B_PH_MIE_k Microeconomics

NEWTON University
winter 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Petr Zimčík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Jan Boubín, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Jan Boubín, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Petr Zimčík, Ph.D.
Centre for Economics and Data Analytics – Academic Department – NEWTON University
Timetable of Seminar Groups
B_PH_MIE_k/01: Sat 24. 10. 8:45–11:55 PH Učebna 01, Sat 7. 11. 13:00–16:10 PH Učebna 01, Sat 21. 11. 8:45–11:55 PH Učebna 01, Sat 12. 12. 13:00–17:50 PH Učebna 01, J. Boubín
Prerequisites (in Czech)
(!B_BA_MIE_p Microeconomics) && (!B_BA_MIE_k Microeconomics) && (!B_BR_MIE_p Microeconomics) && (!B_BR_MIE_k Microeconomics) && (!B_PH_MIE_p Microeconomics) && (!B_PH_MIE_k Microeconomics)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
This course serves as an introduction to the study of economics and focuses on defining the subject of economics, its methods, and the characteristics and functions of the economy. The course focuses on analyzing the functioning of market mechanisms and the behavior of consumers and firms in a market environment. The course explains in detail the conditions under which firm and market equilibrium is established in various market situations, as well as the basic principles governing the formation of equilibrium in factor markets. The course covers both the theoretical foundations of the microeconomic sphere and microeconomic relationships, concepts, and the analysis of demand, supply, the market price formation mechanism, the establishment of market equilibrium, and the elasticity of demand and supply, as well as the behavior of consumers and firms in environments of both perfect and imperfect competition. The course addresses issues related to factors of production and production functions. The course content also covers government intervention from a microeconomic perspective, the alternative theory of the firm, and externalities. Special attention is given to the functioning of financial markets, money, and capital. The course also familiarizes students with the principles of microeconomic analysis.
Syllabus
Main Topics of the Course: 1. Introduction to Economics 2. Basic Elements of the Market 3. Consumer Behavior – Utility 4. Demand Formation and Its Characteristics 5. Producer Behavior and Supply Formation 6. Perfect Competition and Market Equilibrium 7. Imperfect Competition – Monopoly 8. Imperfect competition—oligopoly and monopolistic competition 9. The market for factors of production—labor 10. The market for factors of production—capital 11. Market failures 12. Government microeconomic policy
Literature
    required literature
  • HOLMAN, Robert. Ekonomie. 5. vyd. Praha: C. H, Beck, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7400-006-5.
  • TULEJA, Pavel; FUCHS, Kamil. Základy ekonomie. Praha: Ekopress, 2005. ISBN 80-86119-74-2.
    recommended literature
  • MACÁKOVÁ, L. Mikroekonomie. Základní kurz. 9. vydání. Slaný: Melandrium, 2005. ISBN 80-86175-41-3.
  • NORDHAUS, William Dawbney; SAMUELSON, Paul Anthony. Ekonomie. Praha: NS Svoboda, 2013. 715 s. ISBN 978-80-205-0629-0.
  • MANKIW, Gregory. Zásady ekonomie. Praha: Grada, 1999. ISBN 978-80-7169-891-3.
Assessment methods
Zápočet (prezenční forma): min. účast na seminářích 75 %, úspěšné splnění dvou zápočtových testů Zápočet (kombinovaná forma): písemné zápočtové úkoly
Zkouška (shodně pro obě formy): písemný závěrečný test

Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms winter 2024, winter 2025.
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