Microeconomia

Base Knowledge

Mathematical knowledge regarding the subjects of: functions, partial derivatives, systems resolution and integrals.

Teaching Methodologies

The following teaching methodologies are used in this curricular unit:
1) Verbal methods (say), making use of the following educational resources: Exposition, explanation and dialogue;
2) Intuitive Methodologies (show), making use of the following educational resources: Demo, resolutions of problems and texts and writings.
Regarding the evaluation the following methods are used:
1) Evaluation by frequency, comprising three written individual tests;
2) Evaluation by examination, comprising one written individual test.

Learning Results

It is expected that by the end of the course each student is entitled to:
a) Understand the microeconomic phenomena;
b) Understand, evaluate and create forecast scenarios in the context of general equilibrium model of supply and demand;
c) Analyze and understand consumer behavior as a rational economic agent within the utility theory;
d) Analyze and understand the behavior of the producer as an agent under rational economic theory of production costs;
e) Classify, analyze and understand the various situations of market structure.

Program

1 – INTRODUCTION AND CONCEPTS
2 – SIMPLE MODEL OF DEMAND AND SUPPLY
3 – THE THEORY OF CONSUMER
4 – THEORY OF PRODUCER
5-MARKETS

Curricular Unit Teachers

Grading Methods

Avaliação final
  • - Teste 1 - 100.0%
Avaliação Periódica
  • - Teste 3 - 30.0%
  • - Teste 2 - 35.0%
  • - Teste 1 - 35.0%

Internship(s)

NAO

Bibliography

Nabais, Carlos, Ferreira Ricardo (2016), Microeconomia, Lições e Exercícios, Lidel.

Mateus, Abel ; Economia Portuguesa, Verbo.

Mateus, Abel e Mateus, Margarida (2001), Microeconomia – Teoria e Aplicações (Volumes I e II), Lisboa, Verbo

Frank, Robert (1994), Microeconomia e Comportamento, Lisboa, McGraw-Hill.

César das Neves, João (2001), Introdução à Economia, Lisboa, Verbo.

Samuelson, Paul. e Nordhaus, William (1999), Economia, Lisboa, McGraw-Hil.

Samuelson, Paul. e Nordhaus, William (1999), Microeconomia, Lisboa, McGraw-Hil.

Varian, Hal (1993), Intermediate Microeconomics, New York, Norton.

Mata, José (2000), Economia da Empresa, Lisboa, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.