MPE_AMI2 Microeconomics 2

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Petr Musil, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Petr Musil, Ph.D.
Department of Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Jana Nesvadbová
Timetable
Mon 7:40–9:15 P102
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
MPE_AMI2/01: No timetable has been entered into IS.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
(! PEMIK2 Microeconomics II ) && (! KEMIK2 Microeconomics II ) && (! MPE_MIE2 Microeconomics 2 ) && (! MKE_MIE2 Microeconomics 2 )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course (MPE_AMI2) students acquire detailed knowledge of microeconomic theory. The course MPE_AMI2 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 students 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
    required literature
  • FRANK, Robert H. Microeconomics and behavior. 8th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2010, xxviii, 60. ISBN 9780070166745. info
    recommended literature
  • VARIAN, Hal R. Intermediate microeconomics : a modern approach. 7th ed. New York: W.W. Norton, 2006, xxiv, 715. ISBN 0393927024. info
Teaching methods
application, argueing, class discussion, interpretation, lectures
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
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms 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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