西方经济学--英文版.ppt

西方经济学ECONOMICS ECONOMICS 参考书： Paul A. Samuelson, William D. Nordhaus Economics, 18 Edition The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2005 中国人民邮电出版社 ECONOMICS Unit 1: Nature and scope of economics Unit 2: Theory of demand Unit 3: Theory of supply Unit 4: Price determination Unit 5: Elasticity of demand Unit 6: Price elasticity of supply Unit 7: Economies of large scale production and existence of small firms Unit 8: Production cost Unit 9: Perfect Competition Unit 10: Monopoly Unit 11: Monopolistic competition ECONOMICS Unit 12: Oligopoly Unit 13: Consumer price index-CPI Unit 14: Central bank-monetary policy Unit 15: Inflation Unit 16: Unemployment Unit 17: Role of government _ fiscal policy Unit 18: National income accounting Unit 19: National income application- standard of living Unit 20: Keynes theory of income and employment Unit 21: International trade Unit 22: Free trade and protection Nature and scope of economics 1.1 What is Economics? 1.2 Various Definitions of Economics 1.3 Branches of Economics Microeconomics Macroeconomics 1.4 The Basic Economic Problems 1.5 Concept of Opportunity Cost 1.6 Production Possibility Curve (PPC) 1.7 Review Questions 1.1 What is Economics? Everywhere human beings are found to make efforts and earn money and then spend this money to satisfy their wants. Therefore, the activities concerning the earning and spending of wealth are studied under Economics. (Eco.) 1.2 Various Definitions of Economics Adam Smith Economics is a study of an enquiry into the nature and causes of wealth of nations. J.S. Mills Economics is a study of the practical science of the production and distribution of wealth. L. Robbins Economics is a science which studies human behaviour as a relationship between end and scarce means which have alternative uses. 1.2 Various Definitions of Economics Richard Lipsey : Modern eco. concerns: - a) The allocation of a societys resources among alternative uses