授業科目名 年度 学期 開講曜日・時限 学部・研究科 全担当教員 単位数
51024:Regional Economy and Development Ⅷ(P) 2024 春セメスター 水1 政策科学部 高篠 仁奈 2

キャンパス

OIC

授業施設

AS451セミナールーム

授業で利用する言語

English

授業の概要と方法

This course is designed to introduce Microeconomics at an intermediate level to policy science students. It starts by reviewing basic knowledge of demand and supply and analysis of competitive markets. The course then discusses market power and economic efficiency.

At the end of each lecture, the instructor will give a mini-test to confirm understanding. Also, the instructor will provide assignments as preparation for the next lecture. Students will be asked to give short presentations and join discussions.

Keywords: consumers, firms, market, efficiency

受講生の到達目標

If you complete the course successfully, you should be able to:

1. understand and to Microeconomics at an intermediate level.
2. apply microeconomics to a range of economic policies.
3. understand the basic use of software R for microeconomics.

事前に履修しておくことが望まれる科目

Courses that will help you understand this lecture:
Foundation Course to Policy Science 3 (Principles of Economics)
Microeconomics for Policy Science.
Statistics

授業スケジュール

授業回数/
担当教員（複数担当の場合） 		テーマ
キーワード・文献・補足事項等
1

Introduction

economics, consumers, firms, market , price

2

The Basics of Supply and Demand  

supply, demand, equilibrium, elasticity

3

Consumer Behavior

utility, indifference curves, marginal rate of substitution

4

Individual and Market Demand

demand curves, budget line, income and substitution effects

5

R session 1: Introduction to R

install R, data import, mean, variance, t-test

6

Uncertainty and Consumer Behavior

uncertainty, risk preference, expected utility

7

Production

production function, isoquant and isocost lines

8

Summary I

A summing up consumer behavior and production

9

The Cost of Production

average costs, marginal costs, short run, long run

10

Profit Maximization and Competitive Supply

competitive market, profit maximization, producer surplus

11

The Analysis of Competitive Markets

consumer and producer surplus, market failure

12

R session 2: Introduction to Microeconometrics

correlation, OLS

13

Market Power: Monopoly and Monopsony

market power, monopoly, monopsony

14

General Equilibrium and Economic Efficiency

Edgeworth box diagram, equity and efficiency

15

Summary II

A summing up supply and economic efficiency

授業実施形態

15 classes on Face to Face basis.

授業外学習の指示

The instructor provides assignments at the end of each class.
Students think and prepare answers for the next class.
Review class material and contact the instructor if needed.

成績評価方法

種別 割合(%) 評価基準等
定期試験（筆記）

レポート試験
（統一締切日を締切とするレポート）

上記以外の試験・レポート、平常点評価
（日常的な授業における取組状況の評価）		 100

Mini test: 40%
Summary test: 40%
Class Participation & Discussion: 20%
(assignments, presentations, discussions)

成績評価方法(備考)

受講および研究に関するアドバイス

教科書

書名 著者 出版社 ISBNコード 備考
Microeconomics Pindyck and Rubinfeld Pearson

教科書(使用頻度、その他補足)

参考書

参考書(使用頻度、その他補足)

参考になるwwwページ

授業内外における学生・教員間のコミュニケーションの方法

manaba+R,学生との直接対話

備考

【科目ナンバリング・カリキュラムマップはこちらから/Click here to see the Curriculum-Map and Course-Numbering】
URL:http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp//students/pathways-future/course/curriculum.html