H Bch khoa HQG Tp.HCM Tp.

HCM, ngy 28/09/2011

Khoa: QUN L CNG NGHIP
B mn: TI CHNH
KINH T HC I CNG (701142) 60 TIT

GV: L Th Hng Giang

Email lthgiang@sim.hcmut.edu.vn hoc lthgiang@hcmut.edu.vn
Gi hc: Th Ba, th By 18:15 Phng hc 601B4
Kim tra gia k 22 -10 - 2011 (lc 18h30)
Thi cui k 29 -11 - 2011 (lc 18h30)

Mc tiu mn hc:
Mn hc gii thiu t duy kinh t thng qua tng tc vi nhng thut ng, l thuyt v
phng php kinh t hc. Qua mn hc ny, ngi hc c th hiu c nhng thng tin
kinh t ng ti trn bo ch cng nh vn dng cc l thuyt hiu cc vn kinh t v
phn tch chnh sch kinh t ca chnh ph.

Course objectives:
The objective is to provide an introduction to the economic way of thinking through
exposure to the language, theories, and methods of economics. Through this course, learners
will be able to understand much of the economic information that appears in newspapers
and magazines as well as
attempt to relate the theories to understanding real world problems and to analyzing issues
of public policy.

Ni dung tm tt mn hc:
Kinh T Hc hng n bi ton p ng nhu cu v hn ca con ngi trong iu kin ti
nguyn khan him. Mn hc gm 2 phn, (1) kinh t hc Vi M hng n cc bi ton ca
c nhn ngi tiu dng v nh sn xut; (2) Kinh t hc V M lin quan n cc vn
chung ca nn kinh t quc dn. Qua mn ny, ngi hc c th hiu bit cc khi nim c
bn ca kinh t hc nh lut cung cu, c ch th trng, s la chn ca ngi tiu dng,
hnh vi ca nh sn xut, lm pht, tht nghip, chu k kinh t, h thng ti chnh tin t
cng nh l cc chnh sch kinh t v m ca quc gia.

Course description
Economics looks at the problem of meeting unbounded wants within the limited resources.
This couse includes two parts, (1) Microeconomics deals with behaviors of individual
consumers and producers, (2) Macroeconomics concerns with the aggregate issues of
national economy. Via this course, learners are able to understand the basic concepts of
Economics such as law of supply and demand, market mechanism, consumer choice,
producer behaviors, inflation, unemployment, business cycle, financial and monetary
system, as well as macroeconomic policies.

Ti liu hc tp:
[1.] L Bo Lm, Kinh t Vi M, NXB Thng K km theo sch bi tp, 2011.
[2.] Dng Tn Dip, Kinh T V M, NXB. Thng K km theo sch bi tp, 2011.
[3.] Gregory Mankiw, Principles of Economics, Second edition, Thomson South-Western,
2004.

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Cc hiu bit, cc k nng cn t c sau khi hc mn hc.
Sau khi hon tt mn hc, bn s c kin thc v hiu bit v (knowledge and
understanding)
- L thuyt kinh t hc vi m v v m
- Cc chnh sch kinh t v m ca chnh ph
- p dng cc l thuyt vo cc vn kinh t
- Nhng thay i kinh t ang din ra
Bn c th (Cognitive skills and other skills):
- Phn tch kinh t bng th v bin lun cc ch kinh t
- p dng l thuyt v t duy kinh t gii thch cc s kin kinh t v phn tch cc
vn pht sinh bao gm cc thay i trong th trng, chnh sch kinh t.

Hng dn cch hc - chi tit cch nh gi mn hc:

- Hc kinh t hc i hi s tham gia tch cc khng ch c sch v nghe ging. Bn
phi s dng hiu qu ti liu cung cp, t cu hi vi ging vin v bn hc.
- Thng xuyn lm cc bn tp cui chng hiu c r ch mn hc.
- Dng cc l thuyt lin tng v gii thch cc vn cuc sng xung quanh.
- c bo thng xuyn v cc ch kinh t cng nh nhng vn x hi ang
din ra di lng knh ca Kinh t hc.
- Mn hc c 2 k thi gia k v cui k vi hnh thc trc nghim:
o Gia k 40%
o Cui k 40%
o Bi tp nhm

Ni dung chi tit:

