NA_MiE Microeconomics

Vysoká škola finanční a správní
zima 2020
Rozsah
2/1/0. 16 hodin KS/semestr. 7 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
Ing. Petr Mach, Ph.D. (cvičící)
doc. Mgr. Ing. Petr Wawrosz, Ph.D. (cvičící)
Garance
doc. Mgr. Ing. Petr Wawrosz, Ph.D.
Katedra ekonomie a managementu (FES, KEM) – Katedry – Vysoká škola finanční a správní
Kontaktní osoba: Bc. Kamila Procházková
Rozvrh seminárních/paralelních skupin
NA_MiE/cECPH: každé sudé pondělí 15:45–16:29 E122, každé sudé pondělí 16:30–17:15 E122, kromě Po 26. 10. ; a Po 26. 10. 15:45–17:15 E228, P. Wawrosz
NA_MiE/cMCPH: každé liché pondělí 14:00–14:44 E122, každé liché pondělí 14:45–15:30 E122, kromě Po 2. 11. ; a Po 2. 11. 14:00–15:30 E228, P. Wawrosz
NA_MiE/pECMCPH: Po 8:45–9:29 E224, Po 9:30–10:15 E224, P. Mach
Předpoklady
There are no prerequisites for this course. It is recommended knowledge of economics on bachelor level.
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je otevřen studentům libovolného oboru.
Cíle předmětu
At the end of the course students should be able to understand and explain intermediate problems in microeconomics.
Výstupy z učení
After taking this course students will be able to understand and explain principles of economics and explain the theory of the consumer choice and of the firm including understanding the effects of taxation and of other government interventions in the market.
Osnova
  • 1. General Equilibrium. Production Possibility Frontier. 2. Private and Public Goods. Rivalry and Excludability in Consumption. Asymmetry of Information. Principal vs Agent. 3. Consumer Behaviour. 4. Decision-making under Risk and Uncertainty. Risk Aversion. Diversification of Risk. 5. Inter-temporal Choice. Choice between Consumption and Benevolence. 6. State Interventions to the Demand and Supply. Price floors and ceilings. Taxes and Intervention Purchases. 7. Laffer Curve. 8. Marginal yield of Capital. Pareto efficiency of a Loan. 9. Price Discrimination. Auctions. 10. Game Theory. Cartel. Prisoner’s Dilemma. 11. Public Choice. 12. Bureaucracy and lobbying.
Literatura
    povinná literatura
  • Mach, P.: Textbook of Intermediate Economics, (available in IS)
    doporučená literatura
  • Sobel, R., Gwartney, J., Stroup, R., Macpherson, D.: Understanding Microeconomics 13th Edition. Cengage LearningISBN-13: 978-0-538-75619-8
  • MACH, Petr. Textbook of Elementary Economics. Prague: VŠFS, 2019. ISBN 978-80-7408-193-4. info
Výukové metody
Lectures and seminars in full-time study; compulsory seminar participation is 75% in full-time study.
Metody hodnocení
For all students (both “normal students” (= students without any specific situation) and students with ISP or students that due to current epidemiological situation cannot come to the Czech Republic: Credit: There is one midterm online credit test, covering lectures 1-5. The test takes 30 minutes. The test will be opened online after the 5th lecture. The test consists of 8 multiple-choice questions. In each question only 1 answer is correct. Students must answer correctly at least 5 questions to pass the credit test. Exam: Students need to pass the credit test to be able to register for the final exam in the examination period in January 2021. The final exam is an online test. The test consists of 11 questions. In each question only 1 answer is correct. GRADES: 10 or 11 correct: A; 9 correct: B; 8 correct: C; 7 correct: D; 6 correct: E; less than 6 correct: F. The exam will take maximum 45 minutes.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Informace učitele
Petr Mach, Ph.D.
Další komentáře
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