MKE_MIE2 Microeconomics 2

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Ondřej Krčál, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Michal Kvasnička, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Rostislav Staněk, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Jan Čapek, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Michal Kvasnička, Ph.D.
Department of Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Lydie Pravdová
Supplier department: Department of Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable
Sat 13. 10. 12:50–16:15 P101, Sat 27. 10. 8:30–11:50 P101, Sat 17. 11. 8:30–11:50 P101, Sat 8. 12. 8:30–11:50 P101, Sat 15. 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
Course objectives
At the end of the course (MKE_MIE2) 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.
Syllabus
  • 1. Budget Constraint, Preferences, Utility, Choice and Revealed Preferences
  • 2. Demand, Slutsky Equation, Consumer's Surplus, Market Demand, Equilibrium and Uncertainty
  • 3. Technology, Profit Maximization, Cost Minimization, Cost Curves, Firm Supply and Industry Supply
  • 4. Monopoly, Monopoly Behaviour, Oligopoly
  • 5. Game Theory, Asymmetric Information, Exchange and Production
Literature
    required literature
  • 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
  • VARIAN, Hal R. Intermediate microeconomics : a modern approach. 8. ed. New York: Norton, 2010, xxiv, 739. ISBN 9780393934243. 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
Teaching methods
homework, lectures, problem solving, application
Assessment methods
Final exam: written test. Any copying, recording or leaking tests, use of unauthorized tools, aids and communication devices, or other disruptions of objectivity of exams (credit tests) will be considered non-compliance with the conditions for course completion as well as a severe violation of the study rules. Consequently, the teacher will finish the exam (credit test) by awarding grade "F" in the Information System, and the Dean will initiate disciplinary proceedings that may result in study termination.
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
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2012, recent)
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