OPF:EVSNPMIB Microeconomics - Course Information

EVSNPMIB Microeconomics

Extent and Intensity

3/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Dr. Ing. Ingrid Majerová (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Pavel Tuleja, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Eva Kotlánová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Dr. Ing. Ingrid Majerová (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Kamila Turečková, Ph.D., MBA (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

doc. Ing. Pavel Tuleja, 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

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Course objectives

The objective of the course Microeconomics is to develop knowledge that students of master study programs have already acquired during the studying courses where the basis of general economics was taught. The student will be gradually acquainted with the issue of general equilibrium, which includes the theory of rational choice, the consumer demand theory and the issue of production and choice of technologies, income and costs of the firm, the market environment and the behaviour of firms and factor markets. All the efforts of lecturers and seminar lecturers will be focus on a deepening the economic thinking of the students studying at School of Business Administration as well as the mastery of technical tools used in this advanced microeconomics analysis.

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction to microeconomic theory
  2. The theory of rational choice
  3. Intertemporal consumer choice
  4. Consumer demand theory
  5. The choice of technology and production
  6. General equilibrium
  7. Costs, revenues and profit
  8. Firm behaviour in perfectly competitive markets
  9. Firm behaviour in monopoly markets
  10. The firm in monopolistically competitive market
  11. Firm behaviour in oligopolistic market structures
  12. Microeconomics aspects of labour market
  13. Capital market
  

Literature

required literature
• BROWNING, E. K., ZUPAN, M. A. Microeconomics: Theory and Applications. John Wiley and Sons, Inc. ISBN 978-0-471-67943-1. info
• PERLOFF, J. Microeconomics with Calculus, Global Edition. London: Pearson, 2013. ISBN 978-0-273-78998-7. info
• PINDYCK, R., RUBINFELD, D. Microeconomics. London: Pearson, 2012. ISBN 978-0-133-04170-5. info
• HOŘEJŠÍ, B. ET AL. Mikroekonomie. Praha: Management Press, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7261-218-5. info
• VARIAN, H. R. Intermediate Microeconomics: A Modern Approach. New York: W. W. Norton & Co.Inc., 2009. ISBN 978-0-393-93424-3. info
• HOLMAN, R. Mikroekonomie: středně pokročilý kurz. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7179-862-0. info
• TULEJA, P. Vybraná témata z mikroekonomie v grafech a pojmech. Valašské Meziříčí: Aldebaran, 2003. ISBN 80-903117-4-1. info

recommended literature
• MUSIL, P. Mikroekonomie: středně pokročilý kurz. Plzeň: A. Čeněk, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7380-207-3. info
• FRANK, H., R. Microeconomics and Behavior. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2009. ISBN 978-00-73375-94-6. info
• BUCHTA, M. Mikroekonomie pro magisterské studium. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7395-036-1. info
• VARIAN, H. R. Microeconomic Analysis (Academic Internet Publishers Incorporated). USA, 2006. ISBN 978-14-28810-30-3. URL info
• TULEJA, P., NEZVAL, P., MAJEROVÁ, I. Základy mikroekonomie. Praha: Computer Press, 2005. ISBN 80-251-0603-9. info

Teaching methods

Skills demonstration
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 (the both parts of exam must be assessed at least E)
Additional tasks: research and study of the literature related to the topic of the intermediate microeconomics.

Activity	Difficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž	72
Přednáška	39
Seminář	26
Zkouška	40
Summary	177

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