EVSNPHPB Theory of Economic Policy

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Winter 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Eva Kotlánová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Tomáš Verner (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Eva Kotlánová, Ph.D.
Departament of Economics and Public Administration – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Contact Person: Dr. Ing. Ingrid Majerová
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 provides comprehensive knowledge of the theory of economic policy with an implication for a practical economical policy and it is built on knowledge acquired by the student in the course of Economic policy. The objective of this course is to introduce to students the possibilities of the making of economic policy at the basis of current economic theory. Special emphasis is placed on theoretical approaches of individual theoretical schools to the creation and possibilities of economic policy and on assessing the effectiveness of economic policy. Examples of the specific economic policies of developed countries will illustrate different forms of economic policy.
Syllabus
  • 1. The political aspects of economic policy
    2. The political system as part of the whole society
    3. The theoretical bases of economic policy I
    4. The theoretical bases of economic policy II
    5. Theoretical and practical possibilities of economic policy
    6. Limitations in economic policy
    7. Corruption as a significant limitation in economic policy
    8. Economic policy and state
    9. Expectations and economic policy
    10. The concept of economic efficiency
    11. Decision-making in economic policy
    12. Pressure groups and lobby in economic policy
    13. Information and economic policy
Literature
    required literature
  • KLIKOVÁ, CH., KOTLÁN, I. Hospodářská politika: teorie a praxe. Ostrava: Sokrates, 2006. ISBN 80-86572-04-8. info
  • HEYWOOD, A. Political Theory. PalgraveMcmillan, 2004. ISBN 978-0333961803. info
  • SLANÝ, A. A KOL. Makroekonomická analýza a hospodářská politika. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2003. ISBN 80-7179-738-3. info
  • ATKINSON, B., BAKER, P., MILWARD, B. Economic Policy. PalgraveMcMillan, 1996. ISBN 9780333650479. info
    recommended literature
  • HEYWOOD, A. Politics. PalgraveMcmillan,, 2013. ISBN 978-0230363373. info
  • ŽÁK, M. Hospodářská politika. Praha: Vysoká škola ekonomie a managementu, 2007. ISBN 978-80-86730-04-2. info
  • O'SULLIVAN, A., SHEFFRIN, S., PEREZ, S. Macroeconomics: Principles, Applications, and Tools. Sacramento, 2007. ISBN 9780132329286. info
  • VINCÚR, P. A KOL. Teória a prax hospodárskej politiky. Bratislava: Sprint, 2007. ISBN 978-80-89085-80-4. info
  • ŘÍCHOVÁ, B. Úvod do současné politologie. Praha: Portál, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7367-348-2. info
  • KUBÍČEK, J. Hospodářská politika. Plzeň: A. Čeněk, 2006. ISBN 80-86898-99-7. info
  • STIGLITZ, J.E. Jiná cesta k trhu : hledání alternativy k současné podobě globalizace. Praha: Prostor, 2003. ISBN 80-7260-095-8. info
  • PAULÍK, T. Hospodářská politika. Karviná: SU OPF, 2002. ISBN 80-7248-148-7. info
  • ŠAROCH, S. A KOL. Vybrané kapitoly z hospodářské politiky. Praha: VŠE, 2002. ISBN 80-901004-7-3. info
  • ŽÁK, M. A KOL. Učebnice hospodářské politiky II. (HP 202). Praha: VŠE, 2000. ISBN 80-245-0028-0. info
Teaching methods
Lecturing
Assessment methods
Grade
Test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
The condition of signing up for the final oral exam is successful completion of on-going test.
Additional tasks: research and study of the literature related to the given issue, search of statistical data on the Internet

ActivityDifficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž83
Přednáška26
Zkouška40
Summary149
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024.
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