ESF:MKV_VEF2 Public Finance II - Course Information

MKV_VEF2 Public Finance II

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Jan Šelešovský, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Robert Jahoda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ing. Petra Dvořáková, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Jan Šelešovský, CSc.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Kociánová

Timetable

Sat 10. 10. 16:20–19:30 P103, Sat 7. 11. 12:50–16:15 P103, Sun 22. 11. 8:30–11:50 P103, Sun 20. 12. 12:50–16:15 P103

Prerequisites

The course is a follow-up to the Public Finance I course. Only students who did not attend course KVVFII can enrol in this course.

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

• Public Economics and Administration (programme ESF, N-HPS)

Course objectives

At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- identify contemporary issues of public finance
- understand both the theory and practice of the budget policy
- clarify various methods of public expenditure management
- explain the importance of public budget reforms in the Czech Republic and in general
- comprehend the importance of state treasury and its activities
- compare different models of pension schemes
- understand financial flows in the health-care system
- analyze public debt management
- evaluate fiscal sustainability of public finance

Syllabus

• Tutorials concern the following topics:
• 1. Public expenditure management and state treasury
• 2. Insurance systems and their reforms
• 3. Theory and practice of fiscal sustainability
• 4. Modern methods of public expenditure management

Literature

• HAMERNÍKOVÁ, Bojka and Alena MAAYTOVÁ. Veřejné finance. Praha: ASPI, 2007, 364 s. ISBN 9788073573010. info
• PEKOVÁ, Jitka and Jaroslav PILNÝ. Veřejná správa a finance veřejného sektoru. Edited by Marek Jetmar. 3., aktualiz. a rozš. vyd. Praha: ASPI, 2008, 712 s. ISBN 9788073573515. info
• MEDVEĎ, Jozef. Verejné financie. Bratislava: Sprint, vfra, 2005, 464 s. ISBN 8089085326. info
• DVOŘÁK, Pavel. Veřejné finance, fiskální nerovnováha a finanční krize. Vyd. 1. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2008, xx, 343. ISBN 9788074000751. info
• KÖNIG, Petr and Lubor LACINA. Rozpočet a politiky Evropské unie. Vyd. 1. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2004, xxiv, 374. ISBN 8071798460. info

Teaching methods

There are four lectures (each 4 hours) given during semester. Lectures are focused on explanation of the main topics of the course. Self-study is emphasised then. Students have an opportunity to evaluate their knowledge in self-correcting on-line tests.

Assessment methods

The course is concluded with an oral exam. Students are eligible to take the oral exam provided that they fulfill given conditions:
1. they hand in a seminar paper in a given extent and structure within the obligatory date,
2. they pass an (on-line) test in the IS MU successfully during an obligatory period (a test is regarded as successful if at least 60% of answers are correct).
Detailed information concerning the seminar work and the on-line test is available in interactive syllabi of the course in the IS MU.
Important information! If students commit a prohibited act, such as using various forbidden tools, cribbing, taking out any part of the exam or any other cheating, the teacher is allowed to interrupt an exam and to grade a student with F, FF or FFF according to the seriousness of the offence. The mentioned procedure relates to all the activities that are included in the final evaluation of the course (seminar work, essays, tests etc.).

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
General note: nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět KVVFII.

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