| Day | Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | 10/10/23 | 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM | TC.5.13 |
| Thursday | 10/12/23 | 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM | TC.5.13 |
| Tuesday | 10/17/23 | 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM | TC.5.13 |
| Thursday | 10/19/23 | 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM | TC.5.13 |
| Tuesday | 10/24/23 | 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM | TC.5.13 |
| Tuesday | 10/31/23 | 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM | TC.5.13 |
| Thursday | 11/02/23 | 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM | TC.5.13 |
| Tuesday | 11/07/23 | 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM | TC.5.13 |
| Thursday | 11/09/23 | 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM | TC.5.13 |
| Tuesday | 11/14/23 | 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM | TC.5.13 |
| Thursday | 11/16/23 | 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM | TC.5.13 |
| Thursday | 11/23/23 | 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM | TC.5.01 |
| Tuesday | 11/28/23 | 02:00 PM - 04:30 PM | Präsenz-Prüfung |
This course introduces some key approaches that economists use to analyse and understand the behavior of consumers, firms and governments, both from a theoretical and an applied perspective.
This course is subdivided into two thematic blocks.
The first block focuses on consumer theory and production theory, chapters 1-8 in Pindyck and Rubinfeld, 9th global ed.
The second bloc focuses on the concept of market equilibrium under the assumption of perfect competition, chapter 9 in Pindyck and Rubinfeld, 9th global ed. and on issues of imperfect competition, chapters 10-12 in Pindyck and Rubinfeld, 9th global ed.
Having graduated this course, the students should be able to:
Applied Microeconomics is a lecture with interactive elements (VUE), therefore attendance is necessary. Three lectures can be missed without excuse. Further absenteeism will lead to deregistration.
If you are not subject to travel restrictions, attendance in class is mandatory.
Classes will be interactive. The principle teaching methods used in class meetings will be lectures. Problem sets will be handed out in each lecture to be solved by (groups of) students. Students are expected to contribute to class discussion.
Microeconomics is a lecture with interactive elements (VUE), therefore the garde must be composed of at least two components.
Overall performance must be >=60% in order to pass.
Grading scheme:
| 100-90 | A+, A, A- (1) | 100-90% | |
| 89.9-80 | B+, B, B- (2) | 89-80% | |
| 79.9-70 | C+, C, C- (3) | 79-70% | |
| 69.9-60 | D+, D (4) | 69-60% | |
| <60 | fail (5) | <60% |
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Attendance in the first session is necessary, any absence will lead to deregistration! Any remaining places in the classes will be allocated to students attending the first session according to the waiting list. No places will be allocated by email or by phone.
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