Textbook and References:
1. [ 9 / 5 ]
Markets in the News 2022 (NTU-OCW
01
- Review Ten Principles
of Economics:
Ch.1[4e])
a.
In Russia, They Noticed a Rise in the Price of Bulletproof Vests By Thousands of
Percent
(gamingdeputy.com, 2022/10/1) [5, 6, 8]
b.
In Russia After the Mobilization Soared Prices for Bulletproof Vests (Google
Translation of Moscow Times, 2022/9/30)
c. Mandatory
Service Key to Bolstering the Military (Taipei Times, 2022/10/10) [10, 11]
d.
India Restricts Wheat Flour Exports to Ease Record Local Prices (Guardian,
2022/8/26) [9]
2. [ 9 /12] Markets in the News of 2024 (NTU-OCW 02,03
- Production Possibility Frontier:
Ch.2[4e] and Gains from Trade:
Ch.3[5e])
a.
「班班喝鮮乳」政策倉促，採購價低於行情、缺冷鏈配套成「班班保久乳」、重擊羊奶產業 (上下游,
2024/9/30) [5, 9]
b.
政院：班班有鮮乳政策
持續協商滿足學校需求
(中央社,
2022/10/17)
c.
班班有鮮奶政策突襲，羊乳業者措手不及，訂單驟減2至5成，產業如遭斷頭刀
(上下游,
2024/10/1)
d.
北運受阻菜價又高漲
農糧署估5日運輸恢復正常
(中央社,
2024/10/4)
[4, 5, 7, 8, 10]
e.
山陀兒颱風過後菜價再漲！高麗菜「這價格」婆媽一問嚇到不敢買
(TVBS,
2024/10/4)
f.
你最近花了多少錢看演唱會？娛樂通膨跟SXSW有甚麼關係？
(TAICCA, 2024/5/30)
[4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
3. [ 9 /19] Markets in the News of 2021 (NTU-OCW 04
- Review
Supply and Demand:
Ch.4[7e])
a.
S. Korean drivers panic buy urea after China
tightens supply (Reuters, 2021/11/5) [4, 5, 7, 9]
b. Seoul looking to tap into industrial urea
stockpile for diesel cars (Korea Herald, 2021/11/4)
c.
China to ship 18,700 tons of urea to South Korea
(Korea Herald, 2021/11/10)
d. Taiwan plans to introduce carbon pricing
mechanism by 2023 (via
NTU library) (CNA, 2021/10/13) [8, 10]
e.
Notability blinks on charging users more,
grandfathers in existing users (2021/11/3) [4, 5, 7]
f. COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan - After first case reported
(Wikipedia) [4, 6, 9]
g.
Face mask price drops as government weighs in,
factories return to work (China Post, 2020/1/31)
4. [ 9 /26] Markets in the News of 2020 (NTU-OCW 05,07
- Review Elasticity
and
"Fixing" the
Market? Bad Idea!: Ch. 5-6)
a.
[投書]YouBike 2.0試辦後，台灣公共自行車要邁向什麼樣的未來? (報導者,
2020/9/16) [5]
b. 向山旅館再開說明會，邵族人拒出席表達強烈反對 (環境資訊中心,
2020/10/30) [10]
c. 雲林豬價下跌，張麗善向中央喊話重視養豬產業 (中央社,
2020-09-22) [5, 8, 9]
d. 學者：沒影響幹嘛訂價格下限
(via
NTU Library) (聯合報,
2020/9/18)
e. 日本開放美萊豬，進口量不增反降 (自由時報,
2020/10/27)
f.
7月豬肉進口量暴增1.5倍，農委會：遞延效應 (農傳媒,
2020/08/12)
g.
Overtourism a blessing and curse for Taiwan's
outlying islands (Taiwan News, 2020/08/01) [4, 8, 10]
5. [10/ 3 ]
Markets in the News 2019 (NTU-OCW
06,10,11
- Markets
and Welfare:
Application to Taxation
and
Trade: Ch. 7-9[4e])
a.
不只物價變貴 非洲豬瘟對中國衝擊全方位 (中央社,
2019/10/24) [4, 5, 9]
b.
猪价行情提前上涨！四季度活猪价将会突破2016年的历史高点 (猪价格网,
2019-06-28)
c.
惡性通膨來了？中國10月豬肉價格狂飆近2倍 物價全面上漲 (信傳媒,
2019/10/31)
d.
農產品批發市場豬肉均價36.45元/公斤比上週五升0.9% (北京新浪網, 2019/9/23)
e.
中國豬價狂漲 中小學午餐費調漲或換菜 (中央社,
2019/11/1) [6, 8]
f.
