KEHOPO Economic Policy

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Aleš Franc, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Ing. Antonín Slaný, CSc. (lecturer)
Bc. Ing. Zdeňka Musilová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Antonín Slaný, CSc.
Department of Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Lydie Pravdová
Timetable
Sat 4. 10. 8:30–11:50 P102, 8:30–11:50 P103
Prerequisites (in Czech)
KEMAKR Macroeconomics || C_KEMAKR Macroeconomics || KEMAKR_T Macroeconomics
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Main objectives can be summarized as follows:
to understand the process of setting objectives and appropriate instruments in economic policy;
to highlight risks in the form of government failures;
to enable orientation in problems of role of the state in market economy;
to analyze instruments of stabilization policy and various approaches to this policy;
to analyze various types of microeconomic policy and its economic consequences;
to delineate main economic coordination mechanisms and explain causes of inefficiency of centrally planned economies;
to explain main pillars of transition process in the Czech Republic
Syllabus
  • Introduction to theory of economic policy.
  • Analysis of government failures.
  • Coordination mechanisms in economy.
  • Period of interventionism in economic policy.
  • Conservative economic policy.
  • Monetary policy.
  • Fiscal policy.
  • External economic policy.
  • Antitrust policy.
  • Social policy.
  • Economic integration in Europe
Literature
  • SLANÝ, Antonín. Makroekonomická analýza a hospodářská politika (Macroeconomic Analysis and Economic Policy.). 1st ed. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2003, 380 pp. EU 22. ISBN 80-7179-738-3. info
  • SLANÝ, Antonín and Aleš FRANC. *Hospodářská politika (Economic policy). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2004, 122 pp. 3984/ESF-24/04-17/99. info
Assessment methods
2 essays, oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007.
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