Cursos / 1º Ciclo / / Faculty of Economy and Business Management :: Economics
COMPLEMENTOS DE MICROECONOMIA - 2018/2019
2º curricular year
Semestralidade: 2nd semester
ECTS: 6
Teachers
Leading Teacher: Prof. Doutora Erika Laranjeira
Assistant Professor: Prof. Doutora Erika Laranjeira
Class type and School hours
Orientação Tutorial : 1 Horas
Teórico-prática : 2 Horas
Teaching Language
Portuguese
Main Aims/Objectives
Through this course is intended to deepen and complement the knowledge acquired in the course of Microeconomics.
Specific Aims/Objectives
The course will focus on two dimensions: (i) Production, Costs and Supply and (ii) market structures.
Skills to be acquired
At the end of the course, students should be able to understand and discuss the behavior and problems of the firms and be able to propose solutions to these problems.
Teaching Procedures
In theoretical classes the exposed material is always accompanied by an illustration showing real cases. The tutorial classes are designed to clarify questions and do some exercises about the issues taught in the theoretical classes.
Programme
1. Production Theory
1.1. The production in the technical aspect
1.2. Production analysis in short run
1.3. Production analysis in long run
2. Cost Theory
2.1. Short run cost curves
2.2. Long run cost curves
3. Market Structures
3.1. Perfect competition
3.2. Monopoly
3.3. Comparison between perfect competition and monopoly
3.4. Imperfect competition
Evaluation Type
Two tests.
Teaching Resources
Materials provided in classes.
Sustainability Objectives
Keywords
Production
Costs
Profit
Market
Perfect Competition
Market Power
Monopoly
Main Bibliography
Author | BESANKO, David ; BRAEUTIGAM, Ronald |
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Title | Microeconomics |
Edition | 5ª Ed. |
Place | EUA |
Editor | John Wiley & Sons Inc. |
Year | 2014 |
Author | VARIAN, Hal |
Title | Intermediate Microeconomics: A Modern Approach |
Edition | 9ª Ed. |
Place | EUA |
Editor | W. W. Norton & Company |
Year | 2014 |
Author | TAYLOR, Mark; MANKIW, Gregory |
Title | Economics |
Edition | 3ª Ed. |
Place | EUA |
Editor | Cengage Learning EMEA |
Year | 2014 |
Complementary Bibliography
Author | PINHO, Micaela |
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Title | Microeconomia: Teoria e Prática Simplificada |
Edition | 1ª Ed. |
Place | Lisboa |
Editor | Sílabo Editora |
Year | 2012 |