The course builds on introductory microeconomics course (JEB003, JEB101), extends the old and introduces new concepts while standard analytic methods are applied. It focuses on the theory of consumer behavior. Specific topics include consumer preferences, optimal choice, consumer demand, revealed preferences, measurement of welfare changes, choice under uncertainty, intertemporal choice.
This course is taught jointly with JEB104 Microeconomics I.
Last update: Šťastná Lenka, PhDr., Ph.D. (08.02.2021)
The course builds on introductory microeconomics course (JEB003, JEB101), extends the old and introduces new concepts while standard analytic methods are applied. It focuses on the theory of consumer behavior. Specific topics include consumer preferences, optimal choice, consumer demand, revealed preferences, measurement of welfare changes, choice under uncertainty, intertemporal choice.
Last update: Čuprová Michaela, Mgr. (02.02.2020)
Literature -
Lectures will mainly follow the textbook:
Hal R. Varian Intermediate Microeconomics: A Modern Approach, New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 8th edition, 2010. Plenty of copies are available in IES library. Some copies of the older editions are available in the CERGE-EI library.
Other useful textbooks:
T. Nechyba, Microeconomics: An Intuitive Approach with Calculus, Boston: South-Western, Cengage Learning, 2010.
Walter Nicholson - Christopher Snyder, Microeconomic Theory: Basis Principles and Extensions, Boston: South- Western, 2011.
Walter Nicholson - Christopher Snyder, Theory and Application of Intermediate Microeconomics, Boston: South-Western College Publishing Cengage Learning, 2016.
Andrew Schotter, Microeconomics: A Modern Approach, Boston: South-Western, 2008.
Hugh Gravelle - Ray Rees:Microeconomics, London: Pearson Education, 2004.
Robert S. Pindyck - Daniel L. Rubinfeld: Microeconomics, London: Pearson Education, 2009.
Jeffrey Perloff, Microeconomics with Calculus, London: Pearson Education, 2013.
Felix Munoz-Garcia:Advanced Microeconomic Theory: An Intuitive Approach with Examples. Cambridge: MIT Press, 2017.
Last update: Bednařík Petr, PhDr., Ph.D. (06.06.2020)
Lectures will mainly follow the textbook:
Hal R. Varian Intermediate Microeconomics: A Modern Approach, New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 8th edition, 2010. Plenty of copies are available in IES library. Some copies of the older editions are available in the CERGE-EI library.
Other useful textbooks:
T. Nechyba, Microeconomics: An Intuitive Approach with Calculus, Boston: South-Western, Cengage Learning, 2010.
Walter Nicholson - Christopher Snyder, Microeconomic Theory: Basis Principles and Extensions, Boston: South- Western, 2011.
Walter Nicholson - Christopher Snyder, Theory and Application of Intermediate Microeconomics, Boston: South-Western College Publishing Cengage Learning, 2016.
Andrew Schotter, Microeconomics: A Modern Approach, Boston: South-Western, 2008.
Hugh Gravelle - Ray Rees:Microeconomics, London: Pearson Education, 2004.
Robert S. Pindyck - Daniel L. Rubinfeld: Microeconomics, London: Pearson Education, 2009.
Jeffrey Perloff, Microeconomics with Calculus, London: Pearson Education, 2013.
Felix Munoz-Garcia:Advanced Microeconomic Theory: An Intuitive Approach with Examples. Cambridge: MIT Press, 2017.
Last update: Bednařík Petr, PhDr., Ph.D. (15.05.2020)
Course assessment methods and requirements for successful completion, grading scheme -
Students should be familiar with all the concepts covered during lectures. Their ability to solve numerical exercises and their understanding of theoretical concepts will be examined during the exam.
Last update: Šťastná Lenka, PhDr., Ph.D. (18.01.2024)
Students should be familiar with all the concepts covered during lectures. Their ability to solve numerical exercises and their understanding of theoretical concepts will be examined during the exam.
Last update: Šťastná Lenka, PhDr., Ph.D. (18.01.2024)
