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| Semester | Herbstsemester 2022 |
| Angebotsmuster | Jedes Herbstsemester |
| Dozierende | Dragan Ilic (dragan.ilic@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | This course introduces the basic building blocks of modern economic analysis. Aimed for non-economists, it is a crash course in economic thinking. In the first, shorter part of the course we delve into basic economic concepts such as the modeling the market forces of supply and demand, thinking at the margin, efficiency, comparative advantage in trade, externalities, public goods, and measuring GDP. The second, more mathematical part of the course revolves around microeconomic theory. We will study how consumers and producers, interacting through markets, determine the prices and output of goods and the allocation of productive resources. Consumers and producers are formally modeled as agents with well-defined objectives who make optimal choices in an environment of economic constraints such as income and costs. The price mechanism signals information to consumers and producers alike, coordinating their behavior. This course will contain both lectures and exercise sessions. Course material will be provided through the ADAM webspace. |
| Lernziele | The course aims to provide students with no economic background with the required foundation in economic analysis and theory for tackling more advanced economic courses. After completing the course, students should be able to think critically about methodological and economic issues. Students should be able to explain and interpret economic phenomena with the language and approach of economic reasoning. |
| Literatur | Two textbooks provide the foundation for this class: Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrok, "Modern Principles of Economics," Third Edition (Worth Publishers, 2016) Jeffrey M. Perloff, "Microeconomics with Calculus," Third (Global) Edition (Pearson Education, 2013) For laypersons, these two books provide an excellent and easy to read introduction into economic thinking and the value of economic modeling: Tim Harford, "The Undercover Economist," (Little, Brown and Company, 2005; various reprints) Dani Rodrik, "Economics Rules," (W.W. Norton & Company, 2016) |
| Bemerkungen | This is an on-site lecture, but I will likely stream the lectures via Zoom and upload the files on my Dropbox. I highly encorage on-site participation, though - at least once a week. |
| Weblink | Weblink |
| Teilnahmebedingungen | I place high value on intuition, but this course is necessarily technical in nature. I expect you to have a solid background in algebra and be familiar with basic calculus. |
| Anmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung | Registration: Please enrol in your Online Services. EUCOR-Students and students of other Swiss Universities have to enrol at the students administration office (studseksupport1@unibas.ch) before the course starts. Enrolment = Registration for the exam! |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | Online-Angebot fakultativ |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Mittwoch | 12.15-14.00 | Kollegienhaus, Seminarraum 106 |
| wöchentlich | Freitag | 12.15-14.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Datum | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|
| Mittwoch 21.09.2022 | 12.15-14.00 Uhr | Kollegienhaus, Seminarraum 106 |
| Freitag 23.09.2022 | 12.15-14.00 Uhr | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Mittwoch 28.09.2022 | 12.15-14.00 Uhr | Kollegienhaus, Seminarraum 106 |
| Freitag 30.09.2022 | 12.15-14.00 Uhr | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Mittwoch 05.10.2022 | 12.15-14.00 Uhr | Kollegienhaus, Seminarraum 106 |
| Freitag 07.10.2022 | 12.15-14.00 Uhr | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Mittwoch 12.10.2022 | 12.15-14.00 Uhr | Kollegienhaus, Seminarraum 106 |
| Freitag 14.10.2022 | 12.15-14.00 Uhr | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Mittwoch 19.10.2022 | 12.15-14.00 Uhr | Kollegienhaus, Seminarraum 106 |
| Freitag 21.10.2022 | 12.15-14.00 Uhr | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Mittwoch 26.10.2022 | 12.15-14.00 Uhr | Kollegienhaus, Seminarraum 106 |
| Freitag 28.10.2022 | 12.15-14.00 Uhr | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Mittwoch 02.11.2022 | 12.15-14.00 Uhr | Kollegienhaus, Seminarraum 106 |
| Freitag 04.11.2022 | 12.15-14.00 Uhr | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Mittwoch 09.11.2022 | 12.15-14.00 Uhr | Kollegienhaus, Seminarraum 106 |
| Freitag 11.11.2022 | 12.15-14.00 Uhr | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Mittwoch 16.11.2022 | 12.15-14.00 Uhr | Kollegienhaus, Seminarraum 106 |
| Freitag 18.11.2022 | 12.15-14.00 Uhr | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Mittwoch 23.11.2022 | 12.15-14.00 Uhr | Kollegienhaus, Seminarraum 106 |
| Freitag 25.11.2022 | 12.15-14.00 Uhr | Dies Academicus |
| Mittwoch 30.11.2022 | 12.15-14.00 Uhr | Kollegienhaus, Seminarraum 106 |
| Freitag 02.12.2022 | 12.15-14.00 Uhr | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Mittwoch 07.12.2022 | 12.15-14.00 Uhr | Kollegienhaus, Seminarraum 106 |
| Freitag 09.12.2022 | 12.15-14.00 Uhr | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Mittwoch 14.12.2022 | 12.15-14.00 Uhr | Kollegienhaus, Seminarraum 106 |
| Freitag 16.12.2022 | 12.15-14.00 Uhr | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Mittwoch 21.12.2022 | 12.15-14.00 Uhr | Kollegienhaus, Seminarraum 106 |
| Freitag 23.12.2022 | 12.15-14.00 Uhr | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Module |
Modul: Komplementärer Basisbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften (Masterstudium: Sustainable Development) |
| Leistungsüberprüfung | Leistungsnachweis |
| Hinweise zur Leistungsüberprüfung | written exam: 13.01.23; 12:15-13:45. WWZ Auditorium: A-Z. |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Anm.: Belegen Lehrveranstaltung; Abm.: stornieren |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | 1-6 0,1 |
| Wiederholtes Belegen | beliebig wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät / WWZ, studiendekanat-wwz@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät / WWZ |