Obuda University |
[GGTKG21AND] Economics II. |
Institute: | Gazdaság- és Társadalomtudományi Intézet (1084 Budapest, Tavaszmező u. 15-17.) | Credit: | 2 | ||||||||
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Type of classes: | Nappali | Language: | angol | Semester: | 2015/16/2 | ||||||
Level: | Villamosmérnök szak; | ||||||||||
Responsible Teacher: | Dr. Medve András | Teacher(s): | Kovácsné Mozsár Lívia Alice; | ||||||||
Pre requirements: | GGTKG11AND | ||||||||||
Consultations (total/week): | Heti | Lectures: | 1 | Practice lectures: | 1 | Labs: | 0 | Consultations: | 0 | ||
Type of Exam: | félévközi jegy | ||||||||||
Aim of the subject: | This course aims to introduce the students to the field of economics, in general, and to microeconomics, in particular. The most basic forms of cooperation and conflict (competitive markets, oligopolies, externalities, public goods and firms) will be discussed. |
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Requirements during the semester (homeworks, essays, excercises, teamworks, presentations, part and final oral/written exam etc.): |
Written exams consists of multiple-choice tests as well as graphical and simple arithmetical exercises. Calculation of grades: Percentage Grade achieved 0-59 Fail (1), 60-65 Low Pass (2), 66-74 Satisfactory (3), 75-86 Good (4), 87-100 Excellent (5) For those who fail or want to retake the exam, there will be a retake exam in the week after the final. The material for the retake exam consists of all the materials covered in the semester. |
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Week of semester |
Topics of lectures/practices | ||||||||||
1. | The basic questions of Economics. The Marginal utility theory. | ||||||||||
2. | Examples | ||||||||||
3. | Basic Elements of Supply and Demand. Applications of Supply and Demand, Marshall cross | ||||||||||
4. | Examples | ||||||||||
5. | The analysis of consumer behavior. Indifference curves, The demand price, cross price, income elasticity | ||||||||||
6. | Examples | ||||||||||
7. | Production and Business Organization. Analysis of Costs. Analysis of Perfectly Competitive Markets | ||||||||||
8. | Examples | ||||||||||
9. | Imperfect Competition. Monopoly, Oligopoly and Monopolistic Competition | ||||||||||
10. | Examples | ||||||||||
11. | Resource Demand and Supply, Land, Natural Resources and Capital | ||||||||||
12. | Examples | ||||||||||
13. | External Economic Impacts, Markets and Economic Efficiency; Summary | ||||||||||
14. | Exam | ||||||||||
Compulsory literature: | Lecture Notes | ||||||||||
Suggested literature: | Robert. H. Frank Microeconomics and Behavior, McGraw-Hill. |