Tun Ni dung Ti liu Ghi ch

1 Chng 1. Gii thiu v cc vn kinh t [1], [3] S tit
T hc 6 tit Mankiw, C. 1, 2 3 (3)
1-2 Chng 2. Th trng: cung, cu, co gin, [1], [3] 9 (12)
thng mi quc t. Mankiw, C. 4-5-
T hc 16 tit 6,7,8,9,12
3 Chng 3. Hnh vi ngi tiu dng Mankiw 21 3 (15)
3 Chng 4. Hnh vi ca nh sn xut [1], [3] 3 (18)
T hc 8 tit Mankiw, C. 13
4-5 Chng 5. Cc m hnh cu trc th trng [1], [3] 9 (27)
T hc 12 tit Mankiw, C. 14-15-16-17
L thuyt tr chi
5 Chng 6. Ngoi ng v hng ho cng [1], [3] 3 (30)
T hc 8 tit Mankiw 10-11
THI GIA K
6 Chng 7. H thng thu nhp quc dn [2], [3] 6 (36)
T hc 8 tit Mankiw, C. 22-23 (EB)-
23,24 (HC)
7 Chng 8. Cn bng v m: Tng cung v tng [2], [3] 3 (39)
cu Mankiw, C. 25&31 (EB)
T hc 8 tit - 26,33 (HC)
7 Chng 9. n nh kinh t v m: lm pht v [2], [3] 3 (42)
tht nghip Mankiw, C. 26,28,33
T hc 8 tit (EB) 28,30,35 (HC)

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Tun Ni dung Ti liu Ghi ch
8 Chng 10. H thng Ti Chnh, Tin T v [2], [3] 6 (48)
Ngn Hng Mankiw, C. 27 (EB) -
T hc 10 tit 29,30 (HC)
9 Chng 11. Chnh sch kinh t v m [2], [3] 6 (54)
T hc 8 tit Mankiw, C. 32,34 (EB)
34-36 (HC)
10 Chng 12. Kinh t hc trong nn kinh t m Mankiw, C. 29,30 (EB) - 6 (60)
T hc 6 tit , n tp thi cui k 31,32 (HC)

Bi tp nhm

Mi nhm chn mt ch kinh t (vi m hoc v m), vit

bo co v trnh by cho c lp.

Ni dung bo co bao gm

- Gii thiu ti
- Pht biu vn nghin cu
- Mc tiu ca ti
- Phm vi tm hiu nghin cu
- Phng php thc hin
- Kt qu
- Kin ngh kt lun
- Ti liu tham kho.

nh gi da trn
- Kh nng pht hin vn , pht biu vn , hnh thnh
mc tiu, phn tch, gii thch cc hin tng bng l thuyt
v d liu.
- Trnh by : y cc phn, d liu ni dung cn trch
dn ngun s dng,

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LEARNING OUTCOMES
After successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:

MICROECONOMICS

1. Explain why scarcity leads to choice making.

2. Identify and give one example each of the three categories of resources (factors of
production).
3. Describe a cost-benefit analysis.
4. Explain why cost-benefit decisions are made on the margin.
5. Define and give an example of a trade-off.
6. Define and give an example of opportunity cost.
7. Identify the three basic economic questions facing any society.
8. Identify the four primary economic goals of a society.
9. Identify the three major types of economic systems and explain how they differ.
10. Describe the incentive that drives the market system.
11. Describe the law of demand.
12. Describe the law of supply.
13. Explain how equilibrium comes about in a market system.
14. Describe a shortage and predict what should happen to the price in a free market.
15. Describe a surplus and predict what should happen to the price in a free market.
16. Identify conditions that cause the demand curve to shift.
17. Identify conditions that cause the supply curve to shift.
18. Predict how equilibrium price and quantity will change if (a) demand increases
(decreases) or (b) supply increases (decreases).
19. Explain private and social cost, positive and negative externality,
20. Write down and explain the equation used to compute profit.
21. Differentiate between fixed costs and variable costs.
22. Differentiate between normal rate of return (normal profit) and economic profit.
23. Describe how a firm would use marginal analysis to determine a profit-maximizing
level of production output.
24. Compare and contrast the four market structures. Give an example of each.
25. Understand the concept of game theory, related issues, Dominant strategy, prisoner
dilema, nash equilibrium.

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MACROECONOMICS
1. Describe the circular flow of an economy.
2. Define Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
3. Differentiate between current GDP and real GDP.
4. Define price index and tell how it is used to calculate the inflation rate.
5. Describe the components of GDP using the expenditures approach.
6. Define (a) exports and (b) imports. Tell how they affect a nations living standards.
7. Describe the three major causes of unemployment.
8. Tell how the unemployment rate is calculated.
9. Define inflation.
10. Contrast the market interest rate and the real interest rate.
11. Describe the cause of (a) demand-pull inflation, (b) cost-push inflation, and (c)
monetary inflation.
12. Define the M1 money supply and describe its components.
13. Explain how M2 differs from components of M1.
14. Describe the three functions of money.
15. Explain the usual way that money is created.
16. Discuss the role of a central bank
17. Identify three methods the Fed can use to control the creation of money.
18. Explain how the buying or selling of government securities by the Fed can influence
the size of the money supply.
19. Compare and contrast the phases of the business cycle.
20. Define (a) budget deficit, (b) budget surplus, and (c) a balanced budget
21. Describe how a person or a country can find the products in which it has a
comparative advantage.
22. Tell why exchange rates between two currencies must be reciprocals. Tell what
happens if they are not.
23. Contrast a fixed exchange rate system to a floating exchange rate system.
24. Tell who benefits and who gets hurt by free international trade.
25. Tell who benefits and who gets hurt in protected international trade.
26. Contrast a tariff with a quota.

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