Currículo

Microeconomics II MIC2-E

Contextos

ECTS

6.0 (para cálculo da média)

Objectivos

The course aims to familiarize students with the fundamental concepts of microeconomic theory at an intermediate level and provide them with the basic tools for applying these concepts. It is assumed that students at the end of the semester will be able to read, interpret and comment on a text where these concepts are used, either from an intuitive or a formal perspective.

Programa

1. Introduction. 1.1 The market. 2. Utility-maximizing choice 2.1 Budget constraint. 2.2 Preferences. 2.3 Utility. 2.4 Choice. 2.5 Search. 2.6 Substitution effect, income and wealth. 2.7 Intertemporal choice. 2.8 Consumer surplus. 3. Profit Maximization Choice: Producers/Companies 3.1 Technology. 3.2 Profit maximization. 3.3 Cost minimization. 3.4 Cost curves. 3.5 The company's offer. 3.6 Market supply. 4. Competitive Markets and the “Invisible Hand” 4.1 Competitive Market Equilibrium 4.2 The "Invisible Hand" and the First Welfare Theorem 4.3 Choice and Markets in the Presence of R

Método de Avaliação

The classes taught are structurally organized into 2 theoretical classes of 1 hour each and 1 theoretical-practical class of 2 hours each. There are two knowledge assessment periods: the normal period and the resource period. Assessment in the normal period is made up of the assessment throughout the semester, an interim test (40%) and the normal season exam (60%), or just the normal season exam (100%), depending on the performance obtained in each of the assessment components. To obtain approval for the curricular unit in the normal season, the student must have a minimum grade in the midterm test and in the normal season exam, both of 7.5.

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Disciplinas de Execução

2026/2027 - 1 Semestre