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Course, academic year 2023/2024
  
Microeconomics II - N437057
Title: Mikroekonomie II
Guaranteed by: Department of Economics and Management (837)
Faculty: Central University Departments of UCT Prague
Actual: from 2018
Semester: summer
Points: summer s.:4
E-Credits: summer s.:4
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:2/1, C+Ex [HT]
Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
For type:  
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: Sudzina František Ing. Mgr. Mgr. Ph.D.
Examination dates   Schedule   
Annotation -
The aim of the course is to give students a deeper understading of microeconomic processes and present them alternative views on selected economic concepts.
Last update: TAJ437 (16.12.2013)
Aim of the course -

Students will be able to:

Understand and explain economic phenomena which are present in everyday life,

Explain how microeconomic markets work and identify existing competitive barriers.

Last update: TAJ437 (16.12.2013)
Literature -

R:Holman R.,Ekonomie,C. H. Beck,Praha,2011,9788074000065

R:Holman R.,Mikroekonomie středně pokročilý kurz, 2. aktualizované vydání (vybrané kapitoly),C. H. Beck,Praha,2007,I9788071798620

A:Holman R.,Ekonomie, 5. vydání. Sbírka řešených otázek a příkladů,C. H. Beck,Praha,2012,9788071793335

A:Brožová D.,Malé dějiny ekonomického myšlení,Oeconomica,Praha:,2006,8024511215

A:Frank R. H.,Bernanke B. S.,Ekonomie, Grada,Praha,2002,8024704714

Last update: TAJ437 (24.09.2013)
Learning resources -

Electronic presentation of lectures, http://uem.vscht.cz

Last update: KINDLOVE (01.09.2013)
Syllabus -

1. The fundations of contemporary microeconomics. Methodology.

2. Economic agents on microeconomic markets. Government interventions.

3. Informations and knowledges. Perfect informations and dispersed knowledge. Free market self regulation and completation and precision of informations.

4. Household behavior in markets. Household as consumer. Household as the owner of the factors of production.

5. Firms behavior in markets. Firm as producer. Firm as subject purchasing services of the factors of production.

6. Goods and services markets. Competition and its barriers. Equilibrium and disequilibrium of a market. Foreign subjects and national goods and services markets.

7. The factors of production vs. services of the factors of production. Factor markets - in general. Competition and its barier. Equilibrium and disequilibrium of factor markets.

8. Capital goods vs. capital as the factor of production. Capital goods markets and capital markets. Equilibrium and disequilibrium of markets.

9. Investments of firms and bank loans. Banks and information for economic agents. Danger of "bad" investments.

10. Labor markets. Voluntary unemployment. Minimum wages and other deformation. Trade unions on labor market.

11. National microeconomic markets and international economy. Closed economy, large opened economy, small opened economy.

12. Division of labour - national and international. International trade and theory of absolute advantage and comparative advantage. Firm and international competition. Exchange rate.

13. Firm and household and consequences of international integration and globalization. European monetary system vs. national currencies.

14. Microeconomic markets system and interconnection of markets. Exchange of preferencies of economic agents and transformation methods for the production. Disequilibrium of microeconomic market.

Last update: KINDLOVE (01.09.2013)
Registration requirements -

Microeconomics

Last update: KINDLOVE (01.09.2013)
Teaching methods
Activity Credits Hours
Účast na přednáškách 1 28
Příprava na přednášky, semináře, laboratoře, exkurzi nebo praxi 0.8 22
Práce na individuálním projektu 1 28
Příprava na zkoušku a její absolvování 0.7 20
Účast na seminářích 0.5 14
4 / 4 112 / 112
Coursework assessment
Form Significance
Defense of an individual project 20
Examination test 80

 
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