曼昆经济学Chap_01

Harcourt,Inc.itemsandderiveditemscopyright©2001byHarcourt,Inc.1MicroeconomicsLecturedby:XianmingZeng(曾宪明)Tel:[phone](691278)Email:[e-mail],Inc.itemsandderiveditemscopyright©2001byHarcourt,Inc.2I.CourseDescriptionThiscourseisanintroductiontopartofeconomicscalledMicroeconomicswhichstudieshowindividualsandfirmsmakedecisions.TheothermainbranchofeconomicsiscalledMacroeconomicswhichlooksattheeconomyasawholeandincludesadiscussionoftopicslikeinflationandunemployment.Harcourt,Inc.itemsandderiveditemscopyright©2001byHarcourt,Inc.3WhattoExpectfromThisCourse1)Economicswillbeanewwayofthinkingaboutbehavior.Sinceotherbehavioralsciences(likepsychology,sociology,etc.)andbusinessdisciplines(accounting,etc.)alsostudybehavioritisn'ttheonlyway.Youshouldtrytouseeconomiclogictosolveproblemswhileyouareinthiscourse-thatiswhatthecourseisallabout.Harcourt,Inc.itemsandderiveditemscopyright©2001byHarcourt,Inc.42)Thereisalotofmathandgraphsinvolvedinstudyingeconomics.Ifyouareuncomfortablewithmaththenyouneedtobeextracarefultomakecertainthatyoudon'tgetbehind.Itisn'tpossibletodowellinthiscoursewithoutusingmathsodon'ttry.3)Agoalofthiscourseistotrytoacquaintyouwithmanyofthetopicswhicheconomistsstudy.Harcourt,Inc.itemsandderiveditemscopyright©2001byHarcourt,Inc.5II.CourseSchedulePerchapterperweekfromchapter1tochapter16,exceptchapter11,12.Therewillbesmallquizatduetime.Attheendofthissemestertherewillbeafinalexam.Harcourt,Inc.itemsandderiveditemscopyright©2001byHarcourt,Inc.6III.AssessmentPlan:Assessmentofyouraccomplishmentinthiscourseconsistsofclassroomperformance20%)andsmallquiz(30%)andthefinalexam(50%).ClassroomPerformance:lectureattendance,participationinclassroomactivitiesandbehaviorinanagreeablemannerHarcourt,Inc.itemsandderiveditemscopyright©2001byHarcourt,Inc.7Mid-termexamandfinalexam:Youareexpectedtohaveamid-termexamandafinalexam,bothconsistingofMultiplechoice,ProblemsandApplications.Harcourt,Inc.itemsandderiveditemscopyright©2001byHarcourt,Inc.8IV.SuggestedReading:CoreTextbook:N.GregoryMankiw,PrinciplesofEconomics,3rdEd.,2004byThomsonLearning.SupplementaryTextbooks:1.PaulA.Samuelson,WilliamD.Nordhaus,Economics,16thed.,1998byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Harcourt,Inc.itemsandderiveditemscopyright©2001byHarcourt,Inc.92.JosephE.Stiglitz,CarlE.Walsh,Economics,3rded.,RenminUniversityofChinaPress,2005.3.RobertH.Frank,BenS.Bernanke:PrinciplesofMicroeconomics,3rded.,Beijing:TsinghuaUniversityPress,2007.4.西方经济学（微观部分）/高鸿业主编，第3版，中国人民大学出版社，2004。Harcourt,Inc.itemsandderiveditemscopyright©2001byHarcourt,Inc.10JournalsinEnglish:1.Econometrica（数量经济学）2.QuarterlyJournalofEconomics（经济学季刊杂志）3.JournalofEconomicLiterature（经济学文献杂志）4.AmericanEconomicReview（美国经济评论）5.JournalofPoliticalEconomy（政治经济学杂志）6.ReviewofEconomicStudies（经济研究评论）Harcourt,Inc.itemsandderiveditemscopyright©2001byHarcourt,Inc.117.JournalofMonetaryEconomics（货币经济学杂志）8.JournalofEconomicTheory（经济学理论杂志）9.GamesandEconomicBehavior（博弈与经济行为）10.JournalofEconomicsPerspectives（经济学展望杂志）11.JournalofEconometrics（计量经济学杂志）Harcourt,Inc.itemsandderiveditemscopyright©2001byHarcourt,Inc.12JournalsinChinese:1.经济研究2.管理世界3.中国社会科学4.经济学动态5.世界经济6.经济学(季刊)7.中国人口·资源与环境8.中国工业经济9.国际贸易问题10.南开管理评论Harcourt,Inc.itemsandderiveditemscopyright©2001byHarcourt,Inc.1311.人民日报、经济日报、光明日报（理论版）12.经济社会体制比较13.经济评论14.经济学家15.经济科学16.中国经济问题17.中国农村经济18.经济理论与经济管理19.南开经济研究20.中国经济问题Harcourt,Inc.itemsandderiveditemscopyright©2001byHarcourt,Inc.14ALecturePresentationinPowerPointtoAccompanyPrinciplesofEconomicsSecondEditionbyN.GregoryMankiwPreparedbyMarkP.Karscig,DepartmentofEconomics&Finance,CentralMissouriStateUniversity.TenPrinciplesofEconomicsChapter1Copyright©2001byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Requestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbemailedto:PermissionsDepartment,HarcourtCollegePublishers,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Harcourt,Inc.itemsandderiveditemscopyright©2001byHarcourt,Inc.16LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:Bytheendofthischapter,studentsshouldunderstand:thateconomicsisabouttheallocationofscarceresources.thatindividualsfacetradeoffs.themeaningofopportunitycost.Harcourt,Inc.itemsandderiveditemscopyright©2001byHarcourt,Inc.17howtousemarginalreasoningwhenmakingdecisions.howincentivesaffectpeople’sbehavior.whytradeamongpeopleornationscanbegoodforeveryone.whymarketsareagood,butnotperfect,waytoallocateresources.whatdeterminessometrendsintheoveralleconomy.Harcourt,Inc.itemsandderiveditemscopyright©2001byHarcourt,Inc.18Economy......ThewordeconomycomesfromaGreekwordfor“onewhomanagesahousehold.”Harcourt,Inc.itemsandderiveditemscopyright©2001byHarcourt,Inc.19Ahouseholdandaneconomyfacemanydecisions:Whowillwork?Whatgoodsandhowmanyofthemshouldbeproduced?Whatresourcesshouldbeusedinproduction?Atwhatpriceshouldthegoodsbesold?Harcourt,Inc.itemsandderiveditemscopyright©2001byHarcourt,Inc.20SocietyandScarceResources:Themanagementofsociety’sresourcesisimportantbecauseresourcesarescarce.Harcourt,Inc.itemsandderiveditemscopyright©2001byHarcourt,Inc.21Scarcity......m