Section

Contents

Importance

Difficulty

Basic economic

ideas and resource

allocation

Scarcity, choice and

Opportunity cost

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Positive and normative statements

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Factors of production

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Resource allocation in different

economic systems and

issues of transition

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Production possibility curves

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Money

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Classification of goods and services

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The price system

and the

 microeconomy

Demand and supply curves

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Price elasticity, income elasticity

and cross-elasticities of demand

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Price elasticity of supply

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Interaction of demand and supply

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Market equilibrium

And disequilibrium

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Consumer and producer surplus

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Government

microeconomic

intervention

Maximum and minimum prices

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Taxes (direct and indirect)

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Subsidies

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Transfer payments

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Direct provision of goods

And services

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Nationalisation and privatisation

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The macro

economy

Aggregate Demand and

Aggregate Supply analysis

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Inflation

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Balance of payments

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Exchange rates

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The terms of trade

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Principles of absolute and

comparative advantage

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Protectionism

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Government

macro intervention

Types of policy: fiscal, monetary

and supply side policy

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Policies to correct balance of

payments disequilibrium

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Policies to correct inflation and

deflation

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章节

内容

重要性

难度

基本经济概念和资源分配

稀缺性、选择和机会成本

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实证与规范陈述

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生产要素

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不同经济系统的资源分配

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生产可能性曲线

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货币

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商品和服务的分类

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价格机制和微观经济学

需求和供给曲线

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价格弹性、收入弹性和交叉弹性

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供给的价格弹性

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供给和需求的交易

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市场均衡和不均衡

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消费者剩余和生产者剩余

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微观政府干预

最高和最低价格

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直接和间接税收

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补贴

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转移支付

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商品和服务的直接供应

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国有化和私有化

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宏观经济政策

总需求和总供给

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通货膨胀

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国际收支平衡

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汇率

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贸易条件

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绝对优势和相对优势

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保护贸易

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宏观政府干预

财政、货币政策、供给派政策

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改善国际收支不平衡的政策

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修正通货膨胀的政策

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Section

Contents

Importance

Difficulty

Basic economic

ideas and resource

allocation

Efficient resource allocation

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Externalities and market failure

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Social costs and benefits;

cost-benefit analysis

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The price system

and the

microeconomy

Law of diminishing marginal utility

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Indifference curves

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Budget lines

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Types of cost, revenue and profit,

short-run and long-run production

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Different market structures

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Growth and survival of firms

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Differing objectives of a firm

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Government

microeconomic

intervention

Policies to achieve efficient

resource allocation and correct

market failure

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Equity and policies towards income

and wealth redistribution

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Labour market forces and

government intervention:

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Government failure in

microeconomic intervention

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The macro

economy

Economic growth, economic

development and sustainability

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National Income statistics

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Classification of countries

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Employment/unemployment

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The circular flow of income

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Money supply (theory)

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Keynesian and Monetarist schools

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The demand for money and

interest rate determination

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Policies towards developing

economies; policies of trade and

aid

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Government

macro intervention

Government macro policy aims

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Inter-connectedness of problems

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Effectiveness of policy options to

meet all macroeconomic objectives

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章节

内容

重要性

难度

基本经济概念和资源分配

有效资源分配

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外部性和市场失灵

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社会成本和收益

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价格机制和微观经济学

边际效益递减

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无差异曲线

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预算线

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成本、收入和利润

短期和长期生产

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不同的市场结构

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企业的增长和生存

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企业的不同的目标

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微观政府干预

实现资源分配和解决外部性的方法

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收入和财富再分配的政策

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劳动力市场和政府干预

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微观干涉中的政府失灵

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宏观经济政策

经济增长和可持续发展

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国民收入统计

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国家的分类

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就业和失业

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收入的循环

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货币供给理论

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凯尔斯学派和货币学派

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货币需求和利率

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对发展中国家的政策和援助

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宏观政府干预

政府宏观政策目的

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问题的互相修正性

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实现宏观目标的政策的有效性

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