PVVFEU Public Finance in CR and EU

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Sarah Durelle (lecturer), doc. Ing. Robert Jahoda, Ph.D. (deputy)
doc. Ing. Robert Jahoda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mathon (lecturer), doc. Ing. Robert Jahoda, Ph.D. (deputy)
Ing. Zuzana Kotherová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jan Šelešovský, CSc.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Ing. Zuzana Kotherová, Ph.D.
Timetable
Tue 9:20–11:00 S402
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
PVVFEU/1: Tue 11:05–12:45 S402, R. Jahoda
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Extending students’ knowledge about theory and real policy of public finance is the main objective of the course, as well as matching similarities and differences of the Czech and French public finance. At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- explain the basic ideas of public finance theory
- describe the system of the public finance and its individual components
- interpret the budgetary process
- identify various types of public expenditures and revenues
- understand fund financing
- compare models of fiscal federalism
- consider the importance of regional and municipal budgets
- summarize the role of the EU’s budget and European funds.
An emphasis is put on the functional understanding of the Czech and French public finance and finance of the EU.
Syllabus
  • The content of this course is divided into two basic parts. The first part is held by Czech lecturers and the second one by French lectures from University of Rennes (or IPAG Rennes).
  • 1. Theory of public finance and public economy.
  • 2. State budget and its process, revenues and expenditures. System of public budgets and budgetary rules. Public expenditure analyses.
  • 3. Introduction to the tax theory and policy.
  • 4. Fiscal federalism, municipal and regional budgets in the Czech Republic.
  • 5. (F) Introduction to the French Public Finance.
  • 6. (F) French fiscal federalism. System of the public budgets and budgetary rules of local governments.
  • 7. (F) The revenue and expenditure side of French local governments, their evaluation.
  • 8. Theory of fiscal imbalance. Pension system from the financial point of view
  • 9. (F) International public finance. The development of the EU’s budget and its milestones.
  • 10. The EU’s Budget, its revenue and expenditure side. Budgetary compensation of the UK.
  • 11. (F) Financial system of the EU and its rules.
  • 12. Harmonization and coordination of the tax policy.
  • 13. Economics of the EU accession.
Literature
  • Eijffinger, S.C.W., de Haan, J.: European Monetary and Fiscal Policy. Oxford University Press 2000. ISBN 0-19-877616-0
Assessment methods
The course takes the form of both lectures and seminars.
The course is concluded with a written and oral exam. Students have to gain at least 60% points from the two written tests during the Czech part of the course. Furthermore, the Czech lecturer proposes students’ grades. According to the oral exam from the French part, the final evaluation is entered to the IS MU.
Detailed information concerning the seminar paper and the tests is available in the interactive syllabus 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 the 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 to the final evaluation of the course (seminar work, essays, tests etc.).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
General note: Část výuky probíhá ve francouzštině.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2009, recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/econ/spring2009/PVVFEU