中級(jí)微觀經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)講稿Econom課件

1、中級(jí)微觀經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)講稿Econom課件MICROECONOMICSClassroom Lecture Notes (3 credits, as of 2005)MICROECONOMICSClassroom Lecbased on Hal R. Varians Intermediate Microeconomics, Sixth Edition, referring to Pindyck and Rubinfelds Microeconomics, Fourth Edition. based on Hal R. Varians Chapter 0 EconomicsChapter 0 Econom

2、icsThe source of all economic problems is scarcity. The source of all economic proProblem of trade-off, and choice. Economics, as a way of thinking, as a dismal science. Problems - solutions - hidden consequences. Problem of trade-off, and choiMain decision-making agents: 1 individuals (household),

3、2 firms, and 3 governments.Main decision-making agents: 1Objects of economic choice are commodities,including goods and services.Objects of economic choice areMain economic activities: Consumption, Production, and Exchange.Main economic activities: ConsMicroeconomics and macroeconomics:to show the m

4、arket mechanism (the invisible hand), to supplement it.Microeconomics and macroeconomThe circular flow of economic activities. product market factor marketThe circular flow of economic The product market and the factor market. The market relation is mutual and voluntary. Positive issues and normativ

5、e issues.The product market and the faMarginal analysisRelations between Total magnitudes, Average magnitudes, and Marginal magnitudes.Marginal analysisRelations bet1, MM is the slope of the TM curve;2, AM is the slope of the ray from the origin to the point at the TM curve; TMMM(x*)AM(x*)x*x1, MM is the slope of the TM 3, TM increasing (decreasing) if and only if MM 0 ( MM AM ( MM AM ); 6, If AM is at maximum or minimum, then