ESF:MKE_MIE2 Microeconomics 2 - Course Information

MKE_MIE2 Microeconomics 2

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. Ing. Veronika Hedija, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Ondřej Krčál, Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

Ing. Petr Musil, Ph.D.
Department of Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Lydie Pravdová

Timetable

Sat 10. 10. 12:50–16:15 P101, Sat 31. 10. 8:30–11:50 P101, Sat 21. 11. 8:30–11:50 P101, Sat 12. 12. 8:30–11:50 P101, Sat 19. 12. 8:30–11:50 P101

Prerequisites (in Czech)

( BKE_MIE1 Microeconomics 1 || KEMIKR Microeconomics || C_KEMIKR Microeconomics || KEMIKR_T Microeconomics || PEMIKI Microeconomics I || BPE_MIE1 Microeconomics 1 || PEMIAI Microeconomics I || BPE_MIC1 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

there are 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

Microeconomics II (KEMIK2) This intermediate level course builds on the basics of microeconomics. Main objectives can be summarized as follows:;
to deepen the knowledge of the consumer behaviour;
detailed analysis of the firm behaviour on different types of market structures;
to acquire detailed knowledge of principles of demand and supply side creation on the input markets;
to deepen the knowledge of market mechanism principles, and the possibility of market failures;
to acquire the knowledge necessary for the master's degree as well as for future doctoral economic orientation.

Syllabus

• 1/Theory of consumer behaviour, consumer's equilibrium
• 2/Analysis of consumer's demand
• 3/Production analysis of the firm
• 4/Analysis of costs and revenues
• 5/Perfect competition and its effectiveness
• 6/Monopoly and its regulation
• 7/Oligopoly and the equilibrium of oligopolic markets
• 8/Firm's equilibrium in monopolistic competition
• 9/Production factors market and its specific character. Labour market in perfect competition
• 10/Imperfect competition labour market. Creation of labour supply
• 11/Capital market
• 12/General equilibrium
• 13/Analysis of market failures

Literature

• VARIAN, Hal R. Intermediate microeconomics : a modern approach. 6. ed. New York: W.W. Norton, 2002, xxiv, 688. ISBN 0393978303. info
• SOUKUPOVÁ, Jana. Mikroekonomie. 3. dopl. vyd. Praha: Management Press, 2002, 548 s. ISBN 80-7261-061-9. info

Assessment methods

Teaching methods: lectures on weekend blocks
Final exam: written test, student is allowed to take an exam after submitting a POT

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
General note: nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět KEMIK2.

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) && (!BPE_ZEKO) && (!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))  

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