Microeconomics

Presentation

Provide basic concepts and relationships of microeconomics, with a view to the acquisition of knowledge leading to the application of this knowledge in solving concrete problems, at the theoretical and practical level. It is also intended to provide students with a critical mind regarding economic problems and ability to analyze and reasoned discussion of elementary hands problems.

Part of this Programme

Business Management

Level of Qualification|Semesters|ECTS

| Semestral | 6

Year | Type of course unit | Language

1 |Mandatory |Português

Code

ULHT72-712

Recommended complementary curricular units

Not exist

Prerequisites and co-requisites

n/a

Professional Internship

Não

Syllabus

1. The Foundations of Economy
2. Basic Elements of Supply and Demand
3. Supply and Demand Applications
4. The Consumer Theory
5. The Producer Theory
6. Cost Function
7. Markets
8. Public Sector
9. Game Theory

Objectives

Openness to scientific knowledge. Demonstration of general culture in economics concepts. Economic analysis of human resources factors.

Teaching methodologies and assessment

Theoretical-practical classes with a total workload of 60 hours. In class the general knowledge of the subject is taught, with a view to learning the subject, and exercises are conducted leading to the application of this knowledge in solving concrete problems, particularly those that are submitted to students in the preparation of files. In parallel, the analysis and discussion of real and relevant economic situations in the classroom is planned. The evaluation is as follows: 2 mini tests with 20% global weighting and two tests with weightings of 30 and 50%. Presence in class. Students must be present at least 75% of classes.

References

• Mankiw, N. Gregory (2017), Principles in Economics, Cengage Learning; 8 edition

  Wilkinson, N. & Klaes, M. (2012), An Introduction to Behavioral Economics, Palgrave macmillan; 2^nd edition.

Office Hours

Comments

Não é permitida para a realização das avaliações, a utilização de máquinas de calcular gráficas nem com memória permanente.