ESF:BPE_MIE1 Microeconomics 1 - Course Information

BPE_MIE1 Microeconomics 1

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)
Ing. Mgr. Lucie Coufalová, Ph.D. et Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Jan Čapek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Jitka Doležalová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Hana Lipovská, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Štěpán Mikula, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Martin Murín, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Zlatica Peňáková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Mgr. Vlastimil Reichel, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Martin Slanicay, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jan Fikejs (assistant)
Hana Válková (assistant)

Guaranteed by

Ing. Michal Kvasnička, 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

Timetable

Mon 11:05–12:45 P101, Mon 12:50–14:30 P101

• Timetable of Seminar Groups:

BPE_MIE1/01: Wed 12:50–14:30 P106, J. Doležalová
BPE_MIE1/02: Wed 16:20–17:55 P102, V. Reichel
BPE_MIE1/03: No timetable has been entered into IS. M. Murín
BPE_MIE1/04: Tue 14:35–16:15 S306, M. Slanicay
BPE_MIE1/05: Wed 7:40–9:15 S310, V. Reichel
BPE_MIE1/07: Tue 14:35–16:15 S315, Š. Mikula
BPE_MIE1/08: Thu 7:40–9:15 P201, J. Doležalová
BPE_MIE1/09: Tue 11:05–12:45 P403, M. Kvasnička
BPE_MIE1/10: Tue 12:50–14:30 P403, M. Kvasnička
BPE_MIE1/11: Tue 16:20–17:55 S315, M. Murín
BPE_MIE1/12: Wed 14:35–16:15 P102, V. Reichel
BPE_MIE1/13: Tue 9:20–11:00 P201, Š. Mikula
BPE_MIE1/14: Tue 18:00–19:35 S311, M. Murín
BPE_MIE1/15: Tue 16:20–17:55 VT314, M. Slanicay
BPE_MIE1/18: Tue 11:05–12:45 P106, L. Coufalová
BPE_MIE1/19: No timetable has been entered into IS. J. Doležalová
BPE_MIE1/20: Thu 11:05–12:45 P403, H. Lipovská
BPE_MIE1/21: Tue 18:00–19:35 S306, M. Slanicay
BPE_MIE1/23: Thu 14:35–16:15 P304, L. Coufalová
BPE_MIE1/29: Thu 16:20–17:55 P106, L. Coufalová
BPE_MIE1/32: Thu 14:35–16:15 P104, H. Lipovská

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

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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

required literature
• MANKIW, N. Gregory. Principles of Economics. 8th ed. South-Western College Pub, 2017, 836 pp. ISBN 1-305-58512-7. info
• MANKIW, N. Gregory. Zásady ekonomie. Praha: Grada, 2000, 763 s. ISBN 80-7169-891-1. info

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.

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)  
• 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))  

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