COURSE OUTLINE
Microeconomics Ι
1. General
School
Academic Unit
Level of Studies
Course code
Semester
Course Title
Idependent Teaching Activities
Weekly Teaching Hours
Credits
Course Type
Prerequite Courses
Language of Instruction and Examinations
Is the course offered to Erasmus Students?
Url (Eclass)
2. Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
The course focuses on the basic techniques and tools of microeconomics. It discusses the economic behavior of consumers and firms and the structure of markets. It also examines the effects (positive or negative) of several relevant government policies at a microeconomic level.
After the successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Understand the basic tools and techniques of microeconomics.
- Understand the economic behavior of consumers and firms.
- Understand the structure of markets.
- Discuss several relevant government policies.
General Competences
- Independent work.
- Creative and analytical thinking.
- Generation of new research ideas
3. Syllabus
- The 10 basic principles of economics.
- Thinking as economists.
- Supply and demand.
- Elasticity.
- Producers, consumers and the efficiency of markets.
- Supply, demand and government policies.
- The effects of taxation.
- International trade.
- Externalities.
- Decisions by firms.
- Perfect competition.
- Monopoly.
- Oligopoly.
4. Teaching and Learning Methods - Evaluation
Delivery
Use of Information and Communications Technology
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Teaching Methods
Activity
Semester Workload
Student Performance Evaluation
Final Exam (100%)
- Multiple Choice Questions
- Written Questions
5. Attached Bibliography
Suggested Bibliography
Ν. Gregory Mankiw και Mark P. Taylor. Οικονομική, 5η Έκδοση, Εκδόσεις Τζιόλα, 2021.
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