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Microeconomics Syllabus, Fall 2013, Yan Feng Microeconomics (Session F1) Peking University HSBC Business School Instructor: Feng, Yan C407, HSBC Business School Tel: fengyan@phbs.pku.edu.cn Class Hours: Sep. 2 to Nov. 7 Mondays and Thursdays 10:30am-12:20pm Classroom: C125 Office Hours: Wednesdays 3:30pm-5:30pm, or by appointment. Teaching Assistant: TBA 1. Course Overview This course covers the fundamental theories of the consumer, the firm, and the markets. Students will learn how changes in supply and demand in the product and resource markets affect prices and quantities available. They will be presented with the principles of marginal analysis, consumer behavior, and the theory of the firm. Other topics will include the determination of profit maximizing output and pricing decisions of business in various market structures, the determination of wages and income distribution. These are the tools that allow the examination of various social problems, including poverty, traffic jam, unemployment, and pollution, to name just a few. Based on the information and knowledge delivered in this class and the forming of your own perception and understanding of the questions, after this class, students are expected to be able to: • understand the role of markets in allocating scarce resources; • understand the impact (good and bad)of government intervention in the market; • understand media discussions involving business and policies and distinguish what is reasonable and what are just bogus claims; • ask good (sensible) economic questions, both to yourself and to others; • offer good arguments regarding the answers to various real life socio-economic problems. In this class, comments and questions are welcome and encouraged. Things that seem confusing or controversia