Gold sales likely to decline 50% on Dhanteras
(via
Mint)
(India Times, 2019/10/9) [5, 9]
g.
Inside Wisconsin’s Disastrous $4.5 Billion Deal
With Foxconn (Bloomberg, 2019/2/6) [10]
6. [10/10] National Holiday (NTU-OCW 08,09
- Classical Market Failure: Externalities
and Public Goods and Common Resources: Ch.
10-11)
Markets in the News 2018 (Try it and then check answers on NTU COOL!)
a.
Venezuela raises minimum wage 3,000% and
lots of workers get fired (Bloomberg, 2018/09/14) [5, 6, 7]
b.
Chinese economy slowing faster than expected,
worst yet to come (南華早報, 2018/10/31) [9]
c.
Argentina says exports soyoil to China for first
time in 3 years (Reuters, 2018/8/28)
d. EU to offer billions of funding for electric
battery plants (Financial Times, 2018/10/14) [10]
e.
Canada passed a carbon tax that will give most
Canadians more money (Guardian, 2018/10/26) [10]
f.
Sask. environment minister says Ottawa's carbon
tax change mirrors province's approach (CBC, 2018/8/1)
• [10/17]
Midterm Exam (180 minutes: 2:20-5:20pm)
- Markets in the News
Old Midterms:
24F,
22F,
21F,
20F,
19F, 18F,
17F,
16F,
15F, 14F,
13F,
12F,
10F,
09F,
08F,
07F,
Sample
• [10/24] National Holiday (no class)
7. [10/31]
Competition in the News of 2024 (NTU-OCW 12
- Cost of Production:
Ch, 14)
a.
外送員喊漲薪＝漲運費? 平台收費沒告訴你的事 (News
Lab, PTS, 2024/11/20) [16, 18, 19]
b.
外送費將調漲至60元起跳? 8成消費者不買單，交通部急澄清
(Yahoo, 2024/10/15)
c.
High Market Share Delays Uber
Eats, foodpanda Merger: Expert (TVBS, 2024/12/10)
d.
基本工資一漲，失業率、通膨都變高? 數據打臉「慣老闆」 (遠見雜誌, 2023/9/13)
[19, 20]
e.
慶祝中華隊12強奪金！50家冠軍優惠總整理 星巴克、虎航買一送一
(NOW
News,
2024/11/25)
[17]
f.
US Justice Department accuses RealPage of driving up rents (Reuters,
8/24/2024)
[18]
8. [11/ 7 ] Competition
in the News of 2022 (NTU-OCW 13
- Competitive Markets: Ch.
15)
a.
How Will America Deal with
Three Way Nuclear Deterrence
(via
NTU library) (Economist, 2022/11/29)
[18, 23]
b.
How disappointed Taylor
Swift fans explain Ticketmaster’s monopoly (Vox, 022/11/21) [16, 17,
20]
c.
South Korea’s Education
Success Faltering (Bloomberg, Taipei Times, 2022/11/15) [16, 18, 20]
d.
The Guilt of a South Korean
Cram School Mogul (Korea Hereld, 2017/09/09)
e. Why Workers Just Won’t Stop
Quitting (BBC, 2022/08/19) [18, 19]
9. [11/14] Competition in the News of
2021 (NTU-OCW 14,15
- Monopoly
and
Monopolistic Competition
23F: Ch. 16-17)
a.
Q3’21 Was a Record Quarter for Foldable
Smartphones, Samsung Enjoys a 93% Share per DSCC Report (DSCC,
2020/12/31) [16, 17, 18]
b.
Taiwan Mobile to take over Taiwan Star to boost 5G (Taipei Times,
2021/12/31) [15, 16, 18]
c.
台灣大哥大併台灣之星開啟電信新時代，業者分析：低價吃到飽將消失 (中央社, 2022/1/3)
d. 上一篇文章談到找工作刷題的問題... (洪士灝臉書,
2021/12/29) [20, 23]
e. The Presidential Election of National iDaiwan
University Revisited [23]
f.
Walmart Draws Anger In China Over Xinjiang (Wall
Street Journal, 2021/12/28) [9, 17]
10.[11/21] University
Athlete Holiday (NTU-OCW 16,19
-
Oligopoly: Ch. 18)
Competition in the News of 2018 (Try it and then check answers on NTU
COOL!)
a.
主計總處透露高薪密碼：考研究所/進大公司/考台電
(via
NTU Library) (經濟日報, 12/30/2018)
[19, 20]
b.
