PUPn4403 Economics

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Žižlavský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Zuzana Schwidrowski, Ph.D. (assistant)
prof. PhDr. Tomáš Sirovátka, CSc. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Martin Žižlavský, Ph.D.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Wed 10:00–11:40 M117
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 67 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/67, only registered: 0/67, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/67
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
To understand the macroeconomics and use it for macroeconomic policy analysis.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to: to appraise policy impact on economic efficiency; to distinguish short-run and medium-run effects of macroeconomic policy.
Syllabus
  • The Composition of GDP
  • The Equilibrium Output
  • The Financial Markets
  • The IS Relation and the LM Relation
  • Fiscal Policy and Monetary Policy in the IS-LM Model
  • The Labor Market
  • Wage Determination
  • The AS-AD Model
  • Equlibrium in the Short Run and in the Medium Run
  • Fiscal Policy and Monetary Policy in the AS-AD Model
Literature
    required literature
  • BLANCHARD, Olivier Jean. Macroeconomics. 3rd ed. New York: Prentice-Hall, 2003, xxiii, 583. ISBN 0-13-110301-6. info
    recommended literature
  • HYMAN, David N. Macroeconomics. Edited by Donald P. Maxwell. Homewood: Irwin, 1989, 343 s. ISBN 0256074895. info
Teaching methods
Homework. Check questions.
Assessment methods
Feedback to homework; The written exam
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2020, recent)
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