BPE_MIE1 Microeconomics 1

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Michal Kvasnička, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ing. Pavlína Balcarová (seminar tutor)
Ing. Veronika Beláková (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Jan Čapek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Jitka Doležalová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Aleš Franc, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Ondřej Krčál, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Zdeněk Liščinský (seminar tutor)
Ing. et Ing. Šárka Nedělová (seminar tutor)
Ing. Tomáš Paleta, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Zuzana Richterková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Martin Slanicay, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Rostislav Staněk, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Michal Kvasnička, Ph.D.
Department of Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Lydie Pravdová
Timetable
Mon 11:05–12:45 P101, Mon 12:50–14:30 P101, Mon 12:50–14:30 P102
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
BPE_MIE1/01: Wed 12:50–14:30 P106, A. Franc
BPE_MIE1/02: Wed 16:20–17:55 P102, O. Krčál
BPE_MIE1/03: Wed 10:15–11:50 P312, A. Franc
BPE_MIE1/04: Wed 14:35–16:15 S311, J. Doležalová
BPE_MIE1/05: Wed 12:50–14:30 P104, J. Doležalová
BPE_MIE1/06: Fri 8:30–10:05 P104, P. Balcarová
BPE_MIE1/07: Wed 18:00–19:35 S311, O. Krčál
BPE_MIE1/08: Thu 7:40–9:15 P201, V. Beláková
BPE_MIE1/09: Tue 11:05–12:45 P106, M. Kvasnička
BPE_MIE1/10: Tue 12:50–14:30 P106, M. Kvasnička
BPE_MIE1/11: Tue 10:15–11:50 P102, R. Staněk
BPE_MIE1/12: Wed 14:35–16:15 P102, O. Krčál
BPE_MIE1/13: Tue 7:40–9:15 P201, R. Staněk
BPE_MIE1/14: Tue 18:00–19:35 P312, M. Slanicay
BPE_MIE1/15: No timetable has been entered into IS. J. Doležalová
BPE_MIE1/16: Wed 15:30–17:05 P201, Z. Richterková
BPE_MIE1/17: Thu 7:40–9:15 P304, Z. Liščinský
BPE_MIE1/18: Tue 11:05–12:45 P312, Z. Richterková
BPE_MIE1/19: Thu 9:20–11:00 P312, T. Paleta
BPE_MIE1/20: Thu 11:05–12:45 P312, T. Paleta
BPE_MIE1/21: Wed 18:00–19:35 P304, J. Doležalová
BPE_MIE1/22: Thu 9:20–11:00 S309, V. Beláková
BPE_MIE1/23: Thu 14:35–16:15 P304, J. Čapek
BPE_MIE1/24: Fri 9:20–11:00 P403, R. Staněk
BPE_MIE1/25: Tue 12:50–14:30 P312, Z. Richterková
BPE_MIE1/26: Mon 18:00–19:35 P201, M. Slanicay
BPE_MIE1/27: Wed 18:00–19:30 P106, Z. Richterková
BPE_MIE1/28: Wed 14:35–16:15 P106, A. Franc
BPE_MIE1/29: Thu 16:20–17:55 P106, J. Čapek
BPE_MIE1/30: Wed 12:50–14:30 P304, V. Beláková
BPE_MIE1/31: Fri 10:15–11:50 P106, M. Slanicay
BPE_MIE1/32: Thu 14:35–16:15 P104, P. Balcarová
BPE_MIE1/33: Fri 10:15–11:50 P104, P. Balcarová
BPE_MIE1/34: Fri 12:00–13:35 P104, M. Slanicay
BPE_MIE1/35: Fri 11:05–12:45 P103, Z. Liščinský
BPE_MIE1/36: No timetable has been entered into IS. Z. Liščinský
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those 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
  • MANKIW, N. Gregory. Principles of economics. 4th ed. Mason: Thomson Higher Education, 2007, 896 s. ISBN 9780324224726. 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: Nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět PEMIKI nebo PEMIAI.
Information on course enrolment limitations: max. 30 cizích studentů, přednáška i cvičení
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, 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.
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