Pacific trade pact takes off with tariffs cut in
six nations (Reuters, 2018/12/29) [9]
c. Kery 買 Tesla 昂貴電動車的祕技：開 Uber
(via YouTube) (癮科技,
2018/12/26) [15, 17, 18]
d. 台大校長遴選2關3輪投票，不是小學生選班長 (聯合報,
1/31/2018)
[23]
11.[11/28]
Competition in the News of 2020 (NTU-OCW 18,17
-
Factor Markets
and
Earnings and Discrimination in the Labor
Market: Ch.
19-20)
a.
National health insurance premium rate raised to
5.17% (via
NTU library) (CNA, 2020/12/31) [19]
b.
How Premium of
Taiwan NHI is Calculated (Taiwan NHI, updated 2023/11/20)
c.
The Pandemic Is a Prisoner's Dilemma Game (New
York Times, 2020/12/20) [18]
d. Giga-Sweatshop Meets Corporate Overlords: An
Exclusive Look Into How Tesla China Runs its Shanghai Gigafactory 3
(Pingwest.com, 2020/9/16) [15, 16, 17, 23] [15, 18]
12.[12/
5 ]
Competition in the News of 2019 (NTU-OCW 20
-
Frontiers of Microeconomics: Ch. 23)
a.
What has gone wrong at MotherCare? (BBC,
2018/11/5) [17]
b.
Why airlines are rushing to add premium economy
seats: Revenue from upgraded meals and wider seats rivals business class for
profits (Financial Times, 2019/11/29) [15, 16, 17]
c.
深度評論：台灣薪資停滯的成因與解方 (蘋果日報,
2019/12/17) [19, 20]
d. 破2000元的5G資費，你會埋單嗎？用囚徒困境，看懂為何台灣5G標金會飆破天價
(商業週刊, 2019/12/30) [18, 23]
e. 5G競價規則出爐！3.5GHz頻段27區段底價9億元，需求超過27加價3%
(風傳媒, 2019/10/16)
• [12/12] Final Exam
(180
minutes: 9:10am-12:10pm) -
Competition in the News
Old Finals:
24F,
22F,
21F,
20F,
19F, 18F,
17F,
16F,
15F,
14F,
13F,
12F,
10F,
09F,
08F,
07F
13.[Optional]
Markets in the News of 2017
a.
Taiwan to levy duty on online purchases over
NT$2,000 (Taiwan News, 2017/05/24)
b.
Busman’s holiday: London’s buses are losing
passengers (via
NTU library) (Economist, 10/19/2017)
c. 尖叫聲 94 分貝！嬤帶 5 孫租屋 遭投訴迫搬 (By TVBS, 2017/0/26)
d. 自費醫療
取消收費天花板 (via
NTU Library) (聯合報,
2017-10-15)
14.[Optional]
Markets in the News 2016
a.
風數據》YouBike收費多5元 趕走了哪些人？
(風傳媒, 2016/7/18)
b.
蔬菜搶收供應量暴增 今菜價跌一成
(蘋果日報, 2016/9/27)
c.
台大農場畜產品漲價 牛奶、羊奶漲一成多
(via PTT) (蘋果日報,
2015/09/01)
d.
The 58 Billion Hidden Cost
of the Flu on the US Economy (CNBC, 2016/10/28)
e.
讀書能多活兩年？耶魯大學發現讀書與長壽之間的聯繫
(via
secretchina)
(端聞, 2016/08/12)
f. 中國金牌數銳減變「小三」 原因竟是...
(蘋果日報, 2016/8/17)
15.[Optional]
Competition in the News 2017
a.
Free rides boost Kaohsiung MRT traffic by 10 percent (Taipei Times,
12/2/2017)
b. 高捷冬季免費傳捷報！今尖峰運量增21％、比首日加倍 (自由時報,
2017-12-04)
c. 超商雙雄對決科技型態店
(via
NTU Library) (經濟日報, 2017/12/10)
d. Student Collusion in Professor J's Exam Question Contests (in-class event)
e. Chunghwa keeps low-cost 4G plan in blow to peers (Taipei Times, 2017/3/2)
f. 電信低價吃到飽打死不退 NCC：要勇敢 (中央社,
2017/12/28)
g. Your Uber Car Creates Congestion. Should You Pay a Fee to Ride? (New York
Times, 2017/12/26)
16.[Optional] Competition in the News of 2016
a.
The Taiwanese see themselves as Taiwanese, not as
Chinese (Washington Post, 1/2/2017)
b.
Shipping Alliances Shore Up Industry, Unsettle
Customers (Wall Street Journal, 1/3/2017)
c.
Ex-Google employee alleges unequal pay (USA
TODAY, 7/21/2015)
d.
Tech firms shell out to hire and hoard talent
(Economist, 11/5/2016)
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modified on
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