Microeconomics 2
Numbering Code | U-ECON00 20102 LJ43 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Second semester | |
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Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture | |
Target Year | From 2nd to 4th year students | Target Student | ||
Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Wed.3 | |
Instructor name | WAKAI KATSUTOSHI (Graduate School of Economics Professor) | |||
Outline and Purpose of the Course | Based on the basic knowledge of the fully competitive market economy studied in Microeconomics 1, Microeconomics 2 covers incomplete competitive markets and public goods. We will also consider the impact of uncertainty and information asymmetry on individuals and markets. In addition, we will learn methods for analyzing strategic behavior. | |||
Course Goals | Being able to solve practice questions on the incomplete competition market, public goods, uncertainty, information asymmetry, etc. | |||
Schedule and Contents |
The following issues will be covered, two to three weeks per subject. 1. Decision Making and Market Equilibrium under Uncertainty 2. Game Theory 3. Public Goods and Externalities 4. Monopoly 5. Oligopoly 6. The Economics of Information |
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Evaluation Methods and Policy | Evaluation is based on results of the final exam. | |||
Course Requirements | This course assumes that students are also taking Microeconomics 1. | |||
Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Students should prepare from textbooks before class and solve practice questions after class. | |||
Textbooks | Textbooks/References | 荒井一博 "ミクロ経済理論" (有斐閣), 武隈愼一 "演習ミクロ経済学" (新世社) | ||
References, etc. | 奥野正寛 "ミクロ経済学" (東京大学出版会) |