Course: Basic of Economics

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Course title Basic of Economics
Course code KEN/ZE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Faltová Leitmanová Ivana, doc. Ing. CSc.
  • Volek Tomáš, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Alina Jiří, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Šetek Jaroslav, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Lectures: 1- market and market mechanism 2 - supply and demand., competition. 3 - perfected competition. and imperfect competition a 4 - utility, indifference curve 5 - production factor market 6 - income and wealth. 7 - Macroeconomics aims. 8 - Measurement of Economic Performance. Gross Domestic Product , Economic Growth 9 - Aggregate demand, Aggregate supply , Macroeconomics equilibrium, Macroeconomics models 10 - Inflation 11 -Unemployment 12 - Fiscal policy, Monetary policy, Business cycle 13 - Money and Banking Seminars: 1 - Cvičení: 1 - supply and demand., competition. 2 - utility, indifference curve 3 - perfected competition. and imperfect competition 4 - Measurement of Economic Performance. 5 - Inflation 6 - Unemployment and Economic Growth

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
Learning outcomes
To provide theoretic basis for applied economics discipline.
Students understand the basic principles of economics
Prerequisites
There is no prerequisite for the course of Basics of Economics

Assessment methods and criteria
Combined exam

Credit Requirements. Examination Requirements:Students prove knowledge of micro and macroeconomics theory. Oral exam.
Recommended literature
  • FALTOVÁ LEITMANOVÁ, Ivana, Jiří ALINA, Filip PETRÁCH, Jaroslav ŠETEK a Tomáš VOLEK. Makroekonomie. Jesenice: Ekopress, 2018. ISBN 978-80-87865-48-4.
  • Holman, R. Ekonomie.. C.H. Beck, Praha, 2002. ISBN 80-7179-891-6.
  • Krugman, Paul R. a WELLS, Robin. Economics. 2nd ed. New York: WorthPublishers, 2009. ISBN 978-0-7167-7158-6.
  • Macáková L. a kol. Mikroekonomie: základní kurs. 10. vyd. Slaný: Melandrium, 2007. ISBN 978-80-86175-56-0.
  • Pavelka, TOMAS. Makroekonomie. Melandrium, 2007. ISBN 978-80-86175-58-4.


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