ESF:BPE_MIE1 Microeconomics 1 - Course Information
BPE_MIE1 Microeconomics 1
Faculty of Economics and AdministrationAutumn 2015
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/2/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- Ing. Michal Kvasnička, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Ing. Zdeněk Tomeš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Jan Čapek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Petra Chovancová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Veronika Končiková (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Štěpán Mikula, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Adam Pápai, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Mgr. Vlastimil Reichel, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Martin Slanicay, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Karolína Zábojníková (seminar tutor)
Ing. Peter Baďo (assistant)
Ing. Mgr. Lucie Coufalová, Ph.D. et Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Jan Fikejs (assistant)
Ing. et Ing. Soňa Jakubová Niedermayerová (assistant)
Ing. Mgr. Václav Šebek (assistant)
Ing. Petr Zimčík, 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
- Mon 11:05–12:45 P101, Mon 12:50–14:30 P101
- Timetable of Seminar Groups:
BPE_MIE1/T02: No timetable has been entered into IS. V. Reichel
BPE_MIE1/01: Wed 12:50–14:30 P106, Š. Mikula
BPE_MIE1/02: Wed 16:20–17:55 P102, A. Pápai
BPE_MIE1/03: Wed 11:05–12:45 P312, Š. Mikula
BPE_MIE1/04: Wed 14:35–16:15 S311, V. Reichel
BPE_MIE1/05: Wed 7:40–9:15 S310, Š. Mikula
BPE_MIE1/06: Fri 7:40–9:15 P104, V. Končiková
BPE_MIE1/08: Thu 7:40–9:15 P201, Š. Mikula
BPE_MIE1/09: Tue 11:05–12:45 P403, M. Kvasnička
BPE_MIE1/10: Tue 12:50–14:30 P403, M. Kvasnička
BPE_MIE1/12: Wed 14:35–16:15 P102, A. Pápai
BPE_MIE1/13: Tue 9:20–11:00 P201, K. Zábojníková
BPE_MIE1/14: Tue 18:00–19:35 S311, M. Slanicay
BPE_MIE1/17: Thu 7:40–9:15 P304, A. Pápai
BPE_MIE1/18: Tue 11:05–12:45 P312, K. Zábojníková
BPE_MIE1/19: Thu 9:20–11:00 P312, P. Chovancová
BPE_MIE1/20: Thu 11:05–12:45 P312, P. Chovancová
BPE_MIE1/21: Wed 18:00–19:35 P304, V. Reichel
BPE_MIE1/23: Thu 14:35–16:15 P304, P. Chovancová
BPE_MIE1/25: Tue 12:50–14:30 P312, M. Slanicay
BPE_MIE1/28: Wed 14:35–16:15 P106, J. Čapek
BPE_MIE1/29: Thu 16:20–17:55 P106, V. Končiková
BPE_MIE1/30: Wed 12:50–14:30 P304, J. Čapek
BPE_MIE1/32: Thu 14:35–16:15 P104, V. Končiková - Prerequisites (in Czech)
- (! BPE_MIC1 Microeconomics 1 ) && (! BKE_MIE1 Microeconomics 1 ) && (! NOWANY ( BPE_MIC1 Microeconomics 1 , BKE_MIE1 Microeconomics 1 ))
- 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
- English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
- Applied Mathematics for Multi-Branches Study (programme PřF, B-MA)
- Archaeology (programme FF, B-HS)
- Archival Studies (programme FF, B-HS)
- Balkan Languages and Literatures (programme FF, B-HS)
- Baltic Languages and Literatures (programme FF, B-HS)
- Security & Strategic Studies (programme FSS, B-PL)
- Bulgarian Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
- Czech Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
- Ancient History (programme FF, B-HS)
- History of Arts (programme FF, B-HS)
- Economic Information Systems (Eng.) (programme ESF, B-SI)
- Economic Information Systems (programme ESF, B-SI)
- Economics (programme ESF, B-EKT) (2)
- Economics (programme ESF, B-HE)
- Economics (programme ESF, B-HS)
- Economics (programme ESF, B-KS)
- Economics (programme ESF, B-MA)
- Economics (programme ESF, B-MS)
- Economics (programme ESF, B-PL)
- Economics (programme ESF, B-PS)
- Economics (programme ESF, B-SO)
- Economics (programme ESF, B-SP)
- Economics (programme ESF, M-EKT)
- Aesthetics (programme FF, B-HS)
- Ethnology (programme FF, B-HS)
- European Economy, Administrative and Cultural Studies (programme ESF, B-HPS)
- European Studies (programme FSS, B-MS)
- Philosophy (programme FF, B-HS)
- Finance (Eng.) (programme ESF, B-FU)
- Finance (Eng.) (programme ESF, M-FU)
- Finance and Law (Eng.) (programme ESF, B-FU)
- Finance and Law (programme ESF, B-FU)
- Finance (programme ESF, B-FU)
- Finance (programme ESF, M-FU)
- Financial and Insurance Mathematics (programme PřF, B-MA)
- French Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
- History (programme FF, B-HS)
- Economic Policy (Eng.) (programme ESF, B-HPS) (2)
- Economic Policy (programme ESF, B-FI)
- Economic Policy (programme ESF, B-HE)
- Economic Policy (programme ESF, B-HPS) (2)
- Economic Policy (programme ESF, B-HS)
- Economic Policy (programme ESF, B-KS)
- Economic Policy (programme ESF, B-MS)
- Economic Policy (programme ESF, B-PL)
- Economic Policy (programme ESF, B-PS)
- Economic Policy (programme ESF, B-SO)
