VPL584 Economics

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Žižlavský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Tomáš Sirovátka, CSc.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! VPL403 Economics && SOUHLAS
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 5 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/5, only registered: 0/5, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/5
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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.
Syllabus
  • Key Macroeconomic Indicators
  • 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
  • Equilibrium 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
Teaching methods
Textbook study. Lecture. Practice.
Assessment methods
Final written exam
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, Autumn 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2018, recent)
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