EVSPMIA Microeconomics A

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Winter 2014
Extent and Intensity
3/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Dr. Ing. Ingrid Majerová (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Pavel Nezval, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Pavlína Pellešová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Pavel Tuleja, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Hana Eschingerová (seminar tutor)
Ing. Karin Gajdová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Silvie Chudárková (seminar tutor)
Ing. Tomáš Verner (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Pavlína Pellešová, Ph.D.
Departament of Economics and Public Administration – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Contact Person: Dr. Ing. Ingrid Majerová
Prerequisites
The completion of the course does not require any conditions and subject can be registered independently of other subjects.
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 12 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The Microeconomics A introduces students to basic economic concepts and interrelations between them. The task of the course is to create basic presumptions which are important for further studying economic subjects. The presumptions concern basic knowledge of theory of microeconomics. It mainly deals with products, market and its elements, acting of a consumer, acting of a producer, revenues, costs, profit, factor markets and role of a state in economy from the perspective of the microeconomics.
Syllabus
  • 1. Basic concepts and contexts of economics
    2. Basic elements od market
    3. Rational consumer behaviour and demand formation
    4. Production and choice of technology
    5. General equilibrium
    6. Revenues, costs and profit
    7. Perfect competition and market position of firm
    8. Imperfect competition and market position of firm
    9. Land market
    10. Labour market
    11. Capital market
    12. Market failure and microeconomic role of the state
    13. Public choice theory
Literature
    required literature
  • MANKIW, N. G. Principles of Microeconomics. Mason: Cengage Learning, 2011. ISBN 978-0538453066. info
  • NEZVAL, P., TULEJA, P. Mikroekonomie A. Opora pro distanční studium. Karviná, 2005. ISBN 80-7248-235-1. info
  • TULEJA, P., NEZVAL, P., MAJEROVÁ. Základy mikroekonomie. Praha, 2005. ISBN 80-251-0603-9. info
  • FUCHS, K., TULEJA, P. Základy ekonomie. Praha, 2003. ISBN 80-86119-74-2. info
  • HOLMAN, R. Ekonomie. Praha, 2002. ISBN 80-7179-681-6. info
  • MACÁKOVÁ, L. A KOL. Mikroekonomie - základní předmět. Praha, 1995. ISBN 80-901801-2-4. info
    recommended literature
  • HAMERMESH, D. Economics is Everywhere. New York: Worth Publishers, 2011. ISBN 978-1429287753. info
  • HALL, R. E., LIEBERMAN , M. Microeconomics: Principles and Applications. Mason: Cengage Learning, 2011. ISBN 978-1111822569. info
  • COWEN , T., ALEX TABARROK, A. Modern Principles: Microeconomics. New York: Worth Publishers, 2011. ISBN 978-1429239998. info
  • CASE, K. E., FAIR, R. C., OSTER, S. Principles of Microeconomics. New York: Prentice Hall, 2011. ISBN 978-0131388857. info
  • VARIAN, R. Intermediate Microeconomics: A Modern Approach. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2009. ISBN 9780393934243. info
  • SCHILLER, B. R. Mikroekonomie dnes. Brno, 2004. ISBN 80-251-0109-6. info
  • FRANK, H., R., BERNANKE, S., B. Ekonomie. Praha, 2003. ISBN 80-247-0471-4. info
  • MANKIW, N. G. Zásady ekonomie. Praha, 2000. ISBN 80-7169-891-1. info
  • JUREČKA, V., BŘEZINOVÁ, O. Mikroekonomie: základní kurz. Ostrava, 1999. ISBN 80-7078-472-5. info
  • FRANK, H. R. Mikroekonomie a chování. Praha, 1995. ISBN 80-205-0438-9. info
  • SAMUELSON, P., A., NORDHAUS, W., D. Ekonomie. Praha, 1992. ISBN 80-205-0192-4. info
  • CASE, K. E., FAIR, R. C. Principles of Microeconomics. New York, 1992. ISBN 0-13-585209-9. info
Teaching methods
Lecturing
Seminar classes
Assessment methods
Grade
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
attendance in seminars 60 %, on-going test, final combined exam
ActivityDifficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž55
Přednáška39
Seminář13
Zkouška40
Summary147
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018.
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