BKE_MIE1 Microeconomics 1

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Michal Kvasnička, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Michal Kvasnička, Ph.D.
Department of Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Lydie Pravdová
Timetable of Seminar Groups
BKE_MIE1/01: Sun 17. 10. 16:20–19:35 P102, 16:20–19:35 P101, 16:20–19:35 P106, Sat 6. 11. 12:50–16:15 P106, 12:50–16:15 P102, 12:50–16:15 P101, Sun 28. 11. 8:30–11:50 P106, 8:30–11:50 P101, 8:30–11:50 P102, M. Kvasnička
BKE_MIE1/02: Sat 23. 10. 12:50–16:15 P101, 12:50–16:15 P102, Sun 14. 11. 16:20–19:35 P101, 16:20–19:35 P102, 16:20–19:35 P106, Sat 4. 12. 12:50–16:15 P102, 12:50–16:15 P106, 12:50–16:15 P101, M. Kvasnička
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! KEMIKR Microeconomics
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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
Reduced lectures (consultations)
Assessment methods
The credit is awarded based on 1) student's performance in writing POTs and running tests, and 2) written multiple-choice test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
General note: nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět KEMIKR.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
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