ELTECON 2010/2011 spring semester ELTE Social Sciences faculty, department of Economics (ELTEcon) Department: Departmental administration: Lágymányos Northern 3.59) Daniel Horn (horn@econ.core.hu), Lágymányos Northern 3.51 Instructor: 1st year BA students, spring semester Year of study: 6 Number of credits: mandatory Type of course: 0+4 (lecture+seminar) Weekly classes: Basic mathematics (KGIA1), Analysis (KGIA2), Introduction to economics Prerequisites: (KGIB1) Time and location: Wednesdays 12-14h and Fridays 12-14h or Wednesdays 14-16h and Fridays 10-12h (E.065) Microeconomics is the foundation of all modern economic subjects. After a Description: comprehensive introduction to the of Thinking” (Introduction to economics course) “ microeconomics is the starting point of the row of economic subjects offered by the department. will offer students the tools of on the margin”, doing “thinking “comparative statics” or simplifying (modeling) reality in order to understand complicated problems. The course will use mathematics frequently. While microeconomics I. might seem as “too farfetched” from reality, the techniques offered by this course are indispensable for a future economist. (Microeconomics II. will take the students a step closer to real life problems.) When completing this course, students will understand the behind the market “logic mechanisms;” to answer the question: is there a 239-forint-bread on the shelf in a “why grocery?” After the course they will be able to use the basic tools of economics, without which more advanced economic subjects are rather hard to comprehend. After a brief revision of the way of thinking”, the first couple of classes will offer “economic the basic working tools. Almost half of the course will deal with the deduction of the demand curve (Consumption theory) and several additional classes will be devoted to understand the logic behind the supply curve (Production theory). Finally different market types are analyzed, which will establish the grounds for further microeconomic studies. The course consists of 26 classes (90 min. each), all of which are offered in a seminar format, although new topics will be offered as short lectures usually at the beginning of the class, after the collection of home assignments. Individual or group based home assignments are given
ELTECON 2010/2011 spring semester Department: ELTE Social Sciences faculty, department of Economics (ELTEcon) Departmental administration: Lágymányos Northern 3.59) Instructor: Daniel Horn (horn@econ.core.hu), Lágymányos Northern 3.51 Year of study: 1st year BA students, spring semester Number of credits: 6 Type of course: mandatory Weekly classes: 0+4 (lecture+seminar) Prerequisites: Basic mathematics (KGIA1), Analysis (KGIA2), Introduction to economics (KGIB1) Time and location: Wednesdays 12-14h and Fridays 12-14h or Wednesdays 14-16h and Fridays 10-12h (E.065) Description: Microeconomics is the foundation of all modern economic subjects. After a comprehensive introduction to the “ of Thinking” (Introduction to economics course) microeconomics is the starting point of the row of economic subjects offered by the department. will offer students the tools of “thinking on the margin”, doing “comparative statics” or simplifying (modeling) reality in order to understand complicated problems. The course will use mathematics frequently. While microeconomics I. might seem as “too farfetched” from reality, the techniques offered by this course are indispensable for a future economist. (Microeconomics II. will take the students a step closer to real life problems.) When completing this course, students will understand the “logic behind the market mechanisms;” to answer the question: “why is there a 239-forint-bread on the shelf in a grocery?” After the course they will be able to use the basic tools of economics, without which more advanced economic subjects are rather hard to comprehend. After a brief revision of the “economic way of thinking”, the first couple of classes will offer the basic working tools. Almost half of the course will deal with the deduction of the demand curve (Consumption theory) and several additional classes will be devoted to understand the logic behind the supply curve (Production theory). Finally different market types are analyzed, which will establish the grounds for further microeconomic studies. The course consists of 26 classes (90 min. each), all of which are offered in a seminar format, although new topics will be offered as short lectures usually at the beginning of the class, after the collection of home assignments. Individual or group based home assignments are given