BPE_MIE1 Microeconomics 1

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2011
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. Aleš Franc, 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)
Ing. Tomáš Paleta, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Bc. Jitka Pochylá (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Martin Slanicay, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Michal Kvasnička, Ph.D.
Department of Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Lydie Pravdová
Timetable
Mon 11:05–12:45 P101, Mon 12:50–14:30 P102, Mon 12:50–14:30 P101
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
BPE_MIE1/01: Fri 9:20–11:00 P201, M. Hloušek
BPE_MIE1/02: Wed 16:20–17:55 P102, J. Čapek
BPE_MIE1/03: Wed 10:15–11:50 P312, J. Pochylá
BPE_MIE1/04: Wed 14:35–16:15 S311, J. Pochylá
BPE_MIE1/05: Fri 12:50–14:30 P102, M. Slanicay
BPE_MIE1/06: Fri 8:30–10:05 P104, J. Doležalová
BPE_MIE1/07: Wed 18:00–19:35 S311, M. Machay
BPE_MIE1/08: Thu 7:40–9:15 P201, J. Doležalová
BPE_MIE1/09: Tue 11:05–12:45 P106, M. Kvasnička
BPE_MIE1/10: Tue 12:50–14:30 P106, M. Kvasnička
BPE_MIE1/11: Tue 10:15–11:50 P102, Š. Mikula
BPE_MIE1/12: Wed 14:35–16:15 P102, J. Čapek
BPE_MIE1/13: Tue 7:40–9:15 P201
BPE_MIE1/14: Tue 18:00–19:35 S311, M. Machay
BPE_MIE1/15: No timetable has been entered into IS. M. Jandová
BPE_MIE1/16: Wed 15:30–17:05 P201, M. Machay
BPE_MIE1/17: Thu 7:40–9:15 P304, J. Pochylá
BPE_MIE1/18: Tue 11:05–12:45 P312, A. Franc
BPE_MIE1/19: Thu 9:20–11:00 P312, J. Doležalová
BPE_MIE1/20: Thu 11:05–12:45 P312, J. Doležalová
BPE_MIE1/21: Wed 18:00–19:35 P304, T. Paleta
BPE_MIE1/22: Thu 9:20–11:00 S309, A. Franc
BPE_MIE1/23: Thu 14:35–16:15 P304, M. Jandová
BPE_MIE1/24: Fri 9:20–11:00 P403
BPE_MIE1/25: Tue 12:50–14:30 P312, A. Franc
BPE_MIE1/26: Wed 9:20–11:00 S308, Š. Mikula
BPE_MIE1/27: Wed 18:00–19:30 P106, J. Čapek
BPE_MIE1/28: Wed 14:35–16:15 P106, T. Paleta
BPE_MIE1/29: Thu 16:20–17:55 P106, T. Paleta
BPE_MIE1/30: Wed 12:50–14:30 P304, Š. Mikula
BPE_MIE1/31: Fri 10:15–11:50 P106, M. Slanicay
BPE_MIE1/32: Thu 14:35–16:15 P104, T. Paleta
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. M. Slanicay
BPE_MIE1/37: Fri 11:05–12:45 P201, M. Hloušek
Prerequisites (in Czech)
(! PEMIKI Microeconomics I ) && (! PEMIAI Microeconomics I )
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
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. Zásady ekonomie. Praha: Grada, 2000, 763 s. ISBN 80-7169-891-1. info
    recommended literature
  • MANKIW, N. Gregory. Principles of economics. 4th ed. Mason: Thomson Higher Education, 2007, 896 s. ISBN 9780324224726. 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
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, 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.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2011, recent)
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