OPF:EVSDKETA Economics Theories - Course Information

EVSDKETA Economics Theories

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 15 credit(s). Type of Completion: dzk.

Teacher(s)

prof. PhDr. Kamil Fuchs, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Marian Lebiedzik, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Pavlína Pellešová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Pavel Tuleja, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. Ing. Marian Lebiedzik, Ph.D.
Departament of Economics and Public Administration – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Contact Person: Dr. Ing. Ingrid Majerová

Prerequisites

None.

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

• Business Economics and Management (programme OPF, D_EKOMAN3)

Course objectives

The course consists of four blocks of lectures. The history of economic thoughts is focused on the comparison of methodological approaches of the most known economic thoughts with the aim to identify the strengths and weaknesses of each economic approach. The objective of the microeconomic part is to broaden the student's knowledge in applied microeconomics. Students will be gradually familiarized with the issue of revealed preferences, with the problems of Slutsky equations and their use in purchase and sales analysis. Students will be also introduced broadly of inter-temporal consumer choice, or the market assets. The theory of the firm aims to acquaint students with the main currents of thought in the field of corporate behaviour and it provides information on basic alternative theories of the firm and their possible application in processing a doctoral dissertation. The macroeconomic part is devoted to the deepening knowledge of applied macroeconomics, analysing the behaviour of the economy as a whole in short and long run with the implications for economic policy.

Syllabus

• The history of economic thought
  1. Comparison of economic theory
  Microeconomics
  2. Revealed preferences
  3. Slutsky equation
  4. Purchase and sales
  5. Intertemporal choice
  6. Asset markets
  The theory of the firm
  7. Perfect competition
  8. Monopoly
  9. Criticism of the neoclassical approach to business
  10. The basic alternative approaches to corporate behaviour
  11. The company's growth.
  12. Advertising and decision-making of firms
  13. Investment in human capital
  14. Firm and economic policy
  Macroeconomics
  15. The equilibrium macroeconomic models
  16. The hypothesis of rational expectations
  17. Unemployment and inflation
  18. Long-term economic growth

Literature

required literature
• SOUKUP, J., POŠTA, V., NESET, P. ,PAVELKA, T., DOBRYLOVSKÝ, J. Makroekonomie. 2. aktualizované vydání. Praha: Management Press, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7261-219-2. info
• MANKIW, N., G. Principles of Macroeconomics. Cengage Learning, 2012. ISBN 978-0-538-4306-6. info
• SOJKA, M. Dějiny ekonomických teorií. Praha: Havlíček Brain Team, 2010. ISBN 978-80-87109-21-2. info
• SOUKUPOVÁ, J., HOŘEJŠÍ, B., MACÁKOVÁ, L., SOUKUP. Mikroekonomie. 5. aktualizované vydání. Praha: Management Press, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7261-218-5. info
• VARIAN, H. R. Intermediate Microeconomics: A Modern Approach. New York: W. W. Norton & Co.Inc., 2009. ISBN 978-0-393-93424-3. info
• SOUKUPOVÁ, J., MACÁKOVÁ, L. Teorie firmy. Slaný, 2009. ISBN 978-80-86175-55-3. info
• HOLMAN, R. Mikroekonomie: středně pokročilý kurz. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7179-862-0. info
• HOLMAN, R. A KOL. Dějiny ekonomického myšlení. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2005. ISBN 80-7179-631-X. info
• BLAUG, M. Economic Theory In Retrospect. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003. ISBN 0-521-57153-7. info
• DORNBUSCH, R., FISCHER, S. Makroekonomie. 6. vydání. Praha: SPN a Nadace Economics,, 1994. ISBN 80-04-25556-6. info

recommended literature
• SCHILLER, B., HILL, C., WALL, S. The Macro Economy Today: 13th Edition. McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2012. ISBN 9780077769581. info
• BENASSY, J., P. Macroeconomic Theory. Oxford University Press, 2011. ISBN 9780199924219. info
• HOŘEJŠÍ, B. ET AL. Mikroekonomie. Praha: Management Press, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7261-218-5. info
• SEDLÁČEK, T. Ekonomie dobra a zla. Praha: Knihovna a tiskárna pro nevidomé K. E. Ma, 2009. ISBN 978-80-903944-3-8. info
• MAITAH, M. Makroekonomie v praxi. 1. vydání. Praha: Wolter Kluwer, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7357-560-1. info
• FRANK, H., R. Microeconomics and Behavior. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2009. ISBN 978-00-73375-94-6. info
• COAD, A. The Growth of Firms: A Survey of Theories and Empirical Evidence. New perspectives on the modern corporation. Oxford University Press: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2009. ISBN 9781848449107. info
• PENROSE, E., PITELIS, CH. The Theory of the Growth of the Firm. Fourth Edition. 2009. ISBN 978-0-19-957384-4. info
• VOIGT, S. Institucionální ekonomie. Praha: Alfa, 2008. ISBN 978-80-87197-13-4. info
• SALVATORE, D. Microeconomics, Theory and Applications. Oxford: Fifth Edition, 2008. ISBN 978-0-19-533610-8. info
• SIRŮČEK, P. Hospodářské dějiny a ekonomické teorie. Slaný: Melandrium, 2007. ISBN 978-80-86175-53-9. info
• BERGIN, J. Microeconomic Theory. A Concise Course. 2005. ISBN 978-0-19-928029-2. info
• FUCHS, K., TULEJA, P. Makroekonomie. Banská Bystrica: FF UMB, 2003. ISBN 80-8055-845-0. info
• MACH, M. Makroekonomie II. 1. - 3. část. Praha: VŠE, 2002. ISBN 80-7079-498-4. info

Teaching methods

One-to-One tutorial
Skills demonstration
Students' self-study

Assessment methods (in Czech)

Kombinovaná zkouška

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Přednáška 32 HOD/SEM.

Teacher's information

Seminar paper in range of 10 to 15 pages + annexes, defence of seminar paper.

Activity	Difficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž	346
Přednáška	32
Zkouška	72
Summary	450

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