MPV_ANVP Public Policy Analysis

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. Ivan Malý, CSc. (lecturer)
Ing. Marek Pavlík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Ivan Malý, CSc.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Jana Biskupová
Supplier department: Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Prerequisites
No special prerequisites are set up. Lectures are in English, and required readings are also in English. The prerequisite is therefore a normal level of comprehension of spoken and read text.
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 aim of the course is to acquire and consolidate the necessary competences for independent critical evaluation of public policies, especially their impact, design and implementation.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to:
- evaluate the outputs and outcomes of public policies
- to analyze the process of policy formulation and implementation
- to understand basic priciples of the health care sector and health economics
- to apply selected methods of economic analysis on policy issues
Syllabus
  • Outline:
  • 1) Basic principles, values and problems of public policy - What shapes policy?
  • 2) Structuring policy problems.
  • 3) Elements and methods of analysis.
  • 4) Methods of analysis - Predicting future developments - principles and procedures.
  • 5) Policy evaluation, rationality criteria, evaluation methods.
  • 6) Analysis of implementation processes.
  • 7) Analysis of the roles of public policy actors.
  • 8) Construction of policy arguments.
  • 9) Policy recommendations.
  • 10) Case studies, presentation of own seminar projects.
Literature
    required literature
  • Náhradní obsah: DUNN, William N. Public policy analysis. Sixth edition. Taylor & Francis, 2018. ISBN 9781138743830.
    recommended literature
  • Potůček, M., Pavlík, M. a kol.: Veřejná politika. Výstup projektu OPVK 2015
  • KNOEPFEL, Peter, Corinne LARRUE, Frédéric VARONE and Michael J. HILL. Public policy analysis. Bristol: Policy Press, 2007, 1 online. URL info
  • HOWLETT, Michael and M. RAMESH. Studying public policy : policy cycles and policy subsystems. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003, v, 311. ISBN 0195417941. info
Teaching methods
lectures; group discussions,; readings; group work
We expect attendance an both lectures and seminars. You are allowed to miss 2 seminars without letters of excuse. Other cases will be considered individually.
Assessment methods
The subject assessment combines a number of activities:
Midterm test max. 30 points. The Midterm covers topics from week 1-5. (Multiple choice type)
Final test max. 40 points. The content covers lessons from a whole semester. (Multiple choice type)
Presentation of seminar paper: accepted/not accepted (see details in the interactive syllabus)
Oral exam max. 30 points. Discussion covering upgraded presentation of seminar paper (based on feedback from the seminars) and broader issues related to the topic of the paper.

Voluntary quizzes and activities: Almost all lectures and seminars offer a chance to gain 1 extra point (per lecture or seminar) as a reward for the activity. The reward can be gained via quick quiz tests and other activities specified in the interactive syllabus. See the Interactive syllabus before lecture/seminar for more details.
Voluntary activity: reading one book from the list of recommended books and discussing the content of the book with teacher after the class or during consultation hours (individual consultation – individual arrangement is possible).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
In case the student enrols in the course during his/her trip abroad, he/she must contact the course supervisor and agree on the conditions of the course. We prefer to accept analogous courses taken abroad, as long as there is a reasonable overlap in topics.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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