Fundamentals of Economics

Garant předmětu:

Pavla Vozárová

Lecturer:

Pavla Vozárová

Tutor:

Pavla Vozárová

Supervisor:

Department of Software Engineering

Synopsis:

The course allows the students to discover basics of economic theory, which will then be used in subsequent courses of economics and management. It contains a general overview of fundamental microeconomic and macroeconomic topics.

Requirements:

No prerequisites imposed.

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Consumer theory.

2. Production and cost functions.

3. Maximizing profits in perfect competition.

4. Monopoly and price discrimination.

5. Oligopolies and monopolistic competition.

6. Introduction to game theory.

7. Dynamic decision making and uncertainty.

8. Asymmetric information.

9. Externalities and public goods.

10. Labor market.

11. Basic macroeconomic indicators.

12. Principles of monetary policy.

Syllabus of tutorials:

During the exercise sessions, topics from lectures are being applied.

Study Objective:

The course enables students to gain the necessary overview of general economic principles, master the necessary terminology, and learn to structure thinking about economic problems.

Study materials:

1. Mankiw G.N.:Principles of Economics (9th Edition);Cengage Learning;2020;978-0-357-13380-4

2. Jehle G.A.:Advanced Microeconomic Theory;Financial Times Prentice Hall;2011;978-0-273-73191-7

3. Mankiw G.N.:Zásady ekonomie;Grada Publishing;1999;978-80-7169-891-3

4. Varian H.L.:Mikroekonomie, moderní přístup;Victoria Publishing;1995;80-85865-25-4

Note:

Further information:

https://courses.fit.cvut.cz/BI-FEM/

Time-table for winter semester 2022/2023:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon	roomTH:A-s135 Vozárová P. 11:00–12:30 (lecture parallel1) Thákurova 7 (FSv-budova A) As135roomT9:343 Vozárová P. 12:45–14:15 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.101) Dejvice NBFIT učebna
Tue	roomT9:343 Vozárová P. 09:15–10:45 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.102) Dejvice NBFIT učebna
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Time-table for summer semester 2022/2023:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Bachelor specialization Information Security, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
• Bachelor specialization Management Informatics, in Czech, 2021 (PS)
• Bachelor specialization Computer Graphics, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
• Bachelor specialization Computer Engineering, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
• Bachelor program, unspecified specialization, in Czech, 2021 (VO)
• Bachelor specialization Web Engineering, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
• Bachelor specialization Artificial Intelligence, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
• Bachelor specialization Computer Science, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
• Bachelor specialization Software Engineering, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
• Bachelor specialization Computer Systems and Virtualization, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
• Bachelor specialization Computer Networks and Internet, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)