VPLn4403 Economics

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Veronika Hedija, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Veronika Hedija, 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
Tue 10:00–11:40 PC25
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: 31/67, 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
there are 11 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
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.
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
  • Introduction. Supply, demand, market equilibrium, efficiency
  • Output of the economy and its measurement
  • Aggregate supply, aggregate demand, equilibrium output of the economy
  • Models of economic equilibrium
  • Economic growth and business cycles
  • Money and the banking system
  • Inflation
  • Labor market, unemployment and the Phillips curve
  • Role of the state in the economy and macroeconomic policy
  • Fiscal policy
  • Monetary policy
  • Open economy
Literature
    required literature
  • MANKIW, N. Gregory. Principles of economics. Ninth edition. Boston: Cengage, 2021, xxxi, 816. ISBN 9780357038314. info
  • HOLMAN, Robert. Ekonomie. 6. vydání. V Praze: C.H. Beck, 2016, xxii, 696. ISBN 9788074002786. info
  • SAMUELSON, Paul Anthony and William D. NORDHAUS. Ekonomie : 19. vydání. Vydání první. Praha: NS Svoboda, 2013, xxiv, 715. ISBN 9788020506290. info
    recommended literature
  • MANKIW, N. Gregory. Macroeconomics. Ninth edition. New York: Worth Publishers, 2016, xxxv, 642. ISBN 9781464182891. info
  • MANKIW, N. Gregory. Zásady ekonomie. Praha: Grada, 2000, 763 s. ISBN 80-7169-891-1. info
Teaching methods
Lecture. Solving tasks.
Assessment methods
Written exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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