《管理经 济学》教学大纲.pdf

Outlines of Managerial Economics 1. The objective of the course Managerial Economics is one of the important core courses for MBA students. This course serves to integrate variousanalyticaland conceptualtools learned in thebusiness curriculum into theframework of economic thinking.Heavy reliance isplacedon the ability to crystallize students academic and practical experience into a coherent method of reasoning which can be applied to abstract thought and practical application. 2. Course requirements 1).HomeworkAssignments.Atleast5homeworkassignmentswillbegiven.Homework isoptional, but if it is turned in itwillbe graded and counted.Homework willbe assigned oneweek before due date, and willusually consist of problems from the end of chapters. Homework is important in terms of final grades, and as a preparation for exams. Collaboration with fellow students is allowed, though answers should not be identical. 2). Working Papers At least onepaper isrequired during the courseperiod. The subjectsof paper can be chosen from the given options. The paper should be turned in before the final exam. 3). Exams There isa final exam at the end of the course. The exam will consist of short answer essay questions and problems. 3. Textbook and reference materials 1) S. Charles Maurice Christopher R. Thomas, Managerial Economics (Sixth edition), McGraw-Hill Company, Inc.1999. 2) Robert S. Pindyck Daniel L. Rubinfeld, Microeconomics (Third Edition) 3) Various academic journals in economics field and references from internet. 4.Course Outline I. Introduction Define managerial economics Theory of the Firm objective and value of the firm profits and the function of profit Demand-supply analysis and market mechanism Optimization Techniques Economic Relationships:Total, Average and margin. Optimization and constrained optimization with really basic calculus Profit Maximization w