ESF:MKE_MIE2 Microeconomics 2 - Course Information

MKE_MIE2 Microeconomics 2

Extent and Intensity

26/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. Ing. Jan Čapek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Ondřej Krčál, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Michal Kvasnička, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Katarína Čellárová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Ing. Renata Kosíková, MSc. (assistant)
Mgr. Josef Menšík, Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

doc. Ing. Ondřej Krčál, Ph.D.
Department of Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Jarmila Šveňhová
Supplier department: Department of Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration

Timetable

Sat 24. 9. 12:00–15:50 P101, Sat 15. 10. 8:00–11:50 P101, Sat 26. 11. 8:00–11:50 P101, Sat 3. 12. 8:00–11:50 P101, Sat 17. 12. 8:00–11:50 P101

Prerequisites (in Czech)

(! MPE_MIE2 Microeconomics 2 ) && (! MPE_AMI2 Microeconomics 2 ) && (!NOWANY( MPE_AMI2 Microeconomics 2 , MPE_MIE2 Microeconomics 2 ))

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

there are 10 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The aim of the course Microeconomics 2 is to provide students with intermediate knowledge of microeconomic theory, both from the perspective of the consumer (consumer decision-making - maximizing utility) and the firm (firm decision-making - profit maximization).

Learning outcomes

After completing the course the students will be able to:
- apply the theory of consumer, in particular they will be able to find optimum choices of consumers and derive demand functions for different preferences;
- understand the basic properties of demand;
- apply the model of a firm;
- explain the interaction between consumers and firms in competitive and imperfectly competitive markets, in particular in a monopolistically competitive market and in a monopoly.

Syllabus

• 1. Consumer theory
• 2. Demand, Slutsky equation, equilibrium
• 3. Theory of a firm, perfect competition
• 4. Monopoly, price discrimination, game theory
• 5. Questions and answers

Literature

required literature
• VARIAN, Hal R. Mikroekonomie :moderní přístup. Translated by Libor Grega. 1. vyd. Praha: Victoria Publishing, 1995, xx, 643, 3. ISBN 80-85865-25-4. info

recommended literature
• VARIAN, Hal R. Intermediate microeconomics : a modern approach. 8. ed. New York: Norton, 2010, xxiv, 739. ISBN 9780393934243. info
• BERGSTROM, Theodore C. and Hal R. VARIAN. Workouts in intermediate microeconomics. 8th ed. New York: W.W. Norton, 2009, 562, 38. ISBN 9780393935158. info

Teaching methods

homework, tutorials, problem solving, application

Assessment methods

Final exam test + self-correction exercises during the semester.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Přednášky jsou dostupné online a ze záznamu.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: tutorial 20 hodin.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• BKE_ZEKO Principles of Economics
  (!BPE_MIE1) && (!BPE_MAE1) && (!BKE_MAE1) && (!BKE_MIE1) && (!BKE_ZAKE) && !NOWANY(BKE_MIE1,BKE_MAE1,MKE_MIE2,MKE_MAE2,CORE011,BKE_ZAKE) && forma(K) && (!MKE_MIE2) && (!MKE_MAE2)  
• CORE011 Economic style of thinking
  (!BPE_MIE1) && (!BPE_MAE1) && (!BKE_MAE1) && (!BKE_MIE1) && (!BKE_ZAKE) && !NOWANY(BKE_MIE1,BKE_MAE1,MKE_MIE2,MKE_MAE2,BKE_ZAKE) && (!MKE_MIE2) && (!MKE_MAE2) && (!fakulta(ESF)) && !typ_studia(ND) && (!forma(C) || !forma(K) || !forma(D) || !forma(R) || !forma(Z))  
• MPE_AMI2 Microeconomics 2
  (!MPE_MIE2) && (!MKE_MIE2) && (!NOWANY(MKE_MIE2,MPE_MIE2))  
• MPE_MIE2 Microeconomics 2
  (!MPE_AMI2) && (!MKE_MIE2) && (!NOWANY(MKE_MIE2,MPE_AMI2))  

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