OPF:EVSBAZMA Economics II - Course Information

EVSBAZMA Economics II

Extent and Intensity

3/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. Ing. Marian Lebiedzik, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Mgr. Ing. Michal Tvrdoň, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Karin Gajdová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Eva Kotlánová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. Mgr. Ing. Michal Tvrdoň, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Tomáš Verner (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

prof. Mgr. Ing. Michal Tvrdoň, Ph.D.
Departament of Economics and Public Administration – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Contact Person: Dr. Ing. Ingrid Majerová

Prerequisites

The completion of the course does not require any conditions and subject can be registered independently of other subjects.

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

there are 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course is focused on a part of general economy - the macroeconomics which introduces students to basic economic categories and interrelations between them. The task of the subject is to create basic presumptions which are important for further studying economic subjects. The aim of the course is to introduce students to basic theoretical findings of macroeconomic relations. The focus is to teach principles of product creation and distribution, fiscal and monetary politics and trade policy. The course also explains the problems which are connected with inflation, unemployment and cyclical fluctuations of economy. This way student obtain a theoretical basis for all economic subjects and the basis of profiling graduate of School of business and administration.

Syllabus

• 1. Macroeconomic aggregates and its measuring
  2. AS-AD model
  3. Keynesian aggregate expenditure model
  4. Money and its role in economy
  5. Inflation
  6. Labor market and unemployment
  7. Economic growth
  8. Economic cycle and economic policy
  9. Fiscal policy
  10. Monetary policy
  11. International trade and trade policy
  12. Foreign exchange market and currency policy
  13. Economic policy and measuring its results
  

Literature

required literature
• MANKIW, N. G. Principles of Macroeconomics. Mason: Cengage Learning, 2011. ISBN 978-0538453042. info

recommended literature
• LINDAUER, J. Macroeconomics. Bloomington: Claremont-Howard, 2012. ISBN 978-1475962406. info
• KRUGMAN, P., WELLS, R. Macroeconomics. New York: Worth Publishers, 2012. ISBN 978-1429283434. info
• HUBBARD, R. G., O'BRIEN , A. P. Macroeconomics. New York: Prentice Hall, 2012. ISBN 978-0132832205. info
• CASE, K. E., FAIR, R. C., OSTER, S. Principles of Macroeconomics. New York: Prentice Hall, 2011. ISBN 978-0131391406. info
• FRANK, H. R., BERNANKE, S. B. Principles of Macroeconomics. New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2008. ISBN 978-0073362656. info

Teaching methods

Skills demonstration
Seminar classes

Assessment methods

Grade
Written exam

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

attendance in seminars 60 %, on-going test, final written exam

Activity	Difficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž	40
Přednáška	39
Seminář	26
Zkouška	40
Summary	145

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