EKPMAAA Macroeconomics A

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Summer 2014
Extent and Intensity
3/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Mgr. Ing. Michal Tvrdoň, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Mgr. Ing. Michal Tvrdoň, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. Mgr. Ing. Michal Tvrdoň, Ph.D.
Departament of Economics and Public Administration – School of Business Administration in Karvina
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 objective is to acquaint students with the basic theoretical principles of macroeconomic relations. Stress is put on theory of output creation and dividing, fiscal and monetary policy and international economic politics. The course shows up the problems connected with inflation and unemployment and creates theoretical base of all the next economical courses and profiles graduates of the School of Business Administration.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • 1. Macroeconomic aggregates and methods of their measurement
    2. Model AS-AD
    3. Keynesian output model with 45 o line
    4. Money and their role in economy
    5. Inflation
    6. Labour market and unemployment
    7. Economic growth
    8. Business cycle and economic policy
    9. Fiscal policy
    10. Monetary policy
    11. Foreign trade and external trade policy
    12. International money market and external monetary policy
    13. Economic policy and measurement of its successfulness
Literature
    required literature
  • SAMUELSON, P. A., NORDHAUS, W. D. Economics. New York, 2005. ISBN 0-07-287205-5. info
  • MANKIW, N. G. Macroeconomics. New York, 2003. ISBN 0-7167-5237-9. info
  • BARRO, R. J. Macroeconomics. Cambridge, 1997. ISBN 0-262-02436-5. info
  • PARKIN, M., KING, D. N. Economics. Wokingham, 1992. ISBN 0-201-41611-5. info
    recommended literature
  • COLANDER, D. C. Economics. Homewood, 1993. ISBN 0-256-10784-X. info
  • MISHKIN, F. S. The Economics of Money, Banking and Financial Markets. New York, 1992. ISBN 0-673-52141-9. info
Teaching methods
Skills demonstration
Assessment methods
Grade
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Test, state bachelor's exam.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012, Summer 2013.
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