Tài liệu Vietnam-Netherlands Programme for M.A. in Development Economics pdf

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Vietnam-Netherlands Programme for M.A in Development Economics Course: Microeconomics Pindyck & Rubinfeld (2000) By Nguyen Van Phuc Spring 2006 Chapter Preliminaries What is Economics? No unique concept Conventional concept: Economics is a social science that studies the allocation of scare resources to competing uses in order to maximize the benefit of individuals, organizations and economy A different perspective: Economics as a science studying markets (James Buchanan) Chapter 1: Preliminaries Slide Preliminaries Starting point of economics: Universal law of scarcity Definition of a scarce resource: at zero price, demand exceeds supply Law of scarcity: Conflict between unlimited human wants and their limited resources Consequence of scarcity: Man must choose between wants and resource allocation Chapter 1: Preliminaries Slide Basic Questions of Economics What to produce? How? How much? For whom? Chapter 1: Preliminaries Slide Preliminaries Microeconomics deals with: Behavior of individual units When Consuming • How we choose what to buy When Producing • How we choose what to produce Chapter 1: Preliminaries Slide Preliminaries Macroeconomics deals with: Analysis of aggregate issues: Economic growth Inflation Unemployment Chapter 1: Preliminaries Slide Preliminaries The Linkage Between Micro and Macroeconomics Microeconomics is the foundation of macroeconomic analysis Chapter 1: Preliminaries Slide Theories and Models Microeconomic Analysis Theories are used to explain observed phenomena in terms of a set of basic rules and assumptions For example The Theory of the Firm The Theory of Consumer Behavior Chapter 1: Preliminaries Slide Theories and Models Microeconomic Analysis Models: a mathematical representation of a theory used to make a prediction Chapter 1: Preliminaries Slide 10 Theories and Models Microeconomic Analysis Validating a Theory The validity of a theory is determined by the quality of its prediction, given the assumptions Chapter 1: Preliminaries Slide 11 Theories and Models Microeconomic Analysis Evolving the Theory Testing and refining theories is central to the development of the science of economics Chapter 1: Preliminaries Slide 12 Positive Versus Normative Analysis Positive Analysis Positive analysis is the use of theories and models to predict the impact of a choice For example: What will be the impact of an import quota on foreign cars? What will be the impact of an increase in the gasoline excise tax? Chapter 1: Preliminaries Slide 13 Positive versus Normative Analysis Normative Analysis Normative analysis addresses issues from the perspective of “What ought to be?” For example: Consider the equity and efficiency tradeoff of an increase in the gasoline excise tax versus import restriction on foreign oil Chapter 1: Preliminaries Slide 14 What is a Market? Market: Collection of buyers and sellers that, through their actual or potential interactions, determine the price of a product or set of products Extent of a market: Geography Product range Chapter 1: Preliminaries Slide 15 What is a Market? Competitive vs Noncompetitive Markets Competitive Markets Because of the large number of buyers and sellers, no individual buyer or seller can influence the price Example: Most agricultural markets Chapter 1: Preliminaries Slide 16 What is a Market? Competitive vs Noncompetitive Markets Noncompetitive Markets Markets where individual producers can influence the price Example: OPEC Chapter 1: Preliminaries Slide 17 What is a Market? Market Price Competitive markets establish one price Noncompetitive markets may set many prices for the same product Chapter 1: Preliminaries Slide 18 Real Versus Nominal Prices Nominal price is the absolute or current dollar price of a good or service when it is sold Real price is the price relative to an aggregate measure of prices or constant dollar price Chapter 1: Preliminaries Slide 19 Real Versus Nominal Prices The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is an aggregate measure Real prices are emphasized to permit the analysis of relative prices Chapter 1: Preliminaries Slide 20 Real Versus Nominal Prices Calculating Real Prices Real Price = (base year = 100) CPIbase year CPIcurrent year Chapter 1: Preliminaries x Nominal Pricecurrent year Slide 21 Summary Microeconomics is concerned with the decisions made by small economic units Microeconomics relies heavily on the use of theory and models Chapter 1: Preliminaries Slide 22 Summary Positive and normative issues A market refers to a collection of buyers and sellers who interact and to the possibility for sales and purchases that results from that interaction Chapter 1: Preliminaries Slide 23 Summary The market price is established by the interaction of buyers and sellers A market’s geographic boundaries and range of products must be defined To eliminate the effects of inflation we measure real prices, rather than nominal prices Chapter 1: Preliminaries Slide 24 End of Chapter ... of individuals, organizations and economy A different perspective: Economics as a science studying markets (James Buchanan) Chapter 1: Preliminaries Slide Preliminaries Starting point of economics: ... Preliminaries Slide 11 Theories and Models Microeconomic Analysis Evolving the Theory Testing and refining theories is central to the development of the science of economics Chapter 1: Preliminaries... growth Inflation Unemployment Chapter 1: Preliminaries Slide Preliminaries The Linkage Between Micro and Macroeconomics Microeconomics is the foundation of macroeconomic analysis Chapter 1: Preliminaries

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