rising,and performers insist upon sharing in that prosperity at least to a small extent. Therefore the costs of performances keep rising.Paradoxically,the country will soon become so wealthy that most consumers will not be able to afford any live performances at all,and our ony exposure to the performing arts will come through the electronic media." Discuss (四)思考与实践 Most people insist upon having some form of health insurance.And yet when they have health insurance.they have an incentive to use more medical care than they really need,since the private marginal costs are much lower than the social marginal costs.This is one of the reasons for the crisis in health care in the United States today.Can you think of any ways to alleviate this problem? Consumers cannot make optimal choices about purchases unless they are well informed about the quality of goods in the marketplace.Some people defend corporate advertising as providing that information.Others argue that advertising really is disinformation,"that whatever it conveys to us is certainly not objective information about products.What is your opinion?Does advertising make the market more efficient? (四)教学方法与手段 本章教学主要采用课堂讲授、多媒体教学、分组讨论、课堂讨论等 Chapter 16 The Market's Prime Achievement:Innovation And Growth (一)目的与要求 the goal here is to know 1.Understanding the differences between innovation and invention 2.Know about how to analyze the innovative oligopoly firm (二)教学内容 1.主要内容 The Market Economy's Incredible Growth Record Innovation,Not Invention,Is The Unique Free-Market Accomplishment Sources of Free-Market Innovation:The Role of The Entrepreneur Microeconomic Analysis of The Innovative Oligopoly Firm Do Free Markets Spend Enough On R&D Activities The Market Economy And The Speedy Dissemination Of New Technology Conclusion:The Market Economy And Its Innovation Assembly Line 思政元素：该章节介绍创新和增长。可以结合目前我国在经济由高速增长转向高 质量发展阶段，关键核心技术受制于人已成为制约发展的瓶颈的现状。以华为公司为 16 16 rising, and performers insist upon sharing in that prosperity at least to a small extent. Therefore the costs of performances keep rising. Paradoxically, the country will soon become so wealthy that most consumers will not be able to afford any live performances at all, and our only exposure to the performing arts will come through the electronic media.” Discuss. (四）思考与实践 Most people insist upon having some form of health insurance. And yet when they have health insurance, they have an incentive to use more medical care than they really need,since the private marginal costs are much lower than the social marginal costs. This is one of the reasons for the crisis in health care in the United States today. Can you think of any ways to alleviate this problem? Consumers cannot make optimal choices about purchases unless they are well informed about the quality of goods in the marketplace. Some people defend corporate advertising as providing that information. Others argue that advertising really is “disinformation,”that whatever it conveys to us is certainly not objective information about products. What is your opinion? Does advertising make the market more efficient? （四）教学方法与手段 本章教学主要采用课堂讲授、多媒体教学、分组讨论、课堂讨论等 Chapter 16 The Market’s Prime Achievement: Innovation And Growth （一）目的与要求 the goal here is to know 1. Understanding the differences between innovation and invention 2. Know about how to analyze the innovative oligopoly firm (二）教学内容 1.主要内容 The Market Economy’s Incredible Growth Record Innovation, Not Invention, Is The Unique Free-Market Accomplishment Sources of Free-Market Innovation: The Role of The Entrepreneur Microeconomic Analysis of The Innovative Oligopoly Firm Do Free Markets Spend Enough On R&D Activities The Market Economy And The Speedy Dissemination Of New Technology Conclusion: The Market Economy And Its Innovation Assembly Line 思政元素：该章节介绍创新和增长。可以结合目前我国在经济由高速增长转向高 质量发展阶段，关键核心技术受制于人已成为制约发展的瓶颈的现状。以华为公司为