DXE_MIK2 Microeconomics 2

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
24/0. 12 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Leopold Sögner, Dr. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Rostislav Staněk, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Libor Žídek, 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
Thu 13. 3. 11:00–16:00 168, Fri 14. 3. 10:00–15:00 168, Thu 10. 4. 11:00–16:00 168, Fri 11. 4. 10:00–15:00 168, Thu 15. 5. 11:00–16:00 168, Fri 16. 5. 10:00–15:00 168
Prerequisites
Participants should be familiar with the following topics: • Consumer’s theory and producer’s theory (on the level of courses DXE_MIKR or MPE_MIE2) • Differentiation of univariate functions and partial differentiation of multivariate functions • Unconstrained optimization • Constrained optimization using Lagrangians • Basic statistics, expected value, variance, uniform distribution
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
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide a rigorous graduatelevel training in microeconomic theory. The course broadens student’s knowledge behind the consumer’s theory, producer’s theory and general equilibrium theory. The course is designed to provide students with a good knowledge of advanced topics so that they have a basis for further studies of applied microecocomics, especially industrial organization.
Syllabus
  • 1. Partial Equilibrium and Competitive Markets a. Pareto optimality and competitive equilibrium, b. Two good quasilinear economy c. Welfare theorems d. The competitive model 2. Market power a. Monopoly b. Cournot model c. Betrand model, d. Competive limit 3. Decision under uncertainty a. Expected utility theorem, b. Risk aversion
Literature
    recommended literature
  • JEHLE, Geoffrey and Philip J. RENY. Advanced microeconomic theory. 2nd ed. Boston: Addison-Wesley, 2001, xii, 543 s. ISBN 0-321-07916-7. info
  • MAS-COLELL, Andreu, Michael D WHINSTON and Jerry R GREEN. Microeconomic theory. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. ISBN 0-19-510268-1. info
Teaching methods
Lectures with home assingments
Assessment methods
Written exam
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 24 hodin přednášek za semestr.
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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