ESF:MKE_MIE2 Microeconomics 2 - Course Information
MKE_MIE2 Microeconomics 2
Faculty of Economics and AdministrationAutumn 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 26/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching - Teacher(s)
- doc. Ing. Jan Čapek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Ondřej Krčál, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Michal Kvasnička, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Katarína Čellárová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Ing. Renata Kosíková, MSc. (assistant)
Mgr. Josef Menšík, Ph.D. (assistant) - Guaranteed by
- doc. Ing. Ondřej Krčál, 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
- Sat 5. 10. 8:00–11:50 P101, Sat 2. 11. 8:00–11:50 P101, Sat 16. 11. 8:00–11:50 P101, Sat 30. 11. 8:00–11:50 P101, Sat 14. 12. 8:00–11:50 P101
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- (! MPE_MIE2 Microeconomics 2 ) && (! MPE_AMI2 Microeconomics 2 ) && (!NOWANY( MPE_AMI2 Microeconomics 2 , MPE_MIE2 Microeconomics 2 ))
- 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
- there are 10 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- The aim of the course Microeconomics 2 is to provide students with intermediate knowledge of microeconomic theory, both from the perspective of the consumer (consumer decision-making - maximizing utility) and the firm (firm decision-making - profit maximization).
- Learning outcomes
- After completing the course the students will be able to:
- apply the theory of consumer, in particular they will be able to find optimum choices of consumers and derive demand functions for different preferences;
- understand the basic properties of demand;
- apply the model of a firm;
- explain the interaction between consumers and firms in competitive and imperfectly competitive markets, in particular in a monopolistically competitive market and in a monopoly. - Syllabus
- 1. Consumer theory
- 2. Demand, Slutsky equation, equilibrium
- 3. Theory of a firm, perfect competition
- 4. Monopoly, price discrimination, game theory
- 5. Questions and answers
- Literature
- required literature
- VARIAN, Hal. Intermediate Microeconomics: A Modern Approach. New York. W. W. Norton & Company, 2019. 9th ed. ISBN 978-0-393-68986-0. info
- 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
- 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, tutorials, problem solving, application
- Assessment methods
- Final exam test + (optional) quizzes during tutorials. The course can be completed in case of a stay abroad: participation in tutorials is optional, and the exam can be taken after returning.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course is taught annually.
General note: Přednášky jsou dostupné online a ze záznamu.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: tutorial 20 hodin. - 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) && (!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))
- BKE_ZEKO Principles of Economics
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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