MPE_AMI2 Microeconomics 2

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Ondřej Krčál, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Ondřej Krčál, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Ondřej Krčál, Ph.D.
Department of Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Jana Nesvadbová
Timetable
Mon 7:40–9:15 P102
Prerequisites
(!PEMIK2 Microeconomics II) && (!KEMIK2 Microeconomics II) && (!MPE_MIE2 Microeconomics 2) && (!MKE_MIE2 Microeconomics 2)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
At the end of the course (MPE_AMI2) students acquire intermediate knowledge of microeconomic theory. Students will learn the economic theory of the consumer, firm and general equilibirium. The intermediate course of microeconomics provides students with the knowledge necessary for further studies of microeconomics on the doctoral level.
Key topics
  • 1/ Budget Constraint, Preferences and Utility
  • 2/ Choice and Revealed Preferences
  • 3/ Demand and Slutsky Equation
  • 4/ Consumer's Surplus and Market Demand
  • 5/ Uncertainty and Equilibrium
  • 6/ Technology and Profit Maximization
  • 7/ Cost Minimization and Cost Curves
  • 8/ Firm Supply and Industry Supply
  • 9/ Monopoly and Monopoly Behaviour
  • 10/ Oligopoly
  • 11/ Game Theory and Assymetric Information
  • 12/ Exchange and Production
  • 13/ Problems and Applications
Study resources and literature
    required literature
  • VARIAN, Hal R. Intermediate microeconomics : a modern approach. 7th ed. New York: W.W. Norton, 2006, xxiv, 715. ISBN 0393927024. info
  • BERGSTROM, Theodore C. and Hal R. VARIAN. Workouts in intermediate microeconomics. 8th ed. New York: W.W. Norton, 2009, 562, 38. ISBN 9780393935158. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
lectures, application, class discussion
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Final exam: written test
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024, Autumn 2025, Autumn 2026.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2011, recent)
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