Czech

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Student will know theoretical approaches from a microeconomics area and he/she will understand the role of market to other microeconomics entities and he/she will make a critical analysis of real feature from microeconomics area.

This course does not assume any prior knowledge of economics.

Not applicable.

The course contains lectures that explain basic principles, problems and methodology of the discipline, and exercises that promote the practical knowledge of the subject presented in the lectures

Student will get credit if he/she fulfills these three parts:
1/ Test: Student has to get at least 18 from 30 pts.
2/ Team project: Student has to get at least 5 from 10 pts.
3/ Attendance in seminars have to be at least 75%.
A final written exam consists 14 – 17 questions. Student has to obtain at least 33 pts from 60 pts. The final classification is based on the number of points (a student can obtain max. 40 pts from seminars, 60 pts from written exam, total 100 pts).
The classification scale is as follows:
A: 90 - 100 pts
B: 80 - 89 pts
C: 70 - 79 pts
D: 60 - 69 pts
E: 50 - 59 pts
F: less than 50 pts

Introduction to economics
• The basics of supply and demand
• Consumer behaviour
• Individual and market demand
• Production
• The cost of production
• Profit maximization and competitive supply
• The analysis of competitive markets
• Imperfect competition: monopoly and monopsony
• Pricing with market power
• Monopolistic competition and oligopoly
• Markets for factor inputs
• Impact of governments decision
• Externalities and public goods

Not applicable.

The goal of the course is to teach student to "think like an economist," which will help students to understand the world around, make better economic decisions in own life, and be a more informed citizen and voter. The course focuses on economic theory and therefore will often rely on abstract concepts. However, the course will emphasize the application of these concepts to real world situations through frequent in-class discussions of current events and interactive learning exercises.

Attendance in seminars will be checked, a student has to fulfil a 75% attendance in seminars.
Absence in seminars could be recompense with a special assignment or with a special exam test.

Not applicable.

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HOŘEJŠÍ, Bronislava a kol. Mikroekonomie. 5., aktualiz. vyd. Praha: Management Press, 2010, 574 s. ISBN 978-80-7261-218-5 (CS)
ŠKAPA, Stanislav. Mikroekonomie I. Vyd. 2., přeprac. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2012, 131 s. Učební texty vysokých škol. ISBN 978-80-214-4574-1. (CS)

HOLMAN, Robert. Mikroekonomie: středně pokročilý kurz. 2., aktualiz. vyd. V Praze: C.H. Beck, 2007, xvi, 592 s. Beckovy ekonomické učebnice. ISBN 978-80-7179-862-0. (CS)
MANKIW, Gregory N. Zásady ekonomie. Praha: Grada, 2000. ISBN 978-80-7169-891-1. (CS)