主讲人：上财经济学院耶鲁海归博士 黎霞

II.
Requirement and textbook

** There are weekly assignments to turn in. The grades account for 15 percent of the overall grade of the course.
** There is an in-class midterm exam. The grade accounts for 30 percent of the overall grade.
** There is a final exam. The grade accounts for 50 percent of the overall grade.
** Attendance accounts for 5 percent of the overall grade.

The textbook we use is “Economics: Principles, Problems and Policies”, by Campbell R. McConnell and Stanley Brue, 15th edition，McGraw-Hill Company，2002. We will cover Part 1, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the textbook.

III.
Schedule

Week	Subject	Required readings
1	Introduction	MB, Chap 1
2	Introduction	MB, Chap 2
3	Demand and supply	MB, Chap 3
4	Demand and supply	MB, Chap 3
5	Elasticity	MB, Chap 20
6	Elasticity	MB, Chap 20
7	Production cost	MB, Chap 22
8	Production cost	MB, Chap 22
9	Midterm
10	Perfect competition	MB, Chap 23
11	Perfect competition	MB, Chap 23
12	Monopoly	MB, Chap 24
13	Monopoly	MB，Chap 24
14	Public goods and externality	MB，Chap 30
15	Public goods and externality	MB，Chap 30
16	Consumer theory	Chap 21
17	Review and questions

Note：MB refers to the text by McConnell and Brue. The schedule may be adjusted based on the actual progress of the class.