Microeconomics: an introductory overview. From the economic agent to the social institution
* Course objective: to give a precise idea of what theoretical economics is, its basic models and conceptual tools, by highlighting the underlying economic reasoning, through a varied panorama.
Macroeconomics
The aim of the course is to provide the basic frameworks for macroeconomic reasoning: study of the economy as a whole in the current global, European and French context; the role of economic policy in the face of unemployment, inflation, public deficit and public debt ...
The objective is to acquire the reasoning of the modern economy
-Economic method [elements of theory and empirical method].
-Elements of microeconomics and macroeconomics
-Contemporary issues [environment and finite resources, regulation of capitalism, inequalities].
The sequences are organized as follows:
-knowledge of the main mechanisms of the economy
-The great names of the historical and current economy
-Vocabularies, acronyms -Quizzes...
| On completion of the unit, the student will be capable of: | Classification level | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Understanding the elementary notions of microeconomics | 2. Understand | Essential |
| Mastering the language used in economic documents and reports | 1. Knowledge | Important |
| Highlighting the conditions under which market weaknesses may occur | 1. Knowledge | Important |
| Percentage ratio of individual assessment | Percentage ratio of group assessment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written exam: | 100 | % | Project submission: | 0 | % |
| Individual oral exam: | 0 | % | Group presentation: | 0 | % |
| Individual presentation: | 0 | % | Group practical exercise: | 0 | % |
| Individual practical exercise: | 0 | % | Group report: | 0 | % |
| Individual report: | 0 | % | |||
| Other(s): 0 % | |||||
| Type of teaching activity | Content, sequencing and organisation |
|---|---|
| Microeconomics | * Overview: An indispensable modeling tool for modern economics, applied in a wide range of fields (industrial organization, economics of work, the environment, health, law, family, public economics, social choice, insurance, finance, etc.), microeconomics is concerned with the behavior of economic agents, considered individually, in their strategic interactions and in the context of an oriented social organization (economic engineering). The theoretical bases, main results and limitations are presented. |
| Macroeconomics | The main themes addressed are: |