Microeconomics

Major: International Economic Relations
Code of subject: 6.292.00.O.014
Credits: 7.00
Department: Theoretical and Applied Economics
Lecturer: Pushak H.I., Goshovska O.V.
Semester: 2 семестр
Mode of study: денна
Learning outcomes: The following programm study achievements reflect the results of teaching the given discipline: 1. Possessing sufficient knowledge and understanding of basic categories, concepts and scientific principles that are the basis of international economic relations development. 2. Knowledge of the consistent functioning and development patterns in the international scale of the economic life organization market system. 3. Knowledge of international financial markets progress trends and financial mechanisms of the international economy functioning. 4. Knowledge of specific development features of international investment and innovative activity, principles of investment portfolio development, methods of evaluating the efficiency of portfolio and real investments.
Required prior and related subjects: Мacroeconomics, history of economics and economic theories
Summary of the subject: Microeconomics. Basics of supply and demand. Consumer behavior and theory of marginal utility. Design of the consumer behavior at the market of commodities. Market demand. Production theory. Production costs. Profit maximization and competitive supply. Topic: Economy of market of perfect competition. Market power: monopoly and monopsony. Theory of oligopoly. Market of monopolistic competition. Markets of resources. Capital investment, time and capital markets. General equilibrium and economic efficiency.
Assessment methods and criteria: Testing the knowledge of the lecture course topics; verbal questioning; performance at the seminars (essays, presentations, discussions); situational tasks solutions, problem solving; fulfilling current control works; performing laboratory works (100%).
Recommended books: 1. Poplavska Zh.V. Mikroekonomika. Teoriia i praktyka ukraiinskoii ekonomiky: Navch. posibnyk [dlia stud. vyshch. navch. zakl.] / Poplavska Zh.V., Krysa O.I; - K.: Alerta, 2016. – 284 s. 2. Mikroekonomika [Tekst] : Navchalnyi posibnyk. Chastyna 1 / [uklad.: N.M. Nilova, T.O. Semenenko, T.I. Honcharuk, D.V. Oleksich]; Derzhavnyi vyshchyi navchalnyi zaklad «Ukrainska akademiia bankivskoi spravy Natsionalnoho banku Ukrainy" m. Sumy, 2014 . – 170 s. 3. Mikroekonomika : Pidruchnyk / [A.P. Nalyvaiko, L.A. Azmuk, P.H. Banshchykov ta in.] ; za nauk. red. A.P. Nalyvaika. – K.: KNEU, 2011. – 446 s. 4. Bazilinska O.Ia., Minina O.V. Mikroekonomika [Tekst]: Navchalnyi posibnyk/ Za red. Bazilynskoi O.Ia. 3 - e vyd. vypr. – Kyiv: «Tsentr navchalnoi literatury», 2009. – 352 s. 5. Vatamaniuk O. Mikroekonomika. – Lviv: Intelekt-Zahid, 2014. – 378 s.