432002 VO Fundamentals of Economics

winter semester 2015/2016 | Last update: 14.10.2015 | Place course on memo list

Department:

Department of Economic Theory, Policy and History

Instructor:

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Markus Walzl, +43 512 507 71011

Course number:

432002

Title:

VO Fundamentals of Economics

Type/hours:

VO 3

ECTS credits:

Module allocation(s):

Einführung in die Volkswirtschaft

prerequisite(s):

Once you have successfully completed the mandatory module Basics of Economics, you no longer need to register via the university point system. The corresponding OLAT course is freely accessible to all students without registration (link see course catalogue).

Period:

weekly

Mode of repetition:

each semester

Language of instruction:

German

Learning Outcome:

The objective of this course is to provide a first introduction to the basics of microeconomic theory. To this end, important concepts concerning the analysis of economic behavior at the individual level will be discussed. With a variety of practical examples it is demonstrated how these concepts can be utilized in simple economic models for the analysis of consumption, production, and market interaction.

Contents:

This course provides an introduction to the methodology of microeconomic thinking. Central contents of this course include the theory of consumption and production, and the functioning of markets in perfectly competitive economies. Students will acquire a basic working knowledge with respect to quantitative methods such as constrained optimization and comparative-static analysis.

Methods:

presentation, discussion, case studies

Assessment:

written examination

Literature:

Hal R. Varian: Grundzüge der Mikroökonomik. 8. Auflage, 2011

Start:

see dates

Dates

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Date	Time	Location
Fri 2015-10-09	11.00 - 13.45	Aula (Sowi) Aula (Sowi)	Barrier-free
Thu 2015-10-15	15.00 - 17.45	Aula (Sowi) Aula (Sowi)	Barrier-free
Fri 2015-10-16	11.00 - 13.45	Aula (Sowi) Aula (Sowi)	Barrier-free
Thu 2015-10-22	15.00 - 17.45	Aula (Sowi) Aula (Sowi)	Barrier-free
Fri 2015-10-23	11.00 - 13.45	Aula (Sowi) Aula (Sowi)	Barrier-free
Thu 2015-10-29	15.00 - 17.45	Aula (Sowi) Aula (Sowi)	Barrier-free
Fri 2015-10-30	11.00 - 13.45	Aula (Sowi) Aula (Sowi)	Barrier-free
Thu 2015-11-05	15.00 - 17.45	Aula (Sowi) Aula (Sowi)	Barrier-free
Fri 2015-11-06	11.00 - 13.45	Aula (Sowi) Aula (Sowi)	Barrier-free
Thu 2015-11-12	15.00 - 17.45	Aula (Sowi) Aula (Sowi)	Barrier-free
Fri 2015-11-13	11.00 - 13.45	Aula (Sowi) Aula (Sowi)	Barrier-free
Thu 2015-11-19	15.00 - 17.45	Aula (Sowi) Aula (Sowi)	Barrier-free
Fri 2015-11-20	11.00 - 13.45	Aula (Sowi) Aula (Sowi)	Barrier-free