Course Name	Microcomputer Applications in Economics
Credits	3
Professor(s)	Name	Changmo Ahn
	Department	International Trade

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Objectives

- To use the PC in economic analysis and model building.

- To acquaint students with the nature and properties of economic models by trial and

error through individualized, computer generated exercises.

- To enhance students' theoretical, numerical and graphical understanding of Economics.

MAIN TEXTBOOK and FURTHER READINGS

Lecture Notes: Microcomputer Applications in Economics

ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING

Assignments: Problem Sets by the end of each chapter.

Grading Scheme: Midterm Exam 30%, Final Exam 30%, Homeworks 40%

COURSE SCHEDULE

Course Outline

1 Total Revenue, Total Cost, and Profits - Excel Worksheets

2 Static Analysis in Economics - Excel Graphics

3 Comparative Static Analysis - Name that Range!

4 Some economic and statistic functions - equations and formulas

5 Random numbers and frequency distributions - large data base

6 Mortgage calculation - optimal decision models

7 Price Indexes - sums and products

8 Vectors and Matrices - linear economic models

9 Production and utility functions and optimization problems - 3D graphics

CONTACT DETAILS

Tel: 055-751-5756; e-mail: cmahn@gnu.ac.kr