| Academic Year |
2025Year |
School/Graduate School |
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Economics Program |
| Lecture Code |
WMEB1100 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
ミクロ経済学 |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
ミクロケイザイガク |
Subject Name in
English |
Microeconomics |
| Instructor |
MASUZAWA TAKUYA |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
マスザワ タクヤ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
1st-Year, First Semester, 2Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(2T) Weds5-8：ECON A213 |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive) |
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| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
4 |
Language of Instruction |
J
:
Japanese |
| Course Level |
5
:
Graduate Basic
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| Course Area（Area） |
24
:
Social Sciences |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
03
:
Economics |
| Eligible Students |
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| Keywords |
general equilibrium, partial equilibrium, economic welfare, |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
In this course, we discuss basic topics on market equilibrium and economic welfare. |
| Class Schedule |
1. Basic concepts of the usual topology on R^n
2. Preference and utility function
3. Continuity of functions and correspondences
4. Utility maximization and expenditure minimization
5. The separating hyperplane theorem of convex sets
6. Duality in consumer theory
7. The fundamental theorem of welfare economics
8. The existence of competitive equilibria
9. The consumer surplus and the compensating variation in income
10. The aggregation of surpluses and the welfare loss
11. The quasi-linearity of a direct or indirect utility function
12. Pure exchange
13. The core
14. Edgeworth's limit theorem
15. Conclusion
Final Exam |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
参考書: David Kreps, Microeconomic Foundations, Princeton University Press, 2012 |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
Handouts, Microsoft Forms, Zoom |
| (More Details) |
Picture（PC/Other） |
| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
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Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
The students need to try exercises. |
| Requirements |
A knowledge of intermediate microeconomics is necessary. |
| Grading Method |
Final Exam(100%) |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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| Other |
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Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. |