MPE_MIE2 Microeconomics 2

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Petr Musil, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Veronika Hedija, Ph.D. (assistant)
doc. Ing. Ondřej Krčál, Ph.D. (assistant)
prof. Ing. Zdeněk Tomeš, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Petr Musil, Ph.D.
Department of Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Lydie Pravdová
Timetable
Tue 9:20–11:00 P101
Prerequisites (in Czech)
( ZMIK Microeconomics I || Ex_7379_P Introduction to Microeconomics || ZMIA Microeconomics I (A) || PEMIKI Microeconomics I || PEMIAI Microeconomics I || BPE_MIE1 Microeconomics 1 || BKE_MIE1 Microeconomics 1 || KEMIKR Microeconomics )
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
At the end of the course (MPE_MIE2) students acquire detailed knowledge of microeconomic theory. The course MPE_MIE2 is the advanced microeconomic course. Students should be able to explain consumer´s behaviour, firm´s behaviour on the final production and input markets, contex of general equilibirium and market failures, using analytical and mathematical methods. The intermediate course of microeconomics provides studnets with condition to further microeconomic studies, i.e. on the doctoral level.
Syllabus
  • 1/Theory of consumer's 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/Monopolistic competition firm's equilibrium
  • 9/Production factors market and its specifiques. Labour market in perfect competition
  • 10/Imperfect competition labour market. Creation of labour supply
  • 11/Capital market
  • 12/General equilibrium
  • 13/Market failures analysis
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
Teaching methods
apply, argue, define, explain, interpret, operate, solve
Assessment methods
Final exam: written test. Maximum 20 pts, minimum to pass the exam 12 pts. Evaluation scale:
A: 20-19 pts
B: 18.5-17 pts
C: 16.5-15 pts
D: 14.5-13.5 pts
E: 13-12 pts
F: less than 12 pts
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 PEMIK2.
Information on course enrolment limitations: 10 pouze přednáška
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
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