ESF:MKE_MIE2 Microeconomics 2 - Course Information

MKE_MIE2 Microeconomics 2

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. Ing. Veronika Hedija, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Petr Musil, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Ondřej Krčál, Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

Ing. Michal Kvasnička, Ph.D.
Department of Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Lydie Pravdová

Timetable

Sat 9. 10. 12:50–16:15 P101, Sat 30. 10. 8:30–11:50 P101, Sat 20. 11. 8:30–11:50 P101, Sat 11. 12. 8:30–11:50 P101, Sat 18. 12. 8:30–11:50 P101

Prerequisites (in Czech)

(! KEMIK2 Microeconomics II )&&(! PEMIK2 Microeconomics II )

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

• Regional Development and Administration (programme ESF, N-HPS)
• Public Economics and Administration (programme ESF, N-HPS)
• Public Economics and Administration (programme ESF, N-HPS, specialization Veřejná ekonomika)
• Public Economics and Administration (programme ESF, N-HPS, specialization Veřejná správa)

Course objectives

Microeconomics II (KEMIK2) This intermediate level course builds on the basics of microeconomics. Main objectives can be summarized as follows:;
to deepen the knowledge of the consumer behaviour;
detailed analysis of the firm behaviour on different types of market structures;
to acquire detailed knowledge of principles of demand and supply side creation on the input markets;
to deepen the knowledge of market mechanism principles, and the possibility of market failures;
to acquire the knowledge necessary for the master's degree as well as for future doctoral economic orientation.

Syllabus

• 1/Theory of consumer behaviour, consumer's equilibrium
• 2/Analysis of consumer's demand
• 3/Production analysis of the firm
• 4/Analysis of costs and revenues
• 5/Perfect competition and its effectiveness
• 6/Monopoly and its regulation
• 7/Oligopoly and the equilibrium of oligopolic markets
• 8/Firm's equilibrium in monopolistic competition
• 9/Production factors market and its specific character. Labour market in perfect competition
• 10/Imperfect competition labour market. Creation of labour supply
• 11/Capital market
• 12/General equilibrium
• 13/Analysis of market failures

Literature

required literature
• HOŘEJŠÍ, Bronislava. Mikroekonomie. 4. rozš. vyd. Praha: Management Press, 2006, 573 s. ISBN 807261150X. info

recommended literature
• VARIAN, Hal R. Intermediate microeconomics : a modern approach. 6. ed. New York: W.W. Norton, 2002, xxiv, 688. ISBN 0393978303. info

Assessment methods

Teaching methods: lectures on weekend blocks
Final exam: written test, student is allowed to take an exam after submitting a POT

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět KEMIK2 nebo PEMIK2.

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) && (!BPE_ZEKO) && (!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))  

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2010, recent)
  
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