北大微观经济学课件(英文版)ch1 Intrduction

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Private/public School
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Law Firm
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Jobs for Economists
Business economists Government economists Academic economists
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Course Outline
Consumer theory (1-15) Producer theory (18-27) Market equilibrium (16-17, 30-32) Special topics on equilibrium
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助教
廖志鹏, zpliao@pku.edu.cn 张沈伟，jeswest@sohu.com 赵洪春 ，zhaohongchun@pku.edu.cn Office Hours: Tuesdays 4:00-5:00pm
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教材
Intermediate Microeconomics: A Modern Approach (Sixth
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成绩
家庭作业: 20％ 测验: 20％ 期中考试: 20％ 期末考试: 40％
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The Theory of Economics does not furnish a body of settled conclusions immediately applicable to policy. It is a method rather than a doctrine, an apparatus of the mind, a technique of thinking which helps its possessor to draw correct conclusions
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介绍
中级微观经济学
结构
教员与助教 要求 教学大纲 例子: market for apartments
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WHO AM I?
赵耀辉 北京大学中国经济研究中心
Office: 504 CCER Phone: 6275-4803 Email: yhzhao@ccer.pku.edu.cn Office Hours: Wednesdays 4:00-5:00pm
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Two Principles in Economics
Optimization: Each person tries to choose the best alternative available to him or her. Equilibrium: Market price adjusts until quantity demanded equals quantity supplied.
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Economics Graduates
Type of Employer
% Graduates
Traditional Business
23.3
Government
18.4
Financial Business
17.7
Graduate School
13.7
Consulting Services
--- John Maynard Keynes
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Is Economics Useful?
Becoming a thinker Changes the way you view life and understand problems An all round major
the model (endogenous) At what level of detail shall we model an economic phenomenon?
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Modeling the Apartment Market
Central question: How are apartment rents determined?
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by Hal R. Varian W. W. Norton， 2003
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作业
几乎每次课后都有作业 周一的作业在周四课前交 周四的作业在周一课前交 课后领回作业 不交或迟交作业将不得分
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考试
两次测验，一次期中，一次期末 注意考试日期 测验和期中考试只考阶段内容 期末考试将考全部课程内容 除极特殊情况以外，缺考者得零分 没有补考或者缓考
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Microeconomics
Theory Applications – Labor economics – Economics of education – Development economics – Agricultural economics – Industrial organizations – Health economics – ……
Suppose (simplifying assumptions)
– apartments are close or distant, but otherwise identical
– distant apartments rents are exogenous and known
– many potential renters and landlords, i.e., competitive market
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Economic Modeling
What causes what in economic systems? – Which variables are determined outside
the model (exogenous) – Which variables are to be determined by
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A Normative Question
Will the allocation of apartments be desirable? Need to know: – Who will rent close apartments? – At what price?
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