EVSBPZHP Economic Policy

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Summer 2026
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Kamila Turečková, Ph.D., MBA (lecturer)
Ing. Karin Glacová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Kamila Turečková, Ph.D., MBA
Departament of Economics and Public Administration – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Contact Person: Dr. Ing. Ingrid Majerová
Timetable
Wed 8:05–9:40 A111
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
EVSBPZHP/01: Wed 9:45–10:30 A111, K. Glacová
Prerequisites
FAKULTA(OPF) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(P) && !EVSBPHOP Economic Policy && ROCNIK(2) && PROGRAM(B_VES) && !NOWANY(EVSBPHOP Economic Policy)
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 only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 13 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 13/13, only registered: 4/13
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course includes basic knowledge of particular politics - it is fiscal, monetary and international trading and currency policies. It also includes various segmensts of economic policy. Students are introduced to tools of the politics and its systemic integration to practical economic policy. There is also shortly defined and described transformation of the Czech economy into the EU.
Learning outcomes
The student will explain the theoretical foundations of economic policy, its objectives, instruments and approaches and assess the arguments for and against its implementation, including market and government failures. He/she will analyse various concepts of economic policy and evaluate their effectiveness with regard to the expectations of economic entities. He/she will characterise fiscal, monetary and external economic policy, their instruments, institutions and mechanisms of action. He/she will compare selected model concepts of practical economic policy and assess their application in different countries and periods.
Syllabus

1. Theory of economic policy 


2. To implement or not to implement economic policy 


3. Economic policy concepts and approaches to the application of HP 


4. Evaluation of HP effectiveness and the issue of expectations 


5. Fiscal policy


6. Monetary policy 


7. Foreign Economic Policy


8. Typical model concepts of practical economic policy

Literature
    required literature
  • SPĚVÁČEK, V. A KOL. Transformace české ekonomiky. Praha: Linde, 2002. ISBN 80-86131-32-7. info
  • FIALA, P., PITROVÁ, M. Evropská unie. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7325-180-2. info
  • SLANÝ, A., FRANC. A. Hospodářská politika: distanční studijní opora. Brno: MU, 2004. ISBN 80-210-3476-9. info
  • PELLEŠOVÁ, P. Hospodářská politika A. Distanční studijní opora. Karviná: SU OPF, 2006. ISBN 80-7248-370-6. info
  • VINCUR, P. A KOL. Teória a prax hospodárskej politiky. Bratislava: Sprint, 2007. ISBN 978-80-89085-80-4. info
  • ARMSTRONG, M., TAYLOR, J. Regional Economics and Policy. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2000. ISBN 978-0631217138. info
  • BALDOCK, J., MANNING , N., VICKERSTAFF, S., MITTON, L. Social Policy. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011. ISBN 978-0199570843. info
  • BAUMOL, W., J., BLINDER, A., S. Microeconomics: Principles and Policy. Mason: South-Western Cengage Learning, 2010. ISBN 978-1439038994. info
  • BAUMOL, W., J., BLINDER, A., S. Macroeconomics: Principles and Policy. Mason: South-Western Cengage Learning, 2011. ISBN 978-0538453653. info
  • BREDGAARD , T., LARSEN, F. Employment Policy from Different Angles. Copenhagen: DJ?F Publishing Copenhagen, 2005. ISBN 978-8757413496. info
  • ROSENBAUM, W. A. Environmental Politics and Policy. London: SAGE Publications, 2013. ISBN 978-1452239965. info
  • ŽÁK, M. Hospodářská politika. Praha, 2006. ISBN 80-867-30-04-2. info
    recommended literature
  • HAMERMESH, D. Economics is Everywhere. New York: Worth Publishers, 2011. ISBN 978-1429287753. info
  • KLIKOVÁ, CH., KOTLÁN, I. Hospodářská politika. Ostrava: Sokrates, 2006. ISBN 80-86572-04-8. info
  • SOJKA, M. A KOL. Dějiny ekonomických teorií. Praha: Karolinum, 2000. ISBN 80-7184-991-X. info
  • GERBET, P. Budování Evropy. Praha: Karolinum, 2004. ISBN 80-246-0111-7. info
  • HOLUB, A. A KOL. Česká ekonomika na cestě do Evropské unie. Praha: VŠE, 2003. ISBN 80-86419-43-6. info
  • PAULÍK, T. Hospodářská politika. Karviná: SU OPF, 2002. ISBN 80-7248-148-7. info
  • PAULÍK, T., PELLEŠOVÁ, P. Makroekonomie. Karviná: SU OPF, 2002. ISBN 80-7248-159. info
  • SLANÝ, A. A KOL. Makroekonomická analýza a hospodářská politika. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2003. ISBN 80-7179-738-3. info
  • KADEŘÁBKOVÁ, A., SPĚVÁČEK, V., ŽÁK, M. Růst stabilita a konkurenceschopnost: aktuální problémy české republiky po vstupu do EU. Praha: Linde, 2004. ISBN 80- 86131-35-1. info
  • SPĚVÁČEK, V., VINTROVÁ, R., HÁJEK, M. ŽĎÁSEK, V. Makroekonomický vývoj České republiky v letech 1996-2004. Politická ekonomie, 2006. info
Teaching methods

Individual consultations 


Skill demonstrations 


Student self-study

Assessment methods

By grade


Written exam

Language of instruction
Czech
Teacher's information
presentation, on-going test, final combination exam
Activity Difficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž 70
Přednáška 26
Seminář 13
Zkouška 40
Summary 149
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, summer 2024, Summer 2025.
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