WMEB1100 Microeconomics

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2026Year 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)

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 5 : Graduate Basic

Course Area（Area） 24 : Social Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 03 : Economics

Eligible Students

Keywords general equilibrium, partial equilibrium, economic welfare,

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)

Class Objectives
/Class Outline In this course, we discuss basic topics on market equilibrium and economic welfare.

Class Schedule 1. Fundamental Concepts of the Natural Topology on $R^n$
2. Preferences and Utility Functions
3. Continuity of Functions and Correspondences
4. Practice Exercises
5. Optimal Consumption Plans and Expenditure Minimization Plans
6. Duality in Consumer Behavior
7. Separating Hyperplane Theorems for Convex Sets
8. Fundamental Theorems of Welfare Economics
9. Consumer Surplus and Compensating Variation in Income
10. Aggregation of Surplus and Welfare Loss
11. Quasilinearity of Direct and Indirect Utility Functions
12. Pure Exchange Economies
13. The Core
14. Edgeworth's Limit Theorem
15. Summary

Final Exam and Assignments

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

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Students are expected to solve practice exercises.

Requirements Prior knowledge of intermediate microeconomics is required. Students are expected to submit weekly assignments.

Grading Method Final Exam(80%) and Assignments (20%)

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

Other

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.

Academic Year	2026Year	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)

Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	5 : Graduate Basic
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	03 : Economics
Eligible Students
Keywords	general equilibrium, partial equilibrium, economic welfare,
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	In this course, we discuss basic topics on market equilibrium and economic welfare.
Class Schedule	1. Fundamental Concepts of the Natural Topology on $R^n$ 2. Preferences and Utility Functions 3. Continuity of Functions and Correspondences 4. Practice Exercises 5. Optimal Consumption Plans and Expenditure Minimization Plans 6. Duality in Consumer Behavior 7. Separating Hyperplane Theorems for Convex Sets 8. Fundamental Theorems of Welfare Economics 9. Consumer Surplus and Compensating Variation in Income 10. Aggregation of Surplus and Welfare Loss 11. Quasilinearity of Direct and Indirect Utility Functions 12. Pure Exchange Economies 13. The Core 14. Edgeworth's Limit Theorem 15. Summary Final Exam and Assignments
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
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Students are expected to solve practice exercises.
Requirements	Prior knowledge of intermediate microeconomics is required. Students are expected to submit weekly assignments.
Grading Method	Final Exam(80%) and Assignments (20%)
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
Other
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.

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