- Economic Policy (programme ESF, B-SP)
- Economic Policy (programme ESF, M-HPS)
- Musicology (programme FF, B-HS)
- Croatian Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
- Italian Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
- Japanese Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
- Catalan Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
- Classical Archaeology (programme FF, B-HS)
- Classical Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
- Culture Studies of China (programme FF, B-HS)
- Latin Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
- Macedonian Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
- Media Studies and Journalism (programme FSS, B-KS)
- Mediterranean Studies (programme FF, B-HS)
- International Relations (programme FSS, B-MS)
- Modelling and Calculations (programme PřF, B-MA)
- Museology (programme FF, B-HS)
- German Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
- Dutch Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
- Norwegian Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
- Modern Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
- General Linguistics (programme FF, B-HS)
- Education (programme FF, B-HS)
- Business Management (Eng.) (programme ESF, B-EKM)
- Business Management (Eng.) (programme ESF, M-EKM)
- Business Management (programme ESF, B-EKM)
- Business Management (programme ESF, M-EKM)
- Business Informatics (programme ESF, B-SI)
- Political Science (programme FSS, B-PL)
- Polish Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
- Auxiliary Historical Sciences (programme FF, B-HS)
- Portuguese Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
- Prehistoric Archaeology of Near East (programme FF, B-HS)
- Regional Development and Tourism (programme ESF, B-HPS)
- Regional Development and Administration (Eng.) (programme ESF, M-HPS)
- Regional Development and Administration (programme ESF, B-HPS)
- Regional Development and Administration (programme ESF, B-HPS, specialization Reg. Develop. & Admin.)
- Regional Development and Administration (programme ESF, B-HPS, specialization Reg. Develop. & Admin.)
- Regional Development and Administration (programme ESF, M-HPS)
- Study of Religions (programme FF, B-HS)
- Russian Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
- Combined Art Studies (programme FF, B-HS)
- Slovak Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
- Slovenian Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
- Serbian Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
- Spanish Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
- Theatre Science (programme FF, B-HS)
- Film and Audio-Visual Culture Studies (programme FF, B-HS)
- Theory of Interactive Media (programme FF, B-HS)
- Ukrainian Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
- Public Economics and Administration (Eng.) (programme ESF, B-HPS)
- Public Economics and Administration (Eng.) (programme ESF, M-HPS)
- Public Economics and Administration (programme ESF, B-HE)
- Public Economics and Administration (programme ESF, B-HPS) (2)
- Public Economics and Administration (programme ESF, B-HS)
- Public Economics and Administration (programme ESF, B-PL)
- Public Economics and Administration (programme ESF, B-SP)
- Public Economics and Administration (programme ESF, M-HPS)
- 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. 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
- 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)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Přednášky jsou dostupné online a ze záznamu. - Information about innovation of course.
- This course has been innovated under the project "Inovace studia ekonomických disciplín v souladu s požadavky znalostní ekonomiky (CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0227)" which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.
- 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) - BPE_HET1 History of Economic Thought
(BPE_MIC1 && BPE_MAC1) || (BPE_MIE1 && BPE_MAE1) - BPE_MIC1 Microeconomics 1
(!BPE_MIE1) && (!BKE_MIE1) && (!BPE_AMIC1) && (!NOWANY(BPE_MIE1,BKE_MIE1,BPE_AMIC1)) - BPE_ZATH Introduction to Game Theory
BPE_MIE1 || BPE_MIC1 - BPE_ZEKO Principles of Economics
(!BPE_MIE1) && (!BPE_MAE1) && (!BKE_MAE1) && (!BKE_MIE1) && !NOWANY(BPE_MIE1,BPE_MAE1) && forma(P) && typ_studia(BNM) && (!CORE011) - BPF_BAN1 Banking 1
BPE_MIE1 && BPE_MAE1 - BPF_FIMG Financial Management
BPE_MIE1 && BPE_MAE1 - BPF_FIRI Financial Management
(BPE_MIE1 && BPE_MAE1)||(BPE_ZEKO) - 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))
- BKE_ZEKO Principles of Economics
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2015, recent)
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