Course Name	Agricultural Information Theory
Credits	3
Professor(s)	Name	Jeon, Sang-Gon
	Affiliation	Dept. of Agricultural Economics

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Objectives

The purpose of this class is to explain the basic concepts that are widely used in agricultural economics for the undergraduate level students whose major is an agricultural economics.

MAIN TEXTBOOK and FURTHER READINGS

English textbook: Microecnomics 6th ed., Robert S. Pindyck and Daniel L. Rubinfeld, Peason, Prentice Hall

Korean textbook: 이준구, 미시경제학, 법문사

ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING

Assignments: TBA (to be announced)

Grading Scheme: Mid-term Exam: 30%, Final Exam: 30%, Attendance: 10%, Homework: 30%

COURSE SCHEDULE

Course Outline

Week1: Introduction

Week2: The Basics of Supply and Demand

Week3: Consumer Behavior

Week4: Individual and Market Demand

Week5: Production

Week6: The Cost of Production

Week7: (Mid-term Exam)

Week8: Profit Maximization

Week9: Market Structure

Week10: Monopolistic Competition

Week11: Oligopoly

Week12: Markets with Asymmetric Information

Week13: Externalities and Public Goods

Week14: General Equilibrium

Week15: (Final Exam)

CONTACT DETAILS

Tel: 055-772-1846, e-mail: sanggon@gnu.ac.kr