San Francisco State University

Economics Department

Jim Klein - Microeconomics 101

Syllabus

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Introduction to Economics

  • Science
  • Economics
  • Human Behavior
  • Wealth maximization
  • Consumption, production, savings, and investment
  • Preferences
  • Abilities
  • Careers in Economics

Demand and Supply

  • Money and Mercantilism
  • Value
  • Diminishing marginal value
  • Rates versus volumes
  • Market demand
  • Cost
  • Diminishing marginal cost
  • Rates versus volumes
  • Market supply
  • Equilibrium price and quantity
  • Price taking in demand and supply
  • Consumption and production functions
  • Effects of changing prices
  • Exogenous effects

Theory of the firm

  • Cooperation in production
  • Profit maximization
  • Revenue and cost
  • Inputs and outputs
  • Labor and the labor market
  • Changes in prices and changes in uses
  • Income distribution

Durable Goods

  • Savings as potential consumption
  • Durability
  • Decaying assets
  • Time preference and the rate of interest
  • Growing assets and investments
  • Rental income and expense
  • Interest analysis

Financial Markets

  • Savings and banks
  • Loans and reserves
  • Credit
  • Expansion of money
  • Federal Reserve System
  • Bonds
  • Stocks and limited liability companies
  • Personal investments
  • Investment portfolio management

Currencies and Foreign Trade

  • Buying goods produced in another country
  • Selling goods in another country
  • Exchanging currencies
  • Opportunities for investments


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