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Lecturer(s)
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Volek Tomáš, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
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Alina Jiří, Ing. Ph.D.
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Šetek Jaroslav, Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Lectures: 1 - market and market mechanism, distribution work, exchange. 2 - supply and demand. 3 - competition. 4 - perfected competition. Optimum production, break-even point. 5 - imperfect competition and main causes its formation. 6 - company costs. Revenue of a firm. 7 - monopoly, oligopoly and monopolistic competition. 8 - alternative targets of company. 9 - production factor market. Firm and supply formation. 10 - market equilibrium. 11 - income and wealth. Inequality in distribution, its measurement and redistributing processes. 12 - externalities, public goods, asymmetrical information and imperfect competition like causes of market failure.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Activating (simulations, games, drama), Blended learning
- Semestral paper
- 42 hours per semester
- Preparation for exam
- 52 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 18 hours per semester
- Preparation for classes
- 56 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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To provide theoretic basis for applied economics discipline.
Students understand the basic principles of microeconomics theory. Students know economic principles explaining the consumer behavior, company activities and theoretic basis, which will be used in other courses.
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Prerequisites
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There is no prerequisite for the course of Microeconomics (MAE).
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Combined exam, Seminar work
Credit Requirements: Seminar work on a given subject. Active participation in seminars. Examination Requirements: Students prove knowledge of microeconomics theory.
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Recommended literature
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FALTOVÁ LEITMANOVÁ, Ivana, Jiří ALINA, Filip PETRÁCH, Jaroslav ŠETEK a Tomáš VOLEK. Mikroekonomie 1: pro bakalářské studium. Jesenice: Ekopress, 2018. ISBN 978-80-87865-48-4.
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FALTOVÁ LEITMANOVÁ, Ivana, Jiří ALINA, Filip PETRÁCH, Jaroslav ŠETEK a Tomáš VOLEK. Mikroekonomie 1: pro bakalářské studium. Jesenice: Ekopress, 2018. ISBN 978-80-87865-48-4.
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HOLMAN, R. Ekonomie. C.H. BECK, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7400-278-6.
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Krugman, Paul R. a WELLS, Robin. Microeconomics.. 3rd ed. New York: Worth Publishers, 2013. ISBN 978-1-4292-8342-7.
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MACÁKOVÁ, Libuše a kol. Mikroekonomie: základní kurz.. Slaný: Melandrium, 2010. ISBN 978-80-86175-70-6.
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MANKIW, N. Principles of economics.. Seventh edition. Stamford: Cengage Learning, 2015. ISBN 978-1-285-16587-5.
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