114-0500/04 – Microeconomics A (MIC A)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of EconomicsCredits6
Subject guarantordoc. Ing. Martin Hodula, Ph.D.Subject version guarantordoc. Ing. Martin Hodula, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduate
Study languageEnglish
Year of introduction2023/2024Year of cancellation
Intended for the facultiesEKFIntended for study typesBachelor
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
HOD063 doc. Ing. Martin Hodula, Ph.D.
JAN77 Ing. Ivana Jánošíková, Ph.D.
SIN0124 Prity Sinha, M.Sc.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit and Examination 2+2

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

The aim of the course: students are able to: - describe the basic economic cathegories, - think in independent and creative way about economic problems, - explain the behaviour of consumers, households and firms - understand, how the product markets and the labour and capital market work. - analyze causes and consequences of market failures and to conceive the microeconomic role of the government.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Individual consultations
Tutorials

Summary

The aim of the subject is to make the basis for students’ independent creative economic thinking. The main emphasis is laid on the behaviour of consumers, households, firms and government. Attention is also paid to the labour market and capital market.

Compulsory literature:

GANS, Joshua, Stephen KING, Robin STONECASH, Martin BYFORD, Jan LIBICH and Gregory MANKIW. Principles of Economics: Australian and New Zealand Edition. 7th ed. Melbourne: Cengage, 2017. ISBN 9780170382656. KRUGMAN, Paul and Robin WELLS. Microeconomics. 6th ed. Duffield: Worth Publishers, 2021. ISBN 9781319245283. MANKIW, N. Gregory. Principles of Economics. 9th ed. Boston: Cengage, 2020. ISBN 9780357038314.

Recommended literature:

COWEN, Tyler and Alex TABARROK. Modern Principles: Microeconomics. 5th ed. New York: MacMillan Learning, 2021. ISBN 9781319329785. GOOLSBEE, Austan, Steven LEVITT and Chad SYVERSON. Microeconomics. 3rd ed. Duffield: Worth Publishers, 2019. ISBN 9781319105563. MATEER, Dirk and Lee COPPOCK. Principles of Microeconomics. 3rd ed. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2021. ISBN 9780393422474.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

Student will get a credit after writing compulsory tests with a minimum assessment 18 points (up to 35 points). After that follows the written exam with a minimum 26 points from the maximum 65 points.

E-learning

Other requirements

Active participation in seminars, study of recommended literature. Students with ISP have the same conditions for completing the course as full-time students.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. Introduction to economics. 2. Market and market mechanism. 3. Theory of utility. 4. Market demand and its elasticity. 5. Firm – its aims and production activity. 6. Costs, revenues and profits of the firm. 7. Perfectly competitive firm. 8. Monopoly. 9. Firm in oligopoly and in monopolistically competitive industry. 10. Labour market. 11. Capital market. 12. Distribution of income and wealth. 13. Externalities and public goods. 14. Public choice theory.

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2023/2024 Winter semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Credit and Examination Credit and Examination 100 (100) 51
        Credit Credit 35 (35) 18
                Průběžná kontrola studia Other task type 15  3 1
                Zápočtový test Other task type 20  3 2
        Examination Examination 65  26 3
Mandatory attendence participation: Participation in lectures and exercises is not mandatory.

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Conditions for subject completion and attendance at the exercises within ISP: Students with ISP will agree on the terms of obtaining credit with the head of the seminar. The conditions for passing the course are then no different from full-time students, i.e. it is necessary to obtain a credit and then take the exam.

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