EKBAZMA Economics II

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Summer 2014
Extent and Intensity
3/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Filip Ježek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Pavlína Pellešová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Karin Gajdová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Eva Kotlánová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. Mgr. Ing. Michal Tvrdoň, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Tomáš Verner (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Pavlína Pellešová, Ph.D.
Departament of Economics and Public Administration – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Prerequisites
The completion of the course does not require any conditions and subject can be registered independently of other subjects.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is focused on a part of general economy - the macroeconomics which introduces students to basic economic categories and interrelations between them. The task of the subject is to create basic presumptions which are important for further studying economic subjects. The aim of the course is to introduce students to basic theoretical findings of macroeconomic relations. The focus is to teach principles of product creation and distribution, fiscal and monetary politics and trade policy. The course also explains the problems which are connected with inflation, unemployment and cyclical fluctuations of economy. This way student obtain a theoretical basis for all economic subjects and the basis of profiling graduate of School of business and administration.
Syllabus
  • 1. Macroeconomic aggregates and its measuring
    2. AS-AD model
    3. Keynesian aggregate expenditure model
    4. Money and its role in economy
    5. Inflation
    6. Labor market and unemployment
    7. Economic growth
    8. Economic cycle and economic policy
    9. Fiscal policy
    10. Monetary policy
    11. International trade and trade policy
    12. Foreign exchange market and currency policy
    13. Economic policy and measuring its results
Literature
    required literature
  • MANKIW, N. G. Principles of Macroeconomics. Mason: Cengage Learning, 2011. ISBN 978-0538453042. info
    recommended literature
  • LINDAUER, J. Macroeconomics. Bloomington: Claremont-Howard, 2012. ISBN 978-1475962406. info
  • KRUGMAN, P., WELLS, R. Macroeconomics. New York: Worth Publishers, 2012. ISBN 978-1429283434. info
  • HUBBARD, R. G., O'BRIEN , A. P. Macroeconomics. New York: Prentice Hall, 2012. ISBN 978-0132832205. info
  • CASE, K. E., FAIR, R. C., OSTER, S. Principles of Macroeconomics. New York: Prentice Hall, 2011. ISBN 978-0131391406. info
  • FRANK, H. R., BERNANKE, S. B. Principles of Macroeconomics. New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2008. ISBN 978-0073362656. info
Teaching methods
Skills demonstration
Seminar classes
Assessment methods
Grade
Written exam
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
attendance in seminars 60 %, on-going test, final written exam
ActivityDifficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž40
Přednáška39
Seminář26
Zkouška40
Summary145
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