Syllabus

Course Code: CC-1 IN-ECX-101    Course Name: Micro Economics-I

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 (i-a)
Introduction: Definition & Nature of Economics; Subject matter of Economics: human behavior or product behavior (Robbins’ Definition) Basic Problems of an economy
(1-b)
Fundamental economic Terms: Marginalist Rule, Opportunity cost, Time Value of Money
2 (ii-a)
Consumer Behavior- Law of equi-marginal utility; Indifference Curve analysis: Consumer Equilibrium
(ii-b )
Law of Demand; Types of Goods (Ordinary and Giffen); Elasticity of Demand (Price, Income and Cross)
3 (iii-a)
Theory of Production: Theory of Cost (Traditional & Modern), Concepts of Revenue. ; Isoquants & least-cost Combination; Laws of returns & economies of scale
(iii-b)
Supply and Law of Supply;Types of supply, Elasticity of supply.
4 (iv-a)
Markets-firm’s and industry’s equilibrium in Perfect competition
(iv-b)
Monopoly: Monopoly market, price discriminating monopoly (first, second & third degree Price Discrimination), Monopolistic Competition: Firm’s equilibrium (Chamberlin’s model)
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