ESF:MKE_MIE2 Microeconomics 2 - Course Information

MKE_MIE2 Microeconomics 2

Extent and Intensity

26/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.

Teacher(s)

doc. Ing. Jan Čapek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Ondřej Krčál, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Michal Kvasnička, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Katarína Čellárová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Ing. Renata Kosíková, MSc. (assistant)
Mgr. Josef Menšík, Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

doc. Ing. Ondřej Krčál, 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)

(! MPE_MIE2 Microeconomics 2 ) && (! MPE_AMI2 Microeconomics 2 ) && (! NOWANY ( MPE_AMI2 Microeconomics 2 , MPE_MIE2 Microeconomics 2 ))

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

The aim of the course Microeconomics 2 is to provide students with intermediate knowledge of microeconomic theory, both from the perspective of the consumer (consumer decision-making - maximizing utility) and the firm (firm decision-making - profit maximization).

Learning outcomes

After completing the course the students will be able to:
- apply the theory of consumer, in particular they will be able to find optimum choices of consumers and derive demand functions for different preferences;
- understand the basic properties of demand;
- apply the model of a firm;
- explain the interaction between consumers and firms in competitive and imperfectly competitive markets, in particular in a monopolistically competitive market and in a monopoly.

Syllabus

• 1. Consumer theory
• 2. Demand, Slutsky equation, equilibrium
• 3. Theory of a firm, perfect competition
• 4. Monopoly, price discrimination, game theory
• 5. Questions and answers

Literature

required literature
• VARIAN, Hal. Intermediate Microeconomics: A Modern Approach. New York. W. W. Norton & Company, 2019. 9th ed. ISBN 978-0-393-68986-0. info
• VARIAN, Hal R. Mikroekonomie :moderní přístup. Translated by Libor Grega. 1. vyd. Praha: Victoria Publishing, 1995, xx, 643, 3. ISBN 80-85865-25-4. info

recommended literature
• BERGSTROM, Theodore C. and Hal R. VARIAN. Workouts in intermediate microeconomics. 8th ed. New York: W.W. Norton, 2009, 562, 38. ISBN 9780393935158. info

Teaching methods

homework, tutorials, problem solving, application

Assessment methods

Final exam test + (optional) quizzes during tutorials. The course can be completed in case of a stay abroad: participation in tutorials is optional, and the exam can be taken after returning.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: 20 hodin.
General note: Přednášky jsou dostupné online a ze záznamu.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: tutorial 20 hodin.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• BKE_ZEKO Principles of Economics
  (!BPE_MIE1) && (!BPE_MAE1) && (!BKE_MAE1) && (!BKE_MIE1) && (!BKE_ZAKE) && !NOWANY(BKE_MIE1,BKE_MAE1,MKE_MIE2,MKE_MAE2,CORE011,BKE_ZAKE) && forma(K) && (!MKE_MIE2) && (!MKE_MAE2)  
• CORE011 Economic style of thinking
  (!BPE_MIE1) && (!BPE_MAE1) && (!BKE_MAE1) && (!BKE_MIE1) && (!BKE_ZAKE) && !NOWANY(BKE_MIE1,BKE_MAE1,MKE_MIE2,MKE_MAE2,BKE_ZAKE) && (!MKE_MIE2) && (!MKE_MAE2) && (!fakulta(ESF)) && !typ_studia(ND) && (!forma(C) || !forma(K) || !forma(D) || !forma(R) || !forma(Z))  
• MPE_AMI2 Microeconomics 2
  (!MPE_MIE2) && (!MKE_MIE2) && (!NOWANY(MKE_MIE2,MPE_MIE2))  
• MPE_MIE2 Microeconomics 2
  (!MPE_AMI2) && (!MKE_MIE2) && (!NOWANY(MKE_MIE2,MPE_AMI2))  

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