Course Description

This course aims at focusing on behaviors and selections made by economic agents under the wide-spread infection of COVID-19 by thoroughly reviewing ideas and views of micro-economics learnt so far. Specifically, changes of behaviors of economic agents under the COVID-19 would be explained by utilizing such basic ideas of micro-economics and behavioral economics as selection of goods and pricing under changing demand and supply conditions. This so called "Corona-Crisis" can be regarded as the epoch-making event of our time from the viewpoint of micro-economics, judging from its implications on economic activities. It would be very beneficial for students majoring in economics to organize their own views and ideas so that they can discuss this issue utilizing the framework of micro-economics.