ESF:MPE_MIVS Microeconomics - Course Information

MPE_MIVS Microeconomics

Extent and Intensity

2/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Ing. Tomáš Paleta, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Michal Kvasnička, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Ing. Martin Kvizda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Yvon Rocaboy (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Lucie Coufalová, Ph.D. et Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Bc. Michal Ďuriník, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Ing. Jakub Chini, BA (Hons) (assistant)
Ing. Petra Chovancová, Ph.D. (assistant)
doc. Ing. Štěpán Mikula, Ph.D. (assistant)
Ing. Martin Murín, Ph.D. (assistant)
Ing. Jakub Solnička (assistant)
Mgr. Ing. Ondřej Špetík, Ph.D. (assistant)
Ing. Magdalena Šuterová (assistant)

Guaranteed by

prof. Ing. Martin Kvizda, Ph.D.
Department of Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: PhDr. Ing. Pavla Hradecká
Supplier department: Department of Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration

Timetable

Mon 10:00–11:50 P101, Mon 12:00–13:50 P101

• Timetable of Seminar Groups:

MPE_MIVS/01: Tue 14:00–15:50 MT205, L. Coufalová

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

• Public Administration (programme ESF, N-MFTAP)
• Public Administration (programme ESF, N-HPS)

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.

Learning outcomes

The absolvents 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.

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. Zásady ekonomie. Praha: Grada, 2000, 763 s. ISBN 80-7169-891-1. info

recommended literature
• ALBERTINI, Jean-Marie and Ahmed SILEM. Comprendre les théories économiques. 3e éd. mise à jour en 2001. Paris: Seuil, 2001, 643 s. ISBN 2020510545. info
• SILEM, Achour and Ahmed SILEM. 100 questions en économie. Paris: Sirey, 2005, 105 s. ISBN 2247062105. info
• SILEM, Ahmed. L'économie politique : bases méthodologiques et problèmes fondamentaux. Paris: Armand Colin, 2004, 365 s. ISBN 2200267940. info
• VARIAN, Hal R. Mikroekonomie. Moderní přístup :z angl. Translated by L. Grega. 1. vyd. Praha: Victoria Publishing, 1995, 645 s. : i. ISBN 80-85605-25-4. info

Teaching methods

Lectures and tutorials in czech and french lectures

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 3, french part of exam

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Část výuky probíhá ve francouzštině.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět je pouze pro LAP

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• MPE_EAEI Economic Aspects of European Integration
  MPE_MPVS && MPE_MIVS  

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2019, recent)
  
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