Semester, 2020
DepartmentIntegrated Curriculum by Dept. of Economics
Course NameEconomics
InstructorWANG SHINN-SHYR
Credit3.0
Course TypeRequired
PrerequisiteEconomic Analysis、Economics、Intro Microeconomics、Introduction to Economics、Introduction to Economics(ENG)、Principle of Economics
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule

1. Perfect Competition and Supply Curve



2. Monopoly



3. Oligopoly



4. Market Failure, Externalities, and Public Goods



5. Factor Markets



6. Uncertainty and Information



7. GDP: Measuring Total Production and Income



8. Economic Growth



9. Finance, Savings, and Investment



10. Labor Markets, Unemployment, and Inflation



11. Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply



12. Expenditure Multipliers



13. The Business Cycle, Inflation, and Deflation



14. Fiscal Policy



15. Monetary Policy 



 



Expected workload per week:



1 topic listed above



3 In-class Hours



4.5 Outside-of-class Hours


Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

The teaching assistant will lead weekly discussion sessions and grade homework and exams.


Requirement/Grading

Your class participation is required. There will be a series of problem sets. You are strongly encouraged to work together with classmates when solving these assignments, but complete and turn in your own. Note that no late assignments will be accepted. 



The grade will be based on class participation (5%), problem sets (15%), two in-class quizzes (20%), a midterm exam (30%) and a final exam (30%).


Textbook & Reference

? Michael Parkin (2018) Economics 13th edition Pearson. 

? Daron Acemoglu, David Laibson, and John List (2015) Economics, 1st edition, Pearson. 

? Paul Krugman and Robin Wells (2009) Economics 2nd edition Worth Publishers.


Urls about Course
http://wm5.nccu.edu.tw/
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