BPE_MIE1 Microeconomics 1

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Ing. Michal Kvasnička, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Ing. Zdeněk Tomeš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Lucie Coufalová, Ph.D. et Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ing. Jakub Chini, BA (Hons) (seminar tutor)
Ing. Marek Kloupar (seminar tutor)
Ing. Štěpán Mikula, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Jakub Moučka (seminar tutor)
Ing. Tomáš Paleta, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. et Ing. Michal Ševčík (seminar tutor)
Ing. Magdalena Šuterová (seminar tutor)
Bc. et Bc. Jan Fikejs (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Michal Kvasnička, Ph.D.
Department of Economics - Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Jarmila Šveňhová
Supplier department: Department of Economics - Faculty of Economics and Administration
Prerequisites (in Czech)
(! BPE_MIC1 Microeconomics 1 ) && (! BKE_MIE1 Microeconomics 1 ) && (! NOWANY ( BPE_MIC1 Microeconomics 1 , BKE_MIE1 Microeconomics 1 ))
Course Enrolment Limitations
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Course objectives
In this course students will learn the basic principles of Microeconomics. They will get acquainted with the concept of preference, cost, revenue, elasticity, supply, demand, firm, market, externality etc., and their mutual relationship. The students will understand the operation of the market process and structure. They will be able to use the microeconomic analytical tools to describe and analyze the real world cases, and avoid usual analytical errors. They will understand consequences of changes of demand, cost, market structure, and basic policy changes.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able to understand and explain when markets are good solution to mundane problem and when the government can improve its results. They will be also prepared to study microeconomics on the intermediate level in the consequent course.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction into Economics
  • 2. Interdependence and Gains from Trade
  • 3. Market Forces of Supply and Demand
  • 4. Elasticity and Its Applications
  • 5. Consumers, Producers and Efficiency of Markets
  • 6. Theory of Consumer Choice
  • 7. Cost of Production
  • 8. Firms in Competitive Markets
  • 9. Monopoly and Monopolistic Competition
  • 10. Oligopoly
  • 11. Markets for Factors of Production
  • 12. Externalities
  • 13. Pulbic Goods and Common Resources
Literature
    required literature
  • MANKIW, N. Gregory. Principles of Economics. 8th ed. South-Western College Pub, 2017. 836 pp. ISBN 1-305-58512-7. info
  • MANKIW, N. Gregory. Zásady ekonomie. Praha: Grada, 2000. 763 s. ISBN 80-7169-891-1. info
Teaching methods
Lectures and tutorials
Assessment methods
The credit is awarded based on 1) student's performance in tutorials including three in-class problem sets, and 2) written multiple-choice test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Přednášky jsou dostupné online a ze záznamu.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
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