BPE_MIE1 Microeconomics 1

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Michal Kvasnička, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Jan Čapek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Jitka Doležalová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Miroslav Hloušek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Monika Jandová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Bc. Martin Machay, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Štěpán Mikula, 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
Supplier department: Department of Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
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, Š. Mikula
BPE_MIE1/02: Wed 16:20–17:55 P102, J. Čapek
BPE_MIE1/03: Wed 10:15–11:50 P312, Š. Mikula
BPE_MIE1/04: Wed 14:35–16:15 S311, M. Slanicay
BPE_MIE1/05: Wed 8:30–10:05 S310, Š. Mikula
BPE_MIE1/06: Fri 8:30–10:05 P104, J. Doležalová
BPE_MIE1/07: Wed 18:00–19:35 S311, M. Slanicay
BPE_MIE1/08: Thu 7:40–9:15 P201, Š. Mikula
BPE_MIE1/09: Tue 11:05–12:45 P403, M. Kvasnička
BPE_MIE1/10: Tue 12:50–14:30 P403, M. Kvasnička
BPE_MIE1/11: Tue 10:15–11:50 P102
BPE_MIE1/12: Wed 14:35–16:15 P102, J. Čapek
BPE_MIE1/13: Tue 9:20–11:00 P201, Š. Mikula
BPE_MIE1/14: Tue 18:00–19:35 S311, M. Slanicay
BPE_MIE1/15: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Staněk
BPE_MIE1/17: Thu 7:40–9:15 P304
BPE_MIE1/18: Tue 11:05–12:45 P312, M. Slanicay
BPE_MIE1/19: Thu 9:20–11:00 P312, Š. Mikula
BPE_MIE1/20: Thu 11:05–12:45 P312, Š. Mikula
BPE_MIE1/21: Wed 18:00–19:35 P304
BPE_MIE1/22: Thu 9:20–11:00 S309
BPE_MIE1/23: Thu 14:35–16:15 P304
BPE_MIE1/24: Fri 9:20–11:00 P403, M. Hloušek
BPE_MIE1/25: Tue 12:50–14:30 P312, J. Čapek
BPE_MIE1/26: Wed 9:20–11:00 S308, J. Doležalová
BPE_MIE1/27: Wed 18:00–19:30 P106
BPE_MIE1/28: Wed 14:35–16:15 P106
BPE_MIE1/29: Thu 16:20–17:55 P106, R. Staněk
BPE_MIE1/30: Wed 12:50–14:30 P304, M. Slanicay
BPE_MIE1/31: Thu 15:30–17:05 VT314
BPE_MIE1/32: Thu 14:35–16:15 P104, R. Staněk
BPE_MIE1/33: Fri 10:15–11:50 P104, J. Doležalová
BPE_MIE1/34: Fri 12:00–13:35 P104, J. Doležalová
BPE_MIE1/35: Fri 11:05–12:45 P103
BPE_MIE1/36: No timetable has been entered into IS.
BPE_MIE1/37: Fri 10:15–11:50 P106
Prerequisites (in Czech)
(! PEMIKI Microeconomics I ) && (! PEMIAI Microeconomics I ) && (! BPE_MIC1 Microeconomics 1 )
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
    required 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
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Inovace studia ekonomických disciplín v souladu s požadavky znalostní ekonomiky (CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0227)" which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